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Course Overview

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The Bachelor's Degree in Game Design and Development at ICAT is a full-time program that prepares students to independently work through the entire pipeline of game development, starting from conceiving concepts to programming it.

The program combines the skills of Game Art, Game Design, and Game Development, widening the opportunities for the students. It provides an all-round knowledge from traditional art to digital art (2D & 3D), the various techniques employed in game art, the game design principles, and programming games for various platforms. The intense practice offered by the program helps students in seeking a vast career, be it as a 3D Game Artist, Level Designer, or Plugin/Tool Developer.

Why Game Design and Development?

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In India, we have professional teams of digital gamers who compete with global teams. The flair for games has increased the number of gamers to more than 250 million. The Game industry has such a huge number of gamers with the introduction of 4G and 5G networks, increasing use of smartphones and tablets, and fresh technologies that allures the gamers.

Not only there is a huge increase in the number of gamers, the number of game giants setting up their development unit in India has also increased. Microsoft, Nvidia, UbiSoft, Zynga, Electronic Arts, Disney, Playdom, Sony, Digital Chocolate, and many more today have their unit in India, increasing the need for skilled professionals. It's now the right time to build the game making skills and grab a promising job.

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Student's Works

Curriculum

The Learning Curve

Making students an all-rounder in the Game industry takes its course at ICAT through the three years of study. During the years, the students undergo a comprehensive learning, right from the basics of art and design to advanced game development concepts.

Year I - Comprehend the Skills of Game Development

Travelling in a linear fashion, the program starts with giving a clear understanding of the basics, including art and design basics, visualization techniques, interactive media design principles, conceptualization, theories on game design and enhancing player experience, and business aspects of game development. The students get to develop their ability to design games with analytical and technical considerations with relevance to the field of study. They get to explore different storytelling techniques and visualization methods. They create assets in different styles with and without the help of digital tools/software. Further, they are taught the basics of Game Development through powerful programming languages.

Year II – Develop Games from Scratch

Digital 3D Modeling and Character Designing practices give the students their perfect way through developing the necessary characters, props, and environment for their games. The students get their first hands on experience on character animation. These enable the students to finely perform level designing. They learn to use industry-standard game engines to put together their ideas to develop games. Further, the students get their hands on developing Web games, canvas-based games, and games relevant to different mobile platforms, right from scratch.

Year III – Ready to Challenge Industry with Finest Skills

With a focus to give our students a cutting-edge among their peers in the industry, the students are introduced to advanced game development techniques like shaders and physics, and are guided towards developing games incorporating latest in technology like XR and IoT. They get to build a strong knowledge on developing games with game engines incorporating high-level gaming concepts. They seek the knowledge on quality assessment methods to ensure quality, from usability to efficiency. Further, they develop excellence in the production of individual programs of work. They will also be working collaboratively in a design development team in a professional environment to get exposed to real world challenges.

Skills to Build

Skills to Seek as a Game Design and Development Professional

Game Design - Research, Conceptualization
Game Art - Visualization, Traditional Art Mediums
Digital Tools - Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter
Scripting/Programming Languages - C#, Java
Game Engines - Unity & Unreal

Teaching Methodology

Learning beyond the Walls

Along with regular knowledge building through classroom sessions, the students of Game Design and Development receive an early insight of the professional techniques and industry practices through various seminars, workshops, and interactive sessions conducted by renowned industry professionals. The students also get to seek audience feedback on their work through showcase sessions, which help them improve their ideas.

Research, Report, Remember

Learning through research, analysis, and reporting of any topic related to each module gives the students a sheer understanding of every related concept and helps in long retention of the knowledge sought.

Knowledge Sharing among Peers

Discussing with like-minded people is always a unique way of knowledge sharing. And this happens at ICAT through group discussions with peers, in a guided environment that helps them give a concrete shape to their idea

Learn the Techniques from Professionals

Professionals from reputed organizations associated with ICAT share their knowledge, skills and industrial processes with our students through seminars, workshops, and interactive sessions.

