Student Learning Objectives
Learning objectives that UAlbany students are expected to attain through their course of study within their academic program.
Bachelor of Science
Students who successfully complete the Game Design and Development BS can:
Fundamentals of Gaming and Game Design
- Analyze the evolution of gaming history and terminology.
- Demonstrate the capacity to design a game for numerous purposes.
- Understand and demonstrate best practices related to diversity, accessibility, equity and inclusion in all areas related to the gaming industry.
- Understand and demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills in individual and interdisciplinary team interactions.
Programming and Technology
- Demonstrate fluency in programming languages and multiple design and development environments and engines.
- Write game code, modify and extend game engines, and build game tools.
- Understand networks, security and online systems for game design and play.
- Utilize digital game theories and computer languages to create game behavior and control the game environment.
Design, Animation, Music, World Building
- Create 2D and 3D art, animation, and visual assets for games and simulations.
- Develop narratives, stories and dialogue in gameplay.
- Create and edit sound, audio and musical assets for games and simulations.
- Incorporate creative thinking, design thinking and ideation in the development of original gaming concepts.
- Identify the fundamental principles guiding the relevant visual, audio, interactive and narrative aesthetics of game design.
Production
- Integrate innovative and artistic skills with programming skills to develop interactive media.
- Understand and demonstrate best practices in digital project management and the game production process.
- Anticipate and adapt to innovative, emerging and disruptive technologies.
- Utilize problem solving skills in all stages of a game design and development life cycle.
Applied Research
- Collect data from real world, diverse environments and resources.
- Apply collected data to inform game development.
- Analyze, assess and present data of game environments and user experience in a variety of formats.
