Game Design and Animation Major
The Game Design and Animation major provides a holistic education that blends media arts theory and practice, with a focus on game design and digital animation. The program prepares students for a wide range of career opportunities in digital entertainment, arts, and culture, and provides the foundational knowledge for advanced study.
Core courses include life drawing, animation principles, visual storytelling, programming, mathematical concepts of computer graphics, generative AI, and the social, cultural, and historical studies of the medium. In their senior years, students can specialize in either the Advanced Game Design or Advanced Animation stream, which culminates in an in-depth honors project in their final year.
Requirements
| II. | Major Courses | 67 units |
| Major Required Courses (46 units) | ||
| GAME2008 Practicum I | 0 unit | |
| GAME2009 Practicum I | 0 unit | |
| GAME3008 Practicum II | 0 unit | |
| GAME3009 Practicum II | 0 unit | |
| GAME3045 Honours Project Preparation Workshop | 1 unit | |
| GAME1005 Fundamentals of Animation for Game Design and Film | 3 units | |
| GAME1006 Transcultural Studies of Game | 3 units | |
| GAME2005 Drawing Fundamentals for Game Design and Animation | 3 units | |
| GAME2006 Fundamentals of Programming for Game Design and Animation | 3 units | |
| GAME2007 Game and Animation Production Workshop | 3 units | |
| GAME2015 Game Narrative and Storyboarding | 3 units | |
| GAME2016 Mathematical Foundation of Game Design and Animation | 3 units | |
| GAME2017 Transcultural Studies of Animation | 3 units | |
| GAME2025 Visual Communication | 3 units | |
| GAME3005 2D Platform Game Programming | 3 units | |
| GAME3006 Body Mechanics | 3 units | |
| GAME3007 Game Art and Visual Expression | 3 units | |
| GAME3047 Generative AI in Creative Practices | 3 units | |
| GAME4005 Character Effects and Rigging | 3 units | |
| GAME4045 Digitally Mediated Communication | 3 units | |
| Stream Required Courses (9 units) | ||
| Advanced Animation Stream Required Courses | ||
| GAME4016 Lighting, Rendering and Style | 3 units | |
| GAME4017 Motion Graphic Design | 3 units | |
| GAME4025 Performance Animation | 3 units | |
| Advanced Game Design Stream Required Courses | ||
| GAME4006 3D Game World Programming | 3 units | |
| GAME4007 AI for Game Design | 3 units | |
| GAME4056 Algorithms in Digital Games and Media | 3 units | |
| Major Elective Course (12 units) | ||
| GAME4006 3D Game World Programming* | 3 units | |
| GAME4007 AI for Game Design* | 3 units | |
| GAME4015 Game Physics, Dynamics, and Simulation | 3 units | |
| GAME4016 Lighting, Rendering and Style^ | 3 units | |
| GAME4017 Motion Graphic Design^ | 3 units | |
| GAME4025 Performance Animation^ | 3 units | |
| HIST3406 Information Technologies and Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies | 3 units | |
| HIST4326 Science and Society: A Historical Perspective | 3 units | |
| HUMN2016 Performing as Human Experience | 3 units | |
| HUMN3005 Artistic Creativity and Aesthetics Awareness | 3 units | |
| HUMN3026 Creative Industries: Theories and Practices | 3 units | |
| MUSI1037 Music Technology for Media | 3 units | |
| MUSI3066 Music and Media | 3 units | |
| MUSI3097 Music Design and Programming for Video Games | 3 units | |
| MUSI3105 History and Analysis of Game Scoring | 3 units | |
| FILM2045 Art History | 3 units | |
| FILM3006 Film Sound | 3 units | |
| FILM3016 Non-Fiction Film | 3 units | |
| FILM3076 Screen Acting Workshop | 3 units | |
| FILM3077 The Art of Documentary Film | 3 units | |
| FILM3085 Film Music and Sound Design | 3 units | |
| FILM4006 Advanced Experimental Image Processing | 3 units | |
| FILM4016 Internship | 0 unit | |
| FILM4046 Advanced Cinematography | 3 units | |
| FILM4065 Art Direction | 3 units | |
| FILM4066 Visual Effects Workshop | 3 units | |
| GAME3015 Sound Design for Game and Animation | 3 units | |
| GAME3016 Game Design: Theories and Research Methods | 3 units | |
| GAME3017 Interactive Graphics | 3 units | |
| GAME3025 Motion Capture for Game and Animation | 3 units | |
| GAME3026 Online Media Management | 3 units | |
| GAME3027 Traditional and Experimental Animation | 3 units | |
| GAME3035 Transdisciplinary Theory of Game Design | 3 units | |
| GAME3036 Virtual World: Design and Interaction | 3 units | |
| GAME3037 Visual Aesthetics and Narrative Presentation | 3 units | |
| GAME3046 Location-based Storytelling and Game Design | 3 units | |
| GAME3055 Embodiment in Gameplay | 3 units | |
| GAME4026 Creative Production in Extended Reality | 3 units | |
| GAME4027 Facial Animation | 3 units | |
| GAME4035 Game Cultures and Ethics | 3 units | |
| GAME4036 Game Economy: Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology | 3 units | |
| GAME4037 Japanese Animation and Games | 3 units | |
| GAME4046 Blending Games with Stories in Everyday Life | 3 units | |
| GAME4047 Principles of Interaction Design | 3 units | |
| GAME4055 Selected Topics in Psychology of Digital Games | 3 units | |
| * For Advanced Animation Stream | ||
| ^ For Advanced Game Design Stream | ||
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| GAME4898 Honours Project in Game Design and Animation I | 3 units | |
| GAME4899 Honours Project in Game Design and Animation II | 3 units | |
| VI. | Free Electives | 15 units |
