Take the first step in starting a career in the game industry by attending SAE's Game Design & Development course.

SAE Institute has been educating for careers in all aspects of the media industry for over 30 years. As a student, you will benefit from a hands-on curriculum and get a laptop so you can continue working on your projects off campus. Whether you want to become a game programmer, game designer, level designer, interactive designer or multimedia developer, with SAE Institute, you will have the tools to make your aspirations come true.

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BSc (Hons) Games Programming*

SAE's Games Programming course helps position students ahead of the pack when it comes to careers in this industry. The course structure allows students to combine the fundamental modules with advanced options that deal specifically with all levels of game production including programming, artificial intelligence and networked games. They will also learn about the development of game environments, mathematics for game programmers, and graphics programming using OpenGL and DirectX and shader techniques.

As with all SAE courses it's not all about the theory _ there are plenty of practical projects for students to dive into plus insider knowledge, tips and advice from visiting industry experts. With constant communication with key players in the industry, SAE have designed the course to constantly keep abreast of the latest developments in game production so that students will always be working with the hardware and software and their associated techniques and disciplines used in the real game programming industry.

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  • C++ programming
  • C# XNA game programming
  • Flash game development
  • Software Engineering
  • Writing 2D and 3D games in C++
  • Game level design
  • Mathematics for game programmers
  • Artificial Intelligence for games
  • Writing networked multiplayer games
  • OpenGL
  • DirectX
  • Game audio programming

*Validated by Middlesex University, UK