Game & Simulation Development - Albright College

Game & Simulation Development - Albright College
Game & Simulation Development
Build worlds. Design experiences. Create the future of play.
Game & Simulation Development at Albright merges creativity, storytelling, and technology to prepare students for one of today’s fastest-growing industries. From interactive design to production pipelines, students develop the skills to bring immersive experiences to life.
About the Program
The program blends programming, digital art, narrative design, and user experience into a powerful toolkit that mirrors industry expectations. External judges from top studios review student work each semester, offering invaluable professional insight.
Hands-On Learning
Students participate in semesterly Game Jams judged by professionals from companies like Ubisoft and 2K Games, showcase work in the Senior Exhibition, and collaborate with Art and Digital Studio Art students.
Program Goals
Course Requirements
Opportunities
Faculty
Critique the cultural, theoretical, historical, and/or artistic dimensions of games and simulations
Create a capstone project that demonstrates professional competence with current gaming standards and demonstrates a range of abilities required for employment in the gaming industry
Prepare students to enhance their abilities related to distinct jobs individually and prepare students to work in teams
Create a platform of technical proficiency using hardware and software appropriate to the current needs of the gaming community
Utilize computer program theories and languages to create game behavior and control the game environment
Identify strategies and develop professional workflows within a game project that relate to current standards
Learn the history of gaming from the standpoint of the first video games
Full Course Catalogue
Course Descriptions
Major Requirements
ART 265 Computer Graphics (General Studies Foundations-Fine Arts)
CSC 141 Foundations of Computer Science I
CSC 142 Foundations of Computer Science II
CSC 311 Gaming Physics and Math
CSC 372 Graphics Programming
CSC 391 Mobile Programming
CSC 491 Client/Server (Networking for Games) or CSC 491 Artificial Intelligence Programming
DIG 250 Sound Design for Visual Media
DIG 280 Game History and Development
DIG 310 Introduction to Game Design
DIG 311 Experience Design
DIG 320 Simulation Design
DIG 380 Visual Programming (General Studies Foundations-Quantitative)
DIG 470 Game Production
Combined Major Requirements
ART 265 Computer Graphics Art and Design
DIG 220 Asset Creation
DIG 250 Sound Design for Visual Media
DIG 280 Game History and Development
DIG 310 Introduction to Game Design
DIG 311 Experience Design and Narrative
DIG 320 Simulation Design
DIG 470 Game Production
Internships and Career Support
Students can connect with the
Career Development Center
to find internships in game development, simulation design, interactive media, or related technology fields through placements at game studios, tech companies, educational software developers, or media labs, applying design, programming, and storytelling skills while building professional experience.
ACRE Undergraduate Research
Students in any major can engage in interdisciplinary undergraduate research through the
Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE)
, partnering with faculty mentors to pursue independent research or creative projects and present their work beyond the classroom.
Don Baldridge , M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Brian Buerke , Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
Patrick Cesarz
Adjunct Faculty
Suzanne Fellows
Adjunct Faculty
Dave Kaul , M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
David Kopec , M.S., M.B.A.
Chair / Professor / Acad Program Cood, Info Systems, ADP
Devon Mason , Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
David Nawrocki , Ph.D., '87
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Kate Perkins
Adjunct Faculty
Bethany Riley
Adjunct Faculty
Andrea Schaeffer
Adjunct Faculty
Ernest Tidball
Adjunct Faculty
Curriculum Highlights
Courses in design, programming, storytelling, and simulation
Portfolio-ready capstone projects
Industry-judged Game Jams
Collaborations with Art and Digital Studio Art programs