Minor in Game Design

Coming Fall 2021

For the first time, UT offers a Game Design minor, and it's right here. Beginning in Fall 2021, our Game Design minor brings the mechanics and simulation of gaming to your fingertips. Open to any UT student, you'll explore the development and use of simulations, gaming, role playing and strategies for knowledge production. You'll learn about gamer motivation, compelling narratives, culture vs context and more. Come out and play.

Pre-Minor Courses Open to All UT Students

The minor begins in its entirety in Fall 2021, and courses in game design will be taught before then. In Spring 2020, we offer Philosophy of VR, and in Summer 2020, Game Design: Process and Product, will be offered. More courses will be announced for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Electives can be taken in a variety of programs across UT, and you can choose the Game Design minor interdisciplinary studio where students will work in teams alongside faculty in the execution of a game experience.

Want to stay informed about the development of the Game Design minor? Fill out the form below and visit this page often.

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Philosophy of VR

Spring 2020 (3)
Students will directly engage with virtual reality and immersive content while analyzing virtual space, the nature of perceptual systems and the ethical implications of the technology to both the individual experience and society at large.

Game Design: Process and Product

Summer 2020 (3)
This course will cover the facets required to develop a game from initial idea through to final production.
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Meet the App.Farm 

The Game Design minor is new to UT, but the School of Design's exploration into the area of game design is not. The App.Farm, an innovative, interdisciplinary studio of student teams who create games, started in 2015.

In this lab, students design gaming experiences that excite learners. Games have included video games, card games and more, and they have focused on critical thinking skills, foundations of design, foreign language learning and resources for patients.

The App.Farm also provides students with opportunities to engage in student research on campus and beyond.
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Stay Informed How to Minor in Game Design

Want to stay informed about the development of the minor and availability of courses leading up to Fall 2021? Fill out the "Game Design Interest Form" below!
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