welcome to hartwick Game Development
WHY STUDY GAME DEVELOPMENT AT HARTWICK?
You love gaming and want to be behind the scenes of the next generation of games.
Here’s what makes our game development program stand out:
- Dive deep into game creation, from concept to completion - from voice acting and design to marketing and development.
- Design a game in a project-based, portfolio-building hybrid program.
- Gain career skills through internships and real-world work experience
- Experience flexible learning that integrates online or virtual coursework with face-to-face interaction.
- Develop your skills across various genres - MMORPGs, platformers, puzzles, and first-person - culminating in a playable demo for the Student Showcase.
Many Career Paths
With a projected growth of 16 percent over the next 10 years, (Bureau of Labor Statistics) there are so many ways to put your game development studies to work!
- Gameplay Designer
- Motion Capture Developer
- Art Producer
- Animator
- Lead Unity Developer
- Software Developer
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Build on the Unity Engine, the #1 most used game development engine in the world.
- Study web design, app building and user experience, as well as Python, C# and Javascript programming.
- Study the art and design of gaming, as well as the script-writing and voice acting that brings games to life.
- Join our Esports team or join friends for a game jam.
Game Development Major Amplifies Esports Club, Plans Swoop Game
Member of the first class of the new game development major is building a platformer game based on Swoop, Hartwick's mascot.