Game Design and Development Program
The Honours BA in Game Design and Development degree program is only available at the Brantford Campus.
The Bachelor of Arts in Game Design & Development will introduce students to all of the skills necessary to conceptualize, create, adapt, and promote a game and use games to create transformations in the social and cultural spaces they inhabit. Graduates will be well positioned to communicate across the spectrum of gaming professions and understand the unique contributions brought by programmers, designers, story boarders, editors, etc.
Full-Time Faculty
- Sandra Danilovic, PhD
- Scott Nicholson, PhD, Program Coordinator
- Charles Wells, PhD
- Steve Wilcox, PhD
Program Information
- Honours BA Game Design and Development
- Honours BA Game Design and Development in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Game Design and Development Minor
- Game Design and Development Option
Course # | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
DD101 | Critical Play | 0.5 |
DD102 | Critical Game Design I | 0.5 |
DD111 | Games as Art | 0.5 |
DD151 | Visual Design for Games | 0.5 |
DD152 | Sound Design for Games | 0.5 |
DD153 | Playful Programming | 0.5 |
DD220 | Meaningful Interactions | 0.5 |
DD261 | Critical Game Design II | 0.5 |
DD262 | Web Game Development | 0.5 |
DD271 | The Business of Game Development | 0.5 |
DD291 | Critical Game Studies: Grand Theft Auto | 0.5 |
DD292 | Critical Game Studies: Animal Crossing | 0.5 |
DD300 | Ethics in Game Design | 0.5 |
DD312 | Special Topics | 0.5 |
DD313 | Games for Change | 0.5 |
DD353 | Environmental Storytelling | 0.5 |
DD361 | Critical Game Design III | 0.5 |
DD362 | Mobile Game Development | 0.5 |
DD363 | Solo Critical Game Development | 0.5 |
DD410 | Capstone Project in Gaming | 0.5 |
DD412 | Special Topics | 0.5 |
DD441 | Gamification and Game-Based Learning | 0.5 |
DD442 | Escape Room and Puzzle Design | 0.5 |
DD451 | Capstone in Critical Game Design I | 1.0 |
DD452 | Capstone in Critical Game Design II | 1.0 |
DD490 | Directed Studies | 0.5 |