Student Experience
What to Expect
Learn to become a game developer in the highly competitive and rewarding multi-billion dollar game development industry.
Students of the Game – Development program learn, in an applied environment, to create games of strategy, skill, education, and entertainment. The program provides the design and deep-thinking skills necessary to find employment in the game development industry.
The first year of the program is designed to introduce the student to basic programming syntax and game development software tools.
Work-Integrated Learning
The 2nd and 3rd years of the program are more challenging and entirely team-based – meaning students focus their learning in a production game environment as found in large game studios. Game designs, interactive game elements, asset modeling, game logic programming, user interface design, shader programming are all covered in depth. For the graduating semesters (4 to 6) students design and implement a complete game title for their capstone project. The capstone projects are entered into internationally recognized game development competitions, which are then promoted by the college.
View the student games that are currently in production
In our Game Design course, students develop a foundation in the theory and practice of game design. Topics include game characteristics, game mechanics, game theory, documentation and play testing. Students spend the majority of their time working in a group while applying these principles in the form of a board game using the iterative process. The culmination of this work is a fully playable board game and professionally produced prototype.
Our classes are built around hands-on, practical learning. Students are instructed in computer labs equipped with state-of-the-art machines and industry-standard software used by professional game studios.
In addition, students have full time access to our dedicated game studio, a specialized workspace outfitted with high-performance game development computers and the software tools needed to build and refine their projects. This studio provides students with a professional environment to collaborate, create, and innovate.
Student Work
Ichor Burns:
- Won 1st place at the Level Up Showcase 2025 in Toronto in the Accessibility category.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/3651600/Ichor_Burns/
- https://quasarinteractive.crd.co/
Parallel:
- Won 3rd place at the Level Up Showcase 2025 in Toronto in the Accessibility category.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/3714700/Parallel/
- https://majo0112.wixsite.com/major
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