Program Details

Game Design

Diploma
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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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