The Game and Simulation Design program is a broad based degree completion program of professional-level rigor focused on these production skills: • The Virtools workspace, characters and levels, cameras and rendering, behavior building blocks, collision management, particles, interactivity, creating interfaces, data management, and how to export your games. The course outcomes include the development of a working game prototype. • Advanced study in digital character animation for games and simulation production. This course explores the relationships among anatomy, motion, weight, and timing through a balanced combination of exercises and individual and group projects. Develop advanced skills in preproduction, modeling, rigging, weight mapping, and texturing game characters. • Complete a combination of exercises, individual and group projects in modeling man-made scenes, principles of photorealism applied, creating environmental lighting effects, advanced textures, real-time shaders, project workflow and management, rendering photorealistic shots, and optimization for real-time game engines. • In-depth study of game interactivity, including the psychology of user interaction and methods for designing and developing effective navigational interfaces. Combine your previous knowledge of game design and digital imaging with the concepts in this class to create portfolio-quality game interface designs. • Languages, programming techniques, algorithms, game testing, game logic, real-time 3D rendering, asset control, and pipeline management. Gain sufficient knowledge to repurpose or extend existing programs and scripting. Brought to you by Bellevue University, a leader in online learning. Bellevue University makes it convenient to learn and earn your bachelor’s degree while you work. Our exclusive Cyber-Active(r) Learning Classroom is an award-winning model that’s emulated at colleges and universities around the globe. In fact, Bellevue University is the recipient of the coveted 21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning and Best Teaching Online Awards from the United States Distance Learning Association.