Overview

Game Design

Diploma
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Overview

Realize your vision of a career in Game Design at LaSalle College Vancouver. Design and script innovative games. Craft 2D and 3D worlds. Take your passion for art and games to the next level. Create immersive interactive worlds and experiences, and showcase your designs in a professional portfolio that changes the game.
Duration
12 months (4 quarters, 880 hours)
Schedule
Full-time, Daytime
Teaching language
English
Mode of Delivery
On-campus
Next session starts October 6, 2025

About the Program

LaSalle College Vancouver's Diploma in Game Design is career-focused, collaborative, and expert-led.

Get personalized training from industry insiders. Benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. Learn by doing with a project-based curriculum.

Create polished games on multidisciplinary teams of Game Designers, Programmers, 3D Artists, Animators, and Audio Artists, under the personalized mentorship of faculty with extensive industry experience.

Opportunities

Cutting-edge facilities and equipment

Software:

  • Unity,
  • Unreal,
  • Photoshop,
  • Steam,
  • Twine,
  • Microsoft Office,
  • Git,
  • Digital Tutors,
  • Perforce.

Hardware:

  • Virtual Reality Suite (Emerging Technologies Lab),
  • State-of-the-art workstations,
  • Game systems and controllers,
  • Mobile tablets,
  • Equipment sign out room,
  • Sound stage,
  • Green screen.

Admissions Criteria

  • Domestic applicants generally require:

    Proof of secondary school graduation or equivalent

    Copy of government-issued photo ID

  • International applicants generally require:

    Proof of secondary school graduation  (with official English translations)

    Copy of a valid Passport

    Proof of English proficiency

List of Courses

QUARTER 1

  • Scripting I
  • Game Design I
  • Level Design I
  • History of Games
  • Speech Communications

QUARTER 2

  • Scripting II
  • Game Design II
  • Mini Games and Prototyping
  • Digital Imaging I
  • Critical Thinking

QUARTER 3

  • Basic 3D Concepts
  • Game Design for Business
  • Level Design II
  • Game QA and Prototyping
  • Studio Elective

QUARTER 4

  • Narrative Design
  • Free to Play Game Design
  • Portfolio I
  • UI/UX Design
  • Studio Elective

*Actual course order subject to change

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