Gaming Pathway

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The Gaming Pathway integrates coursework from Computer Sciences, Animation, and Theatre to address the need for well-rounded gaming programmers and creators.

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Gaming Pathway Information

Gaming is one of the most popular forms of entertainment, grossing $329 billion in sales, creating 1.8 million jobs, generating $104 billion in wages and salaries, and $53 billion in tax revenue in 2022 (American Gaming Association Economic Report for 2023), and it crosses generations, genders, races, and ethnicities.

This interdisciplinary program gives students the ability to understand the processes and creativity that goes into developing a game, while also inspiring future developments in new entertainment forms still not created.

What You Will Study

All IDS majors complete an XIDS course sequence through which they learn interdisciplinary concepts and method, culminating with a capstone project that reflects their intellectual and career interests:

  • XIDS 2000 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
  • XIDS 3000 - Interdisciplinary Methods
  • XIDS 4000 - Interdisciplinary Capstone

Gaming Focus Areas

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Pathway Focus Areas

The pathway includes three focus areas:

  1. Computer Science (programming for video games);
  2. Theatre (Character Development, Storytelling and Script Writing for Video Games);
  3. Animation (Character Drawing and Animation for Video Games)

Contact

Contact Us

Dr. Neema Noori
Director, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
(678) 839-6636
ids@westga.edu