Game Design Degree Online
One obstacle in the way of some students applying at a game school is the campus location of the school you’d like to attend. What if it’s in a different state or country and you can’t afford to move? What if you still need to keep your day job in order to pay for the game school tuition? Not everyone has the ability to drop their normal day to day life, pack up and start attending a game school hundreds of miles from home. Well, this is where Online schools come into play. Imagine the convenience of studying game art and design from the comfort of your own home. Getting your game education online is an option you can look into further if attending a physical game school campus is just not possible. You don’t need to put your life on hold to accomplish your education and career goals. Here is a list of Online game schools that offer Game Art & Design.
Westwood College Online- Westwood offers both classes on campus and online. Westwood incorporates sophisticated audio/video to make it feel like you’re in a real classroom setting. You also will receive real books just like you would if you attended class on a campus. Westwood also has been ranked in the Top 10 Online Colleges by the Online Education Database for the second year in a row. All instructors have real-world experience and are trained educators.
DeVry- DeVry offers a Bachelors degree in Game & Simulation Programming both on campus and online. Taught by the same DeVry faculty you would see on campus, getting an education online has never been easier. DeVry’s distance learning option may be the option for you. Go to the DeVry website to see how their distance learning program works in an online demonstration they have provided.
Art Institute of Pittsburg (Online Division)- Not all Art Institutes offer an online program. However, if the Art Institute is the school you want to go to but can’t seem to find a way to make it to Pittsburg, you can now take your AI courses online. You will be able to learn to be the best artist you can be and qualify for entry level positions like 3D Character and Environment artist.
Besides actual school campuses and online courses, there is another alternative for the determinded game student who doesn’t mind learning on their own through web site or DVD tutorials. There are many sites that can help you get your feet wet or to increase the skills and techniques you already possess. DigitalTutors.com offers hours of instructional tutorials you can follow on your own at home. Instruction in programs like 3DS Max, Maya, XSI, ZBrush and Photoshop make sure you’re getting real world training without having to enroll and attend a major college or university. Another great website to go to for lessons on how to be a great artist is TheGnomonWorkshop.com. Same type of idea as Digital-Tutors but with different instructors and different levels of expert instruction. All with high quality instruction from industry professionals.