Professional Diploma in Videogame Programming

Description

Course Overview
Professional Diploma in Videogame Programming is designed for those interested in videogame programming and would like a career in videogame programming.
 
This course is designed with the help of actual videogame industry professionals. The course content gave the students a comprehensive foundation in the practical skills required to produce a next-generation games. In addition, students will get the opportunity to work on a commercial videogame for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC during their Videogame Project.
 
As a result, students will be able to build fundamental knowledge and skills of videogame programming and create a videogame by own self as well.
 

Course	Professional Diploma in Videogame Programming
Intake	April, August & December
Duration of Study	1) Full Time - 12 Months (Maximum 18 Months) 2) Part-Time - 18 Months (Maximum 36 Months)
Mode of Study	1) Full Time - Monday to Friday except for Public Holidays 2) Part-Time - Saturday except for Public Holidays
Certificate Body	British Videogame Academy, UK

 
Entry Requirements

• 18 years old and above
• No SPM or UEC result requires

 
Learning Outlines

Semester 1

Objective: Students will learn by example the following topics while developing some portions of a first-person shooter game that will achieve the entire game during semester 3.

Introduction to Unity and Visual Studio

Unity Basic Workflow

Game Objects / Persons/ Components

Camera, Rendering, Lighting, Baking and Occlusion

3D Space VS 2D Space

Introduction to 3D Physics

Animation and Animator

Introduction Scripting

Loops and Logical Flow Control

Data Structures, Object Oriented Design Patterns, Unity events, Triggers, Scriptable, Collision Detection, Coroutines and Data Save/ Load

First Semester Project

 

Semester 2

Objective: students will learn how to develop a replica of a hit game via understanding 2D space physics and programming. (Basic)

Sprite and Sprite Editor

Atlases and Size Compression

Engineering Custom 2D Physics and Types of Respective Events

Unity Input, Keyboard and Mobile Touches

Player Points System and Level of Experience

Object Pooling and Dynamic Obstacle Generation

Unity UI Creation and Multiple Screen Resolution

Unity UI Non-Programmatic Events

Scene Loading with Persistent Game object

Random Generation of Game Component

Second Semester Project

 

Semester 3

Objective: The student will learn how to develop a replica of a hit game via understanding 2D space physics and programming. (Advanced)

Unity AI and Agents

Unity Action Camera

Player Inventory

Player Health

Enemy Health and Attack-Defend AI

Unity Machine Learning

Introduction to Unity FPS Multiplayer

Dedicated Server

Introduction to Profiling

Advanced Profiling

Third Semester Project

 

Career Prospects

Game Content Programmer

Game Tools Programmer

Game Sound and Audio Programmer

Graphics Programmer

Game Developer

**Available Online Class / Offline Classes for Other States students ( Johor | Melaka | Negeri Sembilan | Perak | Pulau Pinang | Pahang | Sabah | Sarawak | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur )
**For other states students, if you are not convenient to come to KL for classes, we encourage you to try our Online Classes:  https://www.sbit.edu.my/Online-Learning
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