【干货】游戏设计院校梳理
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)
Top 50 Game Design Schools in the U.S. - 2019 College Rankings |
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Ranking |
School |
% of Schools Considered |
1 |
University of Southern California |
Top 1% |
2 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Top 2% |
3 |
University of Utah |
Top 3% |
4 |
New York University |
Top 3% |
5 |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Top 4% |
6 |
DigiPen Institute of Technology |
Top 5% |
7 |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
Top 5% |
8 |
University of Central Florida + FIA |
Top 6% |
9 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Top 7% |
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% |
26 |
University of Texas at Austin |
Top 20% |
27 |
Ringling College of Art and Design |
Top 20% |
28 |
Academy of Art University |
Top 20% |
29 |
Texas A&M University |
Top 25% |
30 |
The Ohio State University |
Top 25% |
31 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
Top 25% |
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% |
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% |
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% |