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Program Overview
Oxford College’s Video Game Designer program prepares you for a rewarding career in the video game industry. Concentrating on both the artistic and technical sides of video game design, our program equips you with the programming and problem-solving skills required in this creative industry.
As a video game designer, you will assist in conceptualizing projects; interpreting design specifications or sketches; preparing the page make-up, layout, and lettering; and preparing production materials for press, electronic, or multimedia publishing. Students will complete projects both individually and in teams. As part of the program, you will complete a portfolio showcasing your accomplishments and industry-ready skills.
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Students will learn how to:
- Review the graphic designer’s instructions
- Produce or assist in developing and producing design concepts
- Capture elements such as titles, text, drawings, illustrations, graphics, lettering and colour harmonization, using a computer
- Produce computerized images and drawings
- Prepare intake reports
- Digitize images using peripherals and transform them using retouching systems, graphics palettes, or specialized software
- Perform the layout, page make-up, and placement using the conceptual mock-ups provided
- Produce proofs and camera-ready materials and prepare film and any other prepress materials
- Paint or ink individual cells of 2D or 3D animated drawings according to animator’s specifications using an electronic palette
- Layout, draw or paint letters, figures, logos, and designs for windows, advertisements, billboards, vehicles, books, and publications using specialized software or painting equipment
- Work in an interdisciplinary environment
Program duration: 74 Weeks
Career Opportunities
Graduates are employed by publishing, communications, advertising, marketing, printing, and multimedia establishments, and by television and film production companies. They may also be self‑employed.
- Video game designer
- Animator
- Character designer
- Audio designer
- Level designer
- Storyboard artist
- Technical artist
- Texture artist
- Game developer
Industry Salary Information
- Average Wage ($/hr): $35.00
- High Wage ($/hr): $52.00
- Annual Salary: $72k – 108k
* Information Source: www.jobbank.gc.ca/trend-analysis. Salary data provided is an estimate, and is intended for reference purposes only.
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