Game Art & Design

Go from player to maker.

In our new Game Art & Design major, you will be able to share and build games created through your unique perspective. You’ll learn everything game-making, from introductory coding to playable prototypes. You’ll develop the game art and game design skills and build the confidence you need to create both digital and physical game-ready assets alongside emerging trends in augmented and virtual technologies. Our program will give you access to a diverse community of students and local creators, visiting practitioners, and expert guidance from CCAD faculty across disciplines. As a Game Art & Design major, you’ll learn how to build environments intended for player exploration, storytelling, and immersive gameplay. You’ll be engaged with community game forums and have the opportunity to participate in hackathons, regional game festivals, and expos. In Game Art & Design, you’ll collaborate, connect, create, and play with your peers and those in the game industry.

Our graduates will be prepared with the skills needed to succeed across a growing industry. The Game Art & Design curriculum intends to prepare students for many possible career outcomes including self-published/independent game artists/designers, interactive media artists, and 2D/3D game production artists.

Experience the Cloyd Family Animation Center’s Stop Motion Lab

Launch Experience

Visiting Artists & Scholars Success stories Classes for first-years in fall 2023 Explore Career

Facilities

You'll have access to:

Mac and PC computer labs loaded with industry-standard software
21-inch Cintiq tablets to wire up and develop your 2D and 3D skills
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) development kits and spaces to experiment
Sound room
Green screen chroma key shooting studio
Library access to curated tabletop titles and RPG Zines
Department access to tetherless VR and AR kits
3D Printing and alternative controller kits (Makey Makey, Arduino)
Editing suites
Play-testing area

Student work

100 Hours Till Launch | Catherine Lastowka, Chumani Bowser, Jennifer Stout, Jordan Bailey, Noah McKee, Sean Howard Ghoul Scout | Jennifer Facyson, Maggi Shoopman, Kunyu Zhang Grandma RPG | Jennifer Stout, Alayna Fogle, Thomas Haase, Jordan Wilson Oliver | Loren West, Emma Bartnicki, Kelechukwu Nwakudu, Jiayi Wu VRChat Graduation Project | Stephanie Hyson Winter's Child | Madeline Buanno

PLAY - Student Game Archive

Over the course of a semester, students develop original game titles. This library is dedicated to showing off their hard work. Most game art pipeline game experiences are in development.

Games developed using the Unity Game Engine, Fungus Kit, Adobe Design Suite, Autodesk Tools, Bitsy, GB Studio, Twine, and the Unreal Game Engine