The following degrees and certificates are offered as part of the Digital Gaming and Interactive Media program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech).
LWTech is offering the state’s first Applied Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Gaming & Interactive Media. It is an intense two-year program where a cohort of students will work collaboratively in teams that simulate the digital game development workplace. Students will gain competencies in areas such as: game design, animation, virtual reality, and program management. Students will have an opportunity to be part of game/interactive media design projects from conception through distribution. In addition to digital game design, students will gain interactive media skills, preparing them to work as an interactive media designer in a wide range of industries, including: healthcare, aerospace, transportation, and more.
Students will be able to transfer to the applied bachelor's degree with an associate degree in LWTech's Digital Gaming & Interactive Media, or a digital design degree from a community or technical college. Classes include 3D Game Design, Digital Story Telling & Mythology, Designing for Interactive Technology, Principles of Game Mechanics, and more. This is the first degree of its kind in the state of Washington offered by a public institution.
This degree is designed for students with these associate degrees:
The Digital Gaming and Interactive Media AAS-T degree is designed to train students for entry-level positions in the game/media field. Graduates will be able to create animated graphics applicable to gaming, marketing, advertising, educational, and interactive media that use 3D animation.
Courses are delivered through face-to-face, online, and hybrid methods allowing students to practice skills necessary in industry. Students will conduct industry research to identify career pathways, learn professional practices including copyright, file management, portfolio development and workplace ethics. Students culminate their learning experience at the end of their studies with a showcase of their portfolio to industry professionals.
Digital Gaming and Interactive Media AAS-T degree graduates will:
Business Hours
Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Campus Hours
Mon-Thurs, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, Closed to the public
Sat-Sun, Closed
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