美国游戏设计专业
1.1 专业简介
美国的游戏设计专业主要被称为Game design/Video game design，有的学校也会将其称为Entertainment design。专业涉及动画及特效、计算机图形学、计算机科学、数码艺术、数字通信和多媒体、图形设计、网页开发等多个方面。专业的课程主要有三维动画、游戏设计和开发音像艺术、游戏设计、游戏制作、游戏编程、电脑游戏图形元素、互动设计和计算机科学导论等。
美国的游戏设计院校提供一个比较好的游戏平台，这也是优于国内院校的一点，比如可以去参加E3、GDC、IGF等大会，还可以参加开发商的讲座，对今后的职业发展更有好处。
1.2 专业分类
美国的游戏设计分为两种：
1. 计算机专业下的专业细分，偏向于游戏的开发，例如CMU,USC，UPenn
2. 艺术学院里的游戏设计，偏向游戏的设计。
这两种所侧重的不一样，所以咱们在申请的时候一定要注意区别，自己想申请的到底是哪种。
1.3 专业排名
美国Animation Career Review排名（部分院校无硕士项目，以院校官网为准）
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Top 50 Game Design Schools in the U.S. - 2019 College Rankings |
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Ranking |
School |
% of Schools Considered |
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1 |
University of Southern California |
Top 1% |
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2 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Top 2% |
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3 |
University of Utah |
Top 3% |
|
4 |
New York University |
Top 3% |
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5 |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Top 4% |
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6 |
DigiPen Institute of Technology |
Top 5% |
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7 |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
Top 5% |
|
8 |
University of Central Florida + FIA |
Top 6% |
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9 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Top 7% |
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10 |
Southern Methodist University |
Top 7% |
|
11 |
University of California, Irvine |
Top 8% |
|
12 |
DePaul University |
Top 9% |
|
13 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Top 10% |
|
14 |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Top 10% |
|
15 |
Savannah College of Art and Design |
Top 15% |
|
16 |
Michigan State University |
Top 15% |
|
17 |
University of Washington |
Top 15% |
|
18 |
Drexel University |
Top 15% |
|
19 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Top 15% |
|
20 |
University of Texas at Dallas |
Top 15% |
|
21 |
Gnomon School of Visual Effects |
Top 15% |
|
22 |
Northeastern University |
Top 20% |
|
23 |
Columbia College Chicago |
Top 20% |
|
24 |
Full Sail University |
Top 20% |
|
25 |
The New School/Parsons |
Top 20% |
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26 |
University of Texas at Austin |
Top 20% |
|
27 |
Ringling College of Art and Design |
Top 20% |
|
28 |
Academy of Art University |
Top 20% |
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29 |
Texas A&M University |
Top 25% |
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30 |
The Ohio State University |
Top 25% |
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31 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
Top 25% |
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32 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Top 25% |
|
33 |
University of Wisconsin |
Top 25% |
|
34 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Top 25% |
|
35 |
Purdue University |
Top 25% |
|
36 |
Indiana University |
Top 25% |
|
37 |
University of Wisconsin |
Top 30% |
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38 |
Otis College of Art and Design |
Top 30% |
|
39 |
University of Denver |
Top 30% |
|
40 |
Becker College |
Top 30% |
|
41 |
Miami University |
Top 30% |
|
42 |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
Top 30% |
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43 |
Ferris State University |
Top 30% |
|
44 |
Clemson University |
Top 35% |
|
45 |
Laguna College of Art and Design |
Top 35% |
|
46 |
Louisiana State University |
Top 35% |
|
47 |
Cornell University |
Top 35% |
|
48 |
Baylor University |
Top 35% |
|
49 |
Champlain College |
Top 35% |
|
50 |
American University |
Top 35% |
