MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3145 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2016 Spring Last Admit Term: 2018 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 62 CIP Code: 11.0801	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Computer Information System (12) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 15-1134, 27-1014, 27-1024??

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Game Technology is a discipline that includes the development and management of dynamic environments for games and related visualization applications. The Associate of Applied Science in Game Technology will help prepare students for entry-level career opportunities with studios, corporations, organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, advertising and entertainment industries that require visual and interactive content to support, enhance entertain and/or market their product or service.

The curriculum brings together business concepts and game technology to prepare students for careers as Game Programmer, Environment Artist, Production Artist, Tools Programmer, Character Modeler, Character Animator, Game Designer, Game Developer, or Multimedia Designer/Developer.

Required Courses

CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3
+ CIS107 The Electronic Game Industry 3
+ CIS151 Computer Game Development Level I 3

+ ART170 Three-Dimensional Computer Design (3) OR
CIS130DA 3D Studio Max: Modeling (3) 3

+ ADA/ART/MMT184 Computer Animation (3) OR
CIS130DB 3D Studio Max: Animation (3) 3

CIS230DA 3D Studio Max Materials 3
CIS120DC Adobe Animate: Digital Animation 3

CIS120DF Computer Graphics: Adobe Photoshop (3) OR
CIS120DG Fireworks: Web Graphics (3) 3

+ CIS220DC Flash: Advanced Animation and ActionScript 3
+ CIS108 Electronic Portfolio Development 1
CIS251 Computer Game Development-Level II 3
+ CIS150AB Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals 3

+ MMT216 Multimedia Project Management (3) OR
CIS224 Project Management Microsoft Project for Windows (3) 3

Credits: 37

Restricted Electives
CIS253 Computer Game Development-Level III 3 CIS230DB 3D Studio Max: Lighting and Rendering 3 + MTC/TCM120 Introduction to Sound Design for Film and Video 3 CIS120DB Computer Graphics: Adobe Illustrator 3	Credits: 3

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-24

General Education Core	Credits: 12-14

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
Any approved general education course in the First-Year Composition Area

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication Area

Critical Reading	Credits: 0
Met by CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking or equivalent as indicated by assessment in Program Prerequisite area

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts Area

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
SBU200 Society and Business

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences Area

Program Competencies
1. Create models using advanced modeling techniques to develop characters, environments, objects, and other content for interactive media. (ART/ADA170, CIS130DA) 2. Produce animated characters and objects using advanced animation techniques, based from pre-production material such as sketches, character sheets, and storyboards. (ADA/ART/MMT184, CIS130DB) 3. Demonstrate CIS/Computer concepts and programming techniques (CIS105) 4. Explain and describe the electronic game industry, including history, markets, distribution, publishing channels, business models, team roles, and career landscape (CIS107) 5. Perform the basic steps for image correction, texture creation, and creating both bitmap and vector-based images, using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Fireworks(CIS/BPC102DB; CIS/BPC120DF; CIS/BPC120DG) 6. Apply advanced animation techniques in the creation and editing of Flash animation graphics. (BPC/CIS120DC) 7. Apply advanced scripting and object oriented programming concepts in the creation and manipulation of interactive Flash applications. (CIS220DC) 8. Explain and describe Game Software Development Tools and apply scripting and Object Oriented Development tools to design and develop game programs. (CIS150AB/CIS151/CIS251) 9. Create an electronic portfolio of work (CIS108). 10. Manage game development project resources, budgets, goals and tasks. (MMT216, CIS224) 11. Create and apply textures, materials and surface features to 3D objects and environments. (CIS230DA) 12. Prepare 3D environments for rendering to print, video and real-time graphics engines. (CIS130DB)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12-9-08

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