Training as Media Informatics Game Development - Option: Bachelor

Game development is teamwork and experts are in demand from different areas. As a game developer you are responsible for the technical implementation of the game design and make sure that the game is running. According to the specifications of the game designers and the game artists, you program the virtual worlds and thus create the game. Important for this are good programming skills as well as logical thinking and an analytical approach.

entry requirements

• Fachhochschulreife (school part) or Abitur
• Passing the bib aptitude test (logic test), duration approx. 1 hour

degrees

The training for media computer game development includes the following qualifications:

• Media Informatics Game Development (bib certificate)
• Certified Computer Scientist Multimedia

duration

• Education: 2 years
• Education Studies: 3 years

promotion

The training with us can be supported by BAföG, KfW education loan or by financing models.

canditature

• Application letter, CV, passport photo
• Certificate of Fachhochschulreife or the last available certificate

content

Game Development

Developing game elements (figures, scenes, levels), conception, design and programming of games, game authoring and game engine, game programming, 2 / 3D graphics programming

Media technology and media design

Drawing, image editing with Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D modeling, creating 3d animations with 3ds Max

Gameplay and game design

Analysis of games, development of own game ideas, conception and design of game elements, interactive storytelling, gameplay and storyboard

software development
Software development in Java, C / C and C # with Eclipse and Visual Studio

Operating systems and networks

Operating system installation, configuration and customization, construction and administration of networks

databases

Design, administration, database interfaces, internet connection

software Engineering

Strategies, methods and phases in software development, planning and management of large software systems, software development tools

Other subjects

Economics (start-up, business processes, financing, marketing)

data center practice

At the end of the lesson, the computer systems are at your free disposal for exercises during the week.

practice

At the bib International College the practice counts: both in the classroom as well as during the several months of practice. In the last third of your education you can show what you have learned in a company. Together, you work on a real project and solve a specific task in everyday professional life. Already many of our graduates got a job offer during the project phase.

Education

Education plus study - the shortest way to a bachelor's degree

With the combination of practice-oriented education and an internationally oriented study, you combine theory and practice optimally and you can quickly achieve an academic degree. By the end of the first semester at the bib, you can decide whether you also want to earn a degree.

With our " Fit For University " program, we'll get you ready for study abroad. We train you in the basics of scientific work and prepare you for the IELTS test with intensive English language training.

career opportunities

Job opportunities are offered not only by the classic entertainment games industry, but also by companies that develop so-called serious games - games that are not just for entertainment, but that convey information and education. In addition, game developers are also open to all computer science activities.