Welcome to the Graduate program in Game Design

- Dernire mise jour : (06-02-2008)

The graduate diploma in game design at the University of Montreal is the first graduate studies program in Canada
specialized in game design, and one of the few in North America.
Our stimulating program focus on providing the future game designer with the necessary conceptual and methodological
tools needed to efficiently perform in the competitive game industry. Game design has a central, strategic place in the
development of video games. Because of the increasing number of games that are produced every year, studios and
developers must come with innovative propositions that will catch the mind and hearth of players. The elaboration of
ideas and concepts related to gameplays, the fundamental notions of player experiences (and its emotional, cognitive
and behavioral components), the underlying narrative aspects, the design methodologies as well as project management
are all covered and applied in various projects. The program successfully blends more theoritically and pragmatically
approaches in the courses and workshops, bringing students to think, fell and do all things related to game design.
Most courses are given at CampusUbisoft, Montreal's and Canada's unique educational hub that gathers graduate
programs in game design (U of Montreal) and game development (U of Sherbrooke), as well as college programs in
animation, modelling and level design (Matane College, Dawson College and CEGEP du Vieux-Montral). Students from
all programs participate each year in a campus-wide project that mimics the reality of a game development project,
supported by full-fledged industry producers. Our academic curriculum lead students to an apprenticeship in game
design with renowned companies such as Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Eidos, A2M, Beenox (Activision) and the likes.
The program is offered in French only; but students can present their work and submit papers in English.

http://www.gradient.umontreal.ca/dej - D.E.S.S. en Design de jeux

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