Whether you're looking for a new career or updating your skills to increase hiring potential, CG Spectrum's intensive online courses help you launch your career in games.
Why learn game design at CG Spectrum:
Get a more personalized experience with a professional game designer as your mentor! Graduate with the skills to pursue your dream career.
Plan studies around your work and family commitments
Learn from experts who have worked on best-selling games
Build practical and relevant job skills studios are hiring for
Pursue your passion and start working sooner
Get more out of your education! Get access to an industry-approved curriculum, live weekly sessions with your mentor, personalized feedback on your work, plus support, industry insights, and networking through our amazing online community.
Start with basic game design theory to see HOW things should be designed, WHY they work, and WHAT to do to make an addicting game. You'll learn how to pitch your game, create a game design document, and make a UE4 gameplay prototype.
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Expect to play a LOT of games in the name of research! Every great designer must know how to analyze, deconstruct and understand how each game differs. You'll learn how to paper design and concept; write a level design specification; and ensure level functionality and other technical needs are met. A fantastic entry-level course for aspiring designers.
Using AAA case studies, you'll discover how to design more elaborate games in this fun but intensive course. Learn to build immersive game levels, create more engaging experiences, and see what it takes to launch a successful game.
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Great ideas are a dime a dozen in the world of game development; being able to execute them well is more important. You’ll learn how to validate and express your ideas and bring them to life in a playable game prototype. This advanced game design course includes 1-on-1 support from our Career Development Manager to prepare you for a career in game development.
Prepare for a thrilling odyssey into the realm of game development with our Bachelor of Game Development, specializing in Game Design. In this immersive program, you'll dive deep into the captivating world of interactive storytelling, game mechanics, and the creation of immersive gaming experiences.
As a Game Design specialist, you'll become the architect of virtual worlds, crafting engaging narratives, and defining the rules of gameplay that captivate and challenge players. Through a blend of theory and hands-on practice, you'll learn the art of designing compelling characters, levels, and mechanics that leave players enthralled.
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By the time you graduate, you'll not only have a stunning portfolio showcasing your innovative game designs but also the skills, insights, and creativity to thrive in the ever-evolving gaming industry. Your journey to shaping the future of gaming begins here, where every idea is a potential adventure waiting to unfold!"
Learn from passionate industry veterans with years of real-world experience working at major studios on blockbuster films and best-selling video games.
As a triple-A game designer, Nick has worked with giants like Ubisoft Toronto and Insomniac Games on titles such as Far Cry Primal, Watch Dogs 2, Far Cry 5 and Far Cry 6.
Mentor of Game Design
Known for Watch Dogs 2
J.J. has worked at NetherRealm Studios (WB Games), Disney Interactive and Midway Games. Titles include: Injustice 2, Mortal Kombat X, Disney Infinity, John Woo Presents: Stranglehold.
Mentor of Game Design
Known for Injustice 2
Scot helped create the first Advanced Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, and was responsible for hits like Falcon 3.0, Crimson Skies, 007: Everything or Nothing and DMC.
Director of Game Development
Known for DMC
Troy is an award-winning game designer and executive with over 25 yrs of game development experience at major companies like Microsoft, Ubisoft, Insomniac, EA, Disney, and Samsung.
Curriculum Manager of Game Design
Known for Resistance: Fall of Man
Mentor of Game Design
Known for Shadow of the Tomb Raider
While at award-winning game studio Blazing Griffin, Michael released titles like Murderous Pursuits, The Ship: Remasted, Distant Star: Revenant Fleet and Dino Tribes.
Mentor of Game Design
Known for Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
AAA Game Designer Heath has 13+ years' experience top studios in North America and Australia on The Amazing Spider-Man, Hitman, and The Tomb Raider franchise.
Mentor of Game Design
Known for Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Mentor of Game Design
Known for World of Tanks
Anthony is a passionate gamer working in the industry for 10+ years. He loves sharing ideas and perspectives, and hopes his experience in the industry can help newcomers.
Mentor of Game Design
Known for Metro: Exodus
Tim is in his fourth decade of designing and producing video games. He has a number of top-selling and award-winning titles to his name.
Mentor of Game Design
Known for Disney Infinity
Mentor of Game Design
Known for Star Wars: The Clone Wars
All-encompassing 'under the hood' vocational platform for aspiring AAA designers.
The course spells out all the skills you need to succeed in a AAA studio and then gives you the resources to do it for yourself. My mentor takes great interest in steering and supporting me through the design of my own major game concept. I recommend this course to anyone who is up for the challenge of learning to conceive and design their own games, then bringing them to life as working prototypes.
CG Spectrum is helping me grow as a game designer and as a person.
Both my mentor Andrejs Verlis and Dept. Head, Troy Dunniway, have been so encouraging and empowering. It doesn’t even feel like school. I’m finally seeing so many of my interests culminate, and I’m excited to leverage the great networking and career development here for a beautiful future.
I would recommend CG Spectrum to anyone interested in what the school has to offer.
I am really impressed with CG Spectrum: from the classwork, the feedback, the lively student portal as well as all the help provided from all other teams like financial as well as student support.
CG Spectrum prepares you to work as a professional game designer from day one.
The most impressive quality CG Spectrum offers is a course that makes study as if you were on your first job. If you are willing to put the energy into studying and do the assignments as if you were on the job, and if you are ready to hear your mentor's suggestions and challenge yourself to push your limits, you will get an experience very similar to the workplace.
Being paired with a mentor who has vast field experience and follows my progress every week is amazing!
And what to say of the incredibly welcoming worldwide community — witnessing everyone's progress and seeing how everyone is there for one another is completely fulfilling! CG Spectrum allowed me to work on personal projects at the same time, and also to make my own schedule. I would recommend this school without any hesitation.
The community at CG Spectrum is amazing!
People are passionate about what they study and do. It's a great study and work environment.
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