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Program Details

The Master of Science in Game Design from Full Sail University is an online game design degree that prepares students for success in game design and production.  You will learn the skills needed to help you contribute to multidisciplinary development teams while completing coursework that focuses on user experience research, production, and design.  Courses cover high-level production, game design, quality assurance, usability, and leadership and allow students to observe, evaluate, and participate in the game development process.  Students improve their design skills, project and team management abilities, executive leadership insight, and competence in quality and usability testing as they learn various game development methodologies.  There are tracks available that allow students to focus their studies on an area of interest or expertise, such as user experience researcher, producer, or game designer.  Specializations in a genre or industry niche are also available, teaching students to evaluate and enhance real-world products.  

Full Sail University is dedicated to providing hands-on learning opportunities and the courses in this online game design degree are no different.  Each student creates a variety of documentation types related to both design, quality, and usability testing and production.  You will participate in exercises in leadership, team management, game design, and usability.

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