游戏设计专业介绍-新东方前途出国

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。 

 

 

 

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。 

  

 

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
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%