I really want to be able to get into the video game designing field. From all the websites i have been to they all have itt tech up there saying that it is a good school to go to. I know it is a lot of money and i have been there and they are nice and i kind of like visiting it but when i tell my friend they all just laugh at the fact that i am going there. Ya that stresses me out sometimes. I would love to be able to create the character models on the computer i think that will be really fun. I am all most done with High school and i live in Michigan. I play around with UDK and other programs to help me to prepare. I am feeling really stressed if i have made the right choices or not. I would love to go to The art institute but i really don't want leave home and i don't think i have a strong portfolio.
So plz if you can help me straightening things out i would appreciate that a lot.
Thanks Adam
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ITT Tech isn't regionally accredited, which is a huge issue. It means that some employers, and all other schools, won't recognize those degrees. But thing is, in game design, it's not all about where you went to school. It's about your portfolio and what you can do. So might you be able to get a game design job out of ITT? Maybe. I'd want you to ask ITT to hook you up with some ITT graduates who are currently working in the game design industry. Talk to them about their experiences, directly. Ideally, you want to talk to people working in game design in your state - in Michigan - if that's where you think you'd want to work when you graduate.
The AI Chain of schools is somewhat better, but not all of their campuses are regionally accredited, they're a for-profit school (which a lot of employers don't like), and they aren't considered all that strong as schools. Some of their branches have better reps than others. I consider their reputation to be mixed.
It sounds like you'd prefer to be on the art side of game design, rather than the programming side. That's great. Not a problem. You don't need to major in game design. You can major in things like art, with a focus on digital media/computer graphics. Being broader about it could help you find more schools that fit you.
The better art programs in Michigan are: Cranbrook Academy of Art, U Michigan Ann Arbor, Wayne State U, Michigan State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ferris State (Kendall), and Western Michigan. I don't know which of these have what you need re: a major, but all are worth checking out.
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Seeing as it is a for-profit college just be prepared to be laughed at for the rest of your life. Seriously, many employers won't even consider a candidate who went to ITT Tech. The "school" is a joke and not worth the amount of money they charge, oh and if you decide you don't like it then you won't be able to transfer the vast majority (if any) of your credits to a real university since ITT-Tech is not regionally accredited.
No, for two reasons.
*ITT is widely considered a worthless school. Art Institute schools are not much better.
*Video Game Design/Programming is going offshore, where very good programmers can be found for $3/hr. Better for you to get a good general (ie flexible) degree in Computer Engineering Technology.
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ITT Tech and DeVry are *not* good schools, and will not prepare you or qualify you to work in the game industry. Avoid them. For game design, there isn't really a school or major that's better than any other. A lot of schools will try to tell you they have game design majors, and that's flat out false. They're either 100% art and no design whatsoever, or they won't prepare you any better than a "normal" college would. The only exceptions to this are the Masters program at Carnegie Mellon, and USC's undergrad program. True game design is accomplished almost entirely with writing and math, and involves no art or programming. If you're interested in design, go to any good 4 year college and major in whatever you want. Just pick a major that you enjoy and that will allow you graduate as quickly as possible. Along with your major take math up through Calculus 1, and at least two courses in Statistics, two courses in writing, one Computer Science course, and one art course. Math and writing are the main tools of a designer, and the CS and art courses will help you work with your programmer and artist colleagues later on. Fill up the rest of your course requirement with a wide liberal arts education -- history, literature, mythology, sociology, psychology, etc, are all useful in game design. Given that you want to work for Blizzard or Valve specifically, the city where you go to school will be at least as important as what school you go to. Most game companies will not pay for relocation for an entry level job, and some won't even interview you if you don't live in the area. I generally recommend that aspiring game designers pick a college near a major industry hub, like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, etc., to increase their chances of getting hired out of college. Valve is outside of Seattle, and Blizzard is in Irvine, south of Los Angeles, so for you I would recommend Seattle or LA/Orange County specifically. Put yourself on your dream company’s doorstep. If you stay out east for college, you will either need to move yourself to Seattle or LA after college, when you will have student loans and may have a significant other or even kids to worry about. Or you will have to look for game jobs on the east coast, and work for 2 to 5 years until you have enough experience that a company like Blizzard or Valve would be willing to move you all the way across the country. OTOH, if you go to college near Blizzard or Valve, you will drastically increase your chances of getting an internship with them (I know for a fact that Blizzard had design interns from USC this summer), and will make getting hired full time much much easier and more likely. One last thing to keep in mind: most people do not get hired as game designers right out of college, no matter what they major in (this includes even those with a Masters from CMU). The vast majority of people who want to be game designers “break in” to the game industry through some other means, usually Quality Assurance or Customer Service. QA in particular gives you a firsthand view of the development process, and gives you direct access to the people who could recommend you for a design job. But most companies require that their new QA testers already live within commuting distance to the company headquarters, so again, where you live will make a big difference. Good luck!
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it honestly is a ok college but your bets bet would be going to full sail university because they are the best college in the us for computer and video game design