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You've been sketching in that notebook for long enough. If you're ready to upgrade yourself from a standard-issue scribbler to a digital demigod, here you can sharpen your skills and translate your talents to the screen.

Game Art Bachelor's Degree – Campus or Online

In Full Sail University's Game Art bachelor's degree program, students develop a solid foundation in the art skills needed for game production. The curriculum focuses on 3D art and content creation, with a heavy emphasis on character development, shading and lighting, texturing, and modeling.

Specialized courses:

Character Design & Creation
Game Planning & Architecture
Compositing Fundamentals
Level Design

Character Animation
Game Cinematic Assets
Game Animation
Character Rigging

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Eric Doggett

BS Computer Animation

TitleGame Artist

Eric works at Aspyr Media Inc., where he creates sharp-looking visuals for console and handheld games. He's worked on numerous gaming platforms, creating popular titles for everything from the Nintendo DS to the PC. His credits include such memorable games as Stubbs the Zombie for the Xbox and Guitar Hero: World Tour for the PC. He's also been focused on the handheld market and has helped develop colorful visuals for iPhone titles like Buggled and VooDude.

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Stubbs the Zombie
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Buggled

Chance Glasco

BS Computer Animation

TitleAnimator

Chance works as an animator for Los Angeles-based game studio Infinity Ward. He's been part of the Call of Duty series since the beginning and has worked on four titles during his time. He's been primarily focused on developing the game's weapon animations, and he's worked on everything from World War II rifles to laser-guided rocket launchers as the game has changed eras.

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Call of Duty
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

David Finlay

BS Computer Animation

TitleAnimator

David transformed his love for cars into an exciting career by modeling vehicles for video games. After graduating in 2003, David got a call from Rockstar – who saw his work on CGChannel.com – and they brought him out to California. He's been with the studio six years and has been through two console cycles. He credits the current generation for helping him continue to push the realism of the series to new levels.

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Red Dead Redemption
Forza Motorsport III
Midnight Club: Los Angeles

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Not just anyone can command the languages and mechanics needed to develop games. Your technical savvy, forte for formulas, and appetite for action are all essentials to a future as a game programmer. Learn what it takes to be part of the powerhouse behind game platforms.

Game Development Bachelor's Degree – Campus

In Full Sail University's Game Development bachelor's program students are taught the skills necessary to develop and program single and multiplayer video games for gaming consoles, personal computers, and networks. Students collaborate with artists and other developers in the program to develop a playable game from start to finish.

Specialized courses:

Artificial Intelligence
Engine Development
Game Networking
Rules of the Game

Structure of Game Production
Software Engineering
Game Planning & Architecture

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Clayton Vaught

BS Game Development

TitleSoftware Engineer

Clayton is currently a software engineer at Blizzard Entertainment. Prior to joining that team, he was a software engineer at Electronic Arts – where he worked on such titles as the survival horror epic Dead Space, implementing the game's monsters, as well as the artificial intelligence for the boss battles.

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Dead Space

Christopher Patterson

BS Game Development

TitleSoftware Engineer

As a software engineer at EA Tiburon, Chris was on the team responsible for bringing the blockbuster Madden NFL 11 to the unique motion–controlled environment of the Nintendo Wii. "It was definitely a new experience from a development standpoint because I'd never worked with the Wii system before – but it didn't take too long before I got the hang of it. Programming is very much problem solving, breaking everything down into logical steps... I really enjoyed that aspect of it," he says.

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Madden NFL 11

Jameson Durall

BS Game Development

TitleLevel Designer

Since graduating in 2001, Jameson has worked as a level designer at top studios like Oddworld Inhabitants and Electronic Arts, where he helped architect the massive environments for many major titles. For the past two years, Jameson has been focusing his talents at Volition, Inc. where he's the lead level designer on the sci-fi sequel Red Faction: Armageddon.

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The Simpsons Game
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Red Faction: Armageddon

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If you're a born leader and storyteller, then you have a vital place in game creation. The game designer is the great connector that brings the visuals and programming together; the mastermind behind the plot and characters. Full Sail can show you how to focus your talents and become the creative force behind game building.

Game Design Bachelor's Degree – Online

Full Sail University's online Game Design bachelor's degree program develops a student's skills by teaching the production processes and design tools used to produce content for gaming platforms. Students collaborate with their peers on character sketches, level design, story development, gameplay mechanics, and other creative elements that they'll apply to a complete game prototype.

Specialized courses:

Game Production
Game Mechanics
Level Design
Game Asset Review

Design & Development Analysis
Testing & Play Balancing
Usability
Prototyping

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Shaun McCabe

BS Game Development

TitleProduction Director

After five years as gameplay programmer at Insomniac Studios for popular titles such as Resistance, Shaun then helped the studio expand from Burbank, California to North Carolina. Now the production director of the North Carolina studio, he serves as team manager for their in–house game projects and helps assemble the right blend of artists, designers, and programmers

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Resistance
Ratchet & Clank
Spyro the Dragon

Ben Retan

BS Game Development

TitleSystems Designer

A systems designer at LucasArts Studios, Ben worked to refine the gameplay for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. He's worked alongside a team of artists and engineers to concept and produce one of the game's massive boss encounters. Ben was in charge of developing the attack patterns, animations, and interaction with the environments.

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

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