Watch the Industry Process Live

Industrial visits to game studios and related companies give the students the clarity on what exactly happens in the industry and what will be expected from them.

Inspire from What's Around

Outdoor visits to historical places of art, architecture, and design and to renowned conferences and art galleries inspire the creator in students to give shape to the impossible.

Get the Cutting-Edge from Feedbacks

The students of Game Design and Development showcase their works to general audience and to professionals to get their feedback. This helps the students to understand the expectations of the target audience and the industry, and groom accordingly.

Project Based Learning

At ICAT, we follow Project Based Learning (PBL), an enthusiastic, exciting and effective learning style that engage students in building their skills through extensive hands-on experience in developing a product based on the current industry trends.

Practice Real Time

The curriculum at ICAT insists students to take up an internship in any related organization to get a clear and early insight of the industry, and build confidence to take up a career.

Assessment Technique

Be Assessed on Your Skills

At ICAT, the learning outcome of each module is assessed through periodical Formative Assessments, Assignments, Research Works, and through the originality, innovation and product of the final Project. Also, continuous monitoring of each student is done throughout the year through peer assessments and internal/external reviews.

Student Awards

At ICAT, we encourage students to participate in various national and international competitions to realize the expectation of the industry and understand where they stand among their peers. The Game students at ICAT have consistent success stories of cracking various Game Jams from 'Dare to be Digital' to 'Global Game Jam'. Some of distinguished awards the game students have received include:

First Prize in GAFX Conference, 2017
ICAT Alumni Won a Million at Pocket Gamer Connects 2015
Title of Game Jam Titans, 2014
First Prize in Square Enix - Game Development Contest, 2012

Practical Learning Facilities

Learn by Doing – Right from the Basics

The industry-standard facilities at ICAT campuses give the Game students a perfect environment to explore the art, design and development techniques in game building.

Build the Artistic Skills

The Game students have access to Art and Design studios, where they get to their seek first-hand experience in design.

High-Configured Machines to Probe Your Ideas

The students are given the perfect environment to experiment their ideas and understand the nuances of digital tools at the IT labs and with student laptops that are loaded with all the necessary industry-standard software.

Learn through Play

The Game students have access to an exclusive Gaming Lounge in the campuses that let them understand the gameplay and different aspects of famous games and learn from them.

The Knowledge Repository

Right from history of games to game building with latest technology, the students have access to all game building information through 100s of books and magazines. This helps them research beyond the class lectures and gain immense knowledge of the industry and current trends.

Common to All Departments

In addition to the specific facilities for each department, the campuses of ICAT College are loaded with spacious classrooms, common library with essential readings, locker facilities for students, air-conditioned halls, personal tutoring space, common working zone, students' lounge, and so on.

Why Choose ICAT to Study the Game Design and Development Course?

Only at ICAT

This intensive hands-on training program on Game Design and Development comes with 100% placement, world-class curriculum and a degree certified by an eminent university.
The highly equipped labs, frequent sessions from industry professionals, and showcase events give the best learning experience.
The focus the program gives towards futuristic technologies and the global knowledge that veterans in our knowledge brigade brings help students stand apart as best in the industry.
Above these, the opportunity to work on Dissertations, create Portfolio, and take up Internship with renowned companies gives the sheer confidence and a cutting edge as a game design/development professional.

Thanks to ICAT for helping me to improve my talents and knowledge in Gaming. Spending my three years at ICAT made me realize what I was capable of. Learning codes helped me to improve my technical skills and the designing part made me to be more creative in 2D and 3D Art.

