Hi!

Some of the most prestigious schools include Ringling (Florida): http://www.ringling.edu/index.php?id=610; Sheridan (Canada): http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/programs/0708/pcanm/; Fullsail (Florida): www.fullsail.com

Of course, you also have the International Academy of Design and Technology in Seattle where you can earn a bachelor of fine arts in game design and development: http://www.iadtseattle.com/programs/gamedesign.asp

More and more universities are offering degrees in video game design. "The University of Baltimore is putting together an undergraduate degree in video game development" (from an article in the Washington Post)

There are many directories you can search to find schools in your area. I particularly liked this one (relates to schools in Washington):

THE ART INSTITUTES
Seattle, Washington
Game Art & Design In The Art Institutes' Game Art & Design program, your education centers around creating the content - from characters to environments - seen on the computer screen. You'll learn how to draw, visualize, and use color. The curriculum includes modeling (creating a character or object), scene and set design, motion capture, animation, texture mapping, and more.

WESTWOOD COLLEGE
Online
Game Art & Design
Game Software Development Westwood College's programs in video game design and development will help you gain the real-world applied knowledge and skills needed to be productive and successful in a career in game design and development.

THE ART INSTITUTE ONLINE
Online
Game Art & Design The Game Art & Design program has been designed with extensive input from game-industry professionals and focus on the artistic, design side of creating video games.

DEVRY UNIVERSITY
Online
Game & Simulation Programming DeVry's Online Game and Simulation Programming curriculum will prepare you to join the private and public sector game software industry in a variety of software development roles across the game programming life cycle, including programmer, software engineer and project coordinator. Start your Game and Simulation Programming career with DeVry University!

Good luck with your search for the right school!
Source(s):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/28/AR200509280...
http://www.trade-schools.net/directory/washington-video-game-design-schools...


Permalink | Report