Located in Redmond, Wash., Digipen was one of the first schools to focus on teaching game design. It offers an intense game-design program aimed at those looking to break into the video game industry. Digipen students learn design theory, artificial intelligence theory and basic art skills, and they form design teams to create their own game projects.
Digipen
5001 150th Ave. NE, Suite 210
Redmond, WA 98052
866-478-5236
digipen.edu
Full Sail is located in Winter Park, Fla. and teaches students computer programming, sound design and hand-drawn and digital art. Students even have the opportunity to work with established video game engines like the Unreal engine. Full Sail also offers an accelerated program that allows students to complete a degree in half the time of an average college degree.
Full Sail University
3300 University Boulevard
Winter Park, Florida 32792
800-226-7625
fullsail.edu
Located in Tempe, Ariz., the University of Advancing Technology's game design program teaches the importance of documentation and predevelopment of video games. This includes creating prototypes and establishing a plan for the development of a game. Students will eventually be in charge of upholding that schedule as they work on creating and designing their own video games.
The University of Advancing Technology
2625 W. Baseline Road
Tempe, AZ 85283
602-383-8228
uat.edu