Game Programming St. Lawrence College

Overview

At Game Programming at St. Lawrence College game programming is a multi-billion dollar industry that is among the fastest growing in the world. The video game industry is in need of trained programmers who can produce optimized and efficient code for computers, game consoles, web pages, cell phones and other devices. If you are creative and like to control the action, Game - Programming is for you.

You will learn mathematical calculations for advanced programming techniques required for sophisticated graphics, A.I. (artificial intelligence) and networked multiplayer games. You will broaden your knowledge by examining and implementing 3-dimensional games using industry standard libraries and game engines. Portability, modularity and efficiency of code is emphasized at all stages of instruction in addition to proper documentation and team communications.

Career

Graduates of the Game Programming at St. Lawrence College find employment with game studios in Canada and throughout the world. We are proud to have had graduates in recent years continue on to AAA studios such as Ubisoft and Eidos (Square-Enix). This industry is experiencing job growth that is out-pacing the training of potential workers. Canada has six of the top 50 game studios in the world and this includes one of the five top studios based on product sales.

Potential positions at these studios include:

• Generalist Programmer
• Audio Programmer
• Build / Pipeline Engineer
• Database Programmer
• Online / Network Programmer
• Front End Developer
• Graphics Programmer
• Tools Programmer