世界上第一所提供游戏交互硕士学位的院校——南卫理公会大学

南卫理公会大学Southern Methodist University),简称SMU,是美国一所著名的私立研究型大学,位于美国第四大都会德克萨斯州达拉斯市。该校始建于1911年,占地210英亩,现有学生约1.1万人。SMU校园风景优美,被The Princeton Review评为全美TOP10最美校园之一。由行业打造,为行业服务。 Guildhall 成立于 2003 年,是美国首屈一指的研究生级视频游戏开发教育项目。它是应游戏开发行业的要求创建的,旨在培养其未来的领导者。凭借游戏开发的硕士学位和专业证书课程,将学生对游戏的热情转化为可行且充实的职业。

课程

每个 Guildhall 学生都要在美术,设计,制作,编程四个方向里选择一个方向作为重点。每个方向都有各自的课程内容。

Art 美术

Game engine pipelines

3D modeling

Environmental modeling

Modularity

Hard surface modeling

Organic modeling

Virtual sculpting

Complex textures and materials

Lighting and post-processing

Technical art support

Design 设计

A variety of game editors to create complete level artifacts

Scripting languages used by many game engines

2D & 3D art software programs for prototyping and blocking level designs

Immersive level layout and flow in complete level artifacts

Integrated aesthetic elements to impact player experience

Multi-player level design

Encounter and puzzle design, implemented in complete level artifacts

Systems design, demonstrated in complete level artifacts

Storytelling, implemented in complete level artifacts

Production 制作

Game development planning

Pitching game concepts

Presenting project development status

Digital game publishing and marketing

Executive leadership

Economics of the digital gaming industry

User research

Organizational behavior

Product lifecycles

Project management

Programming 编程

Game engine design & architecture

Data-driven gameplay systems

Artificial Intelligence, including individual & group behaviors, planning, and pathing

Networked multiplayer systems

User input, controls & user interfaces

Procedural content generation techniques

Advanced high-performance 2D & 3D graphics and shaders

Design and development of tools & content pipelines

Game physics techniques

Audio techniques

Memory management

Real-time application performance analysis & optimization

Strong 2D & 3D math skills used in game programming

Parallel processing in games

Working in teams with other programmers as well as artists, designers, & producers

申请要求

1.托福80分以上或雅思6.5分以上

2.推荐信2封

3.本科成绩单,GPA 3.0以上

4.一份视频文书用作自我介绍(2-4分钟)

5.作品集要求:2-3个项目,根据所选方向来决定作品集内容,如果没有作品集,可根据学校官网要求来完成相应的作业

作品集接受的文件类型包括:

静止图像:.jpg、.jpeg、.png、.gif(非动画)、.tif、.tiff、.bmp、.tga

视频:.m4v、mov、.mp4、.wmv、.flv、.asf、.mpeg、.mpg、.mkv

存档格式:.zip、.tgz

文档:.pdf、.txt、.docx、.doc

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