Required Equipment

Required Equipment

For in-person learning, most courses are held in computer labs equipped with the required equipment for Game – Development. However, there are some courses not held in labs that require students to bring a device that is capable of accessing online learning tools such as Brightspace, our Learning Management System (LMS).

Optional Equipment

Students are not required to purchase a personal ‘gaming’ computer as the program has a project lab that is available the majority of the time to students with the required equipment. However, if students would like to purchase a desktop or laptop to support the completion of course work at home then these are the specifications that are recommended. The most important consideration when purchasing a laptop or desktop for game development is the dedicated GPU, please pay careful attention to the program’s hardware recommendations.

GPU

Note: 8GB of VRAM is the minimum specification, 12GB of VRAM or more is recommended.

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or AMD Risen 5 7600X or greater

Intel Core i5 12600K, 13600K, 14600K or greater

RAM

16GB of DDR4 or DDR5 RAM is the minimum specification

32GB of DDR4 or DDR5 RAM is recommended.

Harddrive storage (internal)

1TB SSD or 1TB NVME or greater

Operating System
Windows 11

Note: An Apple computer is NOT recommended for use in the Game – Development or Game -Art programs.

TIP: If you have a laptop and are unsure of what components are in the device, you can check by running dxdiag.exe.

This small application will tell you everything you need to know about the laptop and is already built into the Windows 11. No need to download anything.