Dublin High Visual and Performing Arts: ROP Video Game Art & Design

ROP VIDEO GAME ART & DESIGN

Location: Dublin

Credit: 10 (1 year)

In this class, students get hands-on experience designing, drawing, animating, and programming their own video
games. Students will explore the creative aspects of game design, its history and place in our society, its potential
as both a creative and communications medium, and how to make it a career. Students learn the foundation of
character development, environmental design, plot building, and game play through 2D games. Drawing,
movement, sound, and programming are covered in the process of creating simple games both individually and as
teams. Second semester introduces more advanced concepts including artificial intelligence, multi-user game
design, game engines, and 3D game design. Students will develop a portfolio of their work to use in seeking
internships, or to gain admission into post-secondary game design programs.