Career Details

Game design combines creativity, technology, and storytelling. It allows you to bring your imaginative ideas to life while working collaboratively with others who share the same passion. This field is continually evolving, offering numerous opportunities for growth and innovation. Additionally, game designers can experience the joy of creating engaging experiences that entertain and inspire players around the world.​

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Topics Covered

• Game theory

• Story design

• Finding your characters' emotional centers

• How to read and prepare for different roles as game characters

• Worldbuilding

• Gaming for social media

• How to breakdown a scene and determine the character arc

• Creating a backstory

• Finding your personal sense of self in your craft

• Where gaming fits in the bigger picture of the industry process

• Voice and movement exercises​

• Much more!

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Wellness Topics Covered

• How to maintain a healthy creative lifestyle balance (discipline, schedule, rent, etc.)

• Dealing with harassment (long hours, food on set, sexual, emotional, etc.)

• How to critique/give feedback

• Professional development (expectations, behavior on set, maintaining connections, marketing yourself, how to say no to people [knowing when the answer is no and how to make as few people hate you as possible])

• How to deal with social media content and feedback

• What notes are, how to interpret them & how to deal with feelings of being attacked emotionally

• Your support team (manager, agent, etc.) and tips how to grow your career

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Language

All classes are taught in English

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Video Recording

Classes are not recorded for later use​

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Scholarships

​Scholarships are available on a limited basis to those who can demonstrate a financial need. To request a scholarship review meeting, please fill out the scholarship request form here.