I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this school. I might be interested in one of their video game design programs. I am near completion of a Bachelors degree so I could go for either a second bachelors or a masters. Also are there any other schools that offer game design that are regionally accredited? Thanks
Regional accreditation seems like a tall order for the specialty of "video game design." When one searches "video game design" in Google, one gets alot of trade schools... some of which might be nationally accredited. That said, perhaps a slightly more refined Google search or two would turn-up something: +"video game design" +college +accredited site:.edu +"video game design" +university +accredited site:.edu I dunno if that helps.
jdaug: Savannah has a good reputation. A number of the Art Institutes have game design as a separate program. Others include game design as part of their computer animation programs. Most of the AII schools are nationally accredited, I think. A number of the larger ones are regionally accredited. There is an AI Online offering for game design, which is solely DL, but I don't know about accreditation. This link will provide you with the Web sites of the AI schools that offer game design: http://www.aii.edu/mediaarts/GameArtandDesign.asp?id=9 Savannah is offering programs via DL? I was unaware that they were. Hope this helps. marilynd
Where are you located? Katharine Gibbs School in Melville NY offers an Associates Degree In Game and Web Design. The Program is not offered online. Gibbs is accreditated by ACICS.
Good afternoon! Although SCAD has only been around for 27 years or so, the school enjoys an excellent reputation in the area. The school has helped in the historic preservation of numerous buildings in Savannah (including some that it owns), and I have heard from students that they enjoy the on-the-ground programs. For those who haven't seen SCAD's e-Learning programs, see http://www.scad.edu/scadelearning/ on the web. The description of the Master of Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development was quite interesting! Good luck in your search!
Video game design appears to be one area where national accreditation is whole-heartedly accepted. The "Harvard" of video game design schools is DigiPen Institute in Redmond, Washington. You can read about it here: http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2002-12-03-video_x.htm and check out their website here: http://www.digipen.edu/main.html There are no distance learning options at this school, but there are other nationally-accredited institutions which also offer game design programs.
Yeah... and talk about a wasted opportunity: Taking D/L courses from it, when the beauty of the city it's in would tempt just about anyone take the courses in residence just so one could move there and enjoy the place for a few years!