Regina Doreen D'souza

Alumni Success

NAME	Designation & Company Name
Premsella Kumar	Game Designer- Ford
Sudharsan	CEO - Darryl Games
Rajesh	Game Designer- GSN Games
Srivatsava	3D Artist - MPC
Gangadhar	3D Artist - Amazon
Gifto Varghese	3D Artist - Dhruva Interactive
Shravan	Game Designer - Glu Mobiles
Hari Raghavan	Hololens Developer
Vignesh	Game Tester - Poletowin
Akash	2D Artist -Techtree
Prithviraj	3D Character Artist - Rockstar Gamesv
Abhiraman	Game Designer - Dumadu Games
Karthick	Environment Artist -Banana Solutions
Damodharan	Game Developer - Holo Pundits
Vishal	Game Designer - Doodle Blue Technologies
Praful Manuel	2D Artist - Cover It Up
Manas Biswal	Unity Developer - Ingage Technologies
Krishna Kumar M	Game Developer - Next Wave Multimedia
Venkat N Vignesh	Game Tester - Rockstar Games

Knowledge Brigade

Learn from the Veterans' Perspective

The curriculum and teaching strategies at ICAT is never an instant thought. They are all an outcome of research and brainstorming of ideas from renowned professionals in the field. The knowledge brigade that guides us through the curriculum delivery of Bachelor's Degree Game Programming includes:

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS

Name	Designation	Company
ERNEST ADAMS	Game Design Consultant	Trainer and Author of several best-selling books in the Gaming industry
Prof. WILLIAM CAMPBELL	Associate Professor	School of Computing, Mathematics & Digital Technology, Birmingham City University, UK
Prof. ANDREW WILSON	Program Leader	Computer Games Technology, Birmingham City University, UK

INDIAN PROFESSIONALS

Name	Designation	Company
SENTHIL MURUGAN	Technical Lead	Wipro Technologies
SHARAT CHANDRA AITHAL	Game Developer	Worked on SmackDownVs Raw 2009 (PSP), Metro 2033 (PC), Darksiders (PC), Marvel Superhero Squad (X360), Homefront (Ps3)
SUJATHA NAGARAJAN	Game Programmer	Graxal Games
SOMASUNDARA PANDIAN.V	3D Programmer & Researcher	Bumo3dr
CHELLADURAI N	Gameplay Programmer	Friends Learn
ELAM PARITHI ARUL	Mobile Developer	CompuSystems
ISHKARAN SINGH	Game Programmer	Ubisoft
NEELANCHALA	Mobile Game Developer	Hungama.Com
VRUSHKETAN	Game Designer	Digital Chocolate
NEERAJ KUMAR	Game Programmer
BHOOPALAN	UX Specialist
SRIKANTH JNSV	Unity Game Programmer
Rupesh Mandke	Graphics Engineer	Root 16 Interactive Pvt. Ltd.
Senthil Kumar	Founder & Game Designer	Madiee Board Games
Raghu	Game Artist	Quenero
Saravanan	Game Artist	Quenero

Student Service

Get in Touch for All Your Needs

Each student is allocated a Personal Mentor to guide through the personal development process, and a Supervisor to support in project and dissertation.

A Students Service Desk is managed at each location with a Student Advisor providing advice to students on all any matters in need, personal or college related. The desk organizes club activities and acts as a point of contact for parents/Guardians.

Campus Location

Study at Any of Our 3 State-of-the-Art Campuses

The ICAT campuses are located at the Shores of Bay of Bengal (Chennai), Silicon Valley of India (Bangalore), and the City of Pearls (Hyderabad). The strategically located campuses expose the students to eminent landmarks/events of the metropolitan cities, which is very important for the Creators of Tomorrow to understand the trending world.

Chennai

ICAT Design & Media College 153, Santhome High Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

044 - 4293 4293,

+91 - 95001 28555

Bangalore

ICAT Design & Media College 424, Bommanahalli, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore - 560 068.

080 - 4110 7755,

+91 - 96111 73607

Hyderabad

ICAT Design & Media College H.NO.3-1-30,S.Y.NO:34/2&35, L.B.Nagar to Saroor Nagar road (Near TNR Shakuntala Appartments), L.B.Nagar, R.R.DIST Hyderabad - 500 074

040 - 4221 7755,

+91 - 88862 33334