Diploma in Game Design Vancouver Film School

In 12 months you will graduate with:

• A diploma in Game Design
• A professional quality online portfolio
• Access to the VFS Alumni Directory & Job Board
• Industry connections that will help guide your career
• A lifetime network

Experience the entire game development cycle and develop specialized skills in coding, game art, and level design.

Establish fundamental skills in game theory, pre-production techniques, and storytelling.

Build on your game design foundation and start to work effectively in teams. Create your own playable 2D game in Unity.

Shift from theoretical to practical with hands-on work on detailed design documentation and front-end interfaces, and begin specializing in coding, game art or level design.

The core part of this term is dedicated to designing and planning a major team-based final project.

Conceive, plan, and execute a final project that delivers a rewarding interactive experience.

Engage with ongoing play testing and complete your final project before unveiling your work to the industry.

Specializations:

Students combine the programs focus on production with two of three specializations below, to develop a professional-quality online portfolio that demonstrates a thorough understanding of game design.

• Coding
• Game Art
• Level Design

Alumni Success:

Vancouver Film School graduates are some of the most successful and sought-after professionals in the entire gaming industry. You will find our alumni working all over the globe, pushing boundaries, discovering new frontiers, winning all kinds of awards and honours, and leading today’s creative economy.