Associate in Applied Science in Video Game Production

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The Associate in Applied Science in Video Game Production is a 2-year program for students who want to create video games. It's offered at Mesa Community College in the United States and taught in English. The program helps students develop essential skills to plan, design, and produce video games.

The curriculum combines art and science, covering business concepts, game technology, game narrative, music, sound design, and animation. Students learn hands-on skills in game art, audio and sound, narrative, and scripting and coding. They can also earn Certificates of Completion in specific areas like Video Game Production: Game Art and Video Game Production: Audio and Sound.

Graduates can pursue careers as Level Designers, Environment Artists, Production Artists, Character Modelers, Character Animators, Game Designers, Game Developers, Mobile Game Developers, Commercial Artists, Game Writers, Composers, and Sound Designers. They can work in the video game industry, creating games for PCs, consoles, or mobile devices.