Want to create your own virtual world? Our minor in game and emergent technology will prepare you to build immersive worlds in a variety of real-world applications.
Hands-on courses in our state-of-the-art design studio allow you to graduate with a portfolio of interactive creative work. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend or present work at industry conferences such as the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH).
What Will You Learn?
In the Game and Emergeny Technology program, you will learn how to...
- Craft visual stories
- Program interactive languages
- Use content creation software and game development engines
- Implement interactive scenarios in a game engine
- Produce playable applications in both 2-D and 3-D environments
- Demonstrate fundamentals of VR/AR concepts and their real-world applications
Opportunities & Careers
Our Game and Emergent Technology program will prepare you for the ever-expanding opportunities for educators, engineers, designers, and other creators utilizing enhanced visualization and immersive exploration.
Our courses teach neccessary skills for a variety of interactive and immersive careers in game design, production, visualization, 3-D simulation, and other content creation environments.
Industries employing immersive experiences for training purposes include:
- Video games
- Simulation and training careers
- Education
- Engineering
- Military
- Aviation
- Manufacturing