The rapid growth of the game industry has created a high demand for artists and designers who can combine their art background with solid technical know-how in the creation of the next generation of computer games. Becker College’s four year Computer Game Design concentration is perfect for those students with an interest in creating and designing electronic games. The Game Design course curriculum offers a foundation of traditional drawing, illustration, and art courses as well as courses in 2D and 3D animation, sound, storytelling and character development with a foundation in digital game design and game technology. Students learn industry-related software such as Maya, Flash, and a full range of Adobe products. Becker College’s four year Computer Game Development & Programming concentration is perfect for those students with an interest in the development and the programming of electronic computer games. The curriculum is comprehensive and provides the student with real world development and programming skills by offering courses in programming, Java, Active X Technologies, Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, C++, 2 and 3 D Dimensional Animations, and Game Prototyping.