The gaming industry requires a variety of talent in art, design, programming, and mobile development. It's a competitive field where knowing and playing to your strengths can give you an edge. At Full Sail University, we offer several different gaming-related areas of study focused on building those strengths while giving you hands-on experience in a creative, collaborative environment.

But how do you know which specific curriculum is right for you? Here, we'll share details about what you can expect from each gaming curriculum at Full Sail.

Visual Arts Bachelor of Science Completion Program with a Concentration in Game Art – Campus & Online

When studying game art, you'll focus on the look and feel of a game. This curriculum is all about the visual side of gaming. Courses focus on creating textures and lighting, traditional animation, and computer-generated art methods. This is a great choice for you if you want to create 3D characters, props, and rich visual environments.

Game Development Bachelor of Science – Campus & Online

The Game Development bachelor’s program covers techniques for creating realistic simulations and intricate AI opponents, game architecture, systems programming, and engine development. It's the path to take if you want to build game engines and solve problems using programming languages.

Interactive Technology Bachelor of Science Completion Program with a Concentration in Game Design– Campus & Online

Game design is all about turning gaming concepts into reality through scripting, testing, and prototyping. You'll explore mechanics to pace and structure a game with level and systems design, then gain data from play testing to make it even better. This is a great educational path if you want to learn the development skills behind engaging players and the research skills for understanding their behavior.

Game Design Master of Science – Campus & Online

If you're ready to take your game creation abilities to the next level, we offer a master's degree in game design on campus and online. This program helps you hone your skills in user experience research, production, and design. You'll focus on your chosen area of expertise in a capstone track. That could mean working in one of our internal game studios, guiding participants in Full Sail's on-campus UX Lab, or a variety of other roles focused on leadership and working on a team.

Want to learn more? Explore our game-related areas of study.