Minor in Game Design

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Are you ready to turn your passion for gaming into a career? The Game Design minor is your gateway to an exciting future in the game industry, whether you’re into crafting intricate board games or designing immersive digital worlds.

  • Learn Fundamental Principles: Get hands-on experience with both analog and digital game design. From sketching storyboards to creating lifelike animations, you’ll try it all.
  • Innovative Storytelling: Develop narratives that captivate players. Enhance your storytelling skills and create compelling characters and plots.
  • Create and Innovate: Use industry-standard software to produce visual art assets and animations. Bring your game ideas to life with the latest technology.
  • Multi-Format Expertise: Gain experience in both physical board games and digital video games. Why limit yourself to one format when you can excel in both?
  • Collaborative Projects: Work in multidisciplinary teams, just like in the real world. Practice problem-solving and teamwork to bring your projects to fruition.
  • Stay Ahead of the Curve: Learn to use emerging technologies in game design. Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements and be prepared for the future.

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Game Design Minor

The Game Design minor provides an exploration into the creative and technical aspects of game design. It equips students with the skills to create compelling characters, immersive worlds, and captivating stories. The curriculum incorporates animation principles and techniques to bring life into games. Students have the opportunity to produce both physical board-games and digital video-games. This minor serves as a stepping stone for careers in the game industry or for advanced studies in game design and related disciplines.

Note: to receive the minor, students must successfully complete each of the required courses.

​Grade Requirements: students must earn a GPA ≥2.5 in minor coursework.

Required Courses
DESN 100DRAWING FOR COMMUNICATION5
DESN 200VISUAL THINKING + MAKING5
DESN 301VISUAL STORYTELLING5
DESN 326INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION5
DESN 335GAME DESIGN5
Total Credits25

Students who earn a Game Design minor from EWU should be able to:

  • learn and apply fundamental game design principles for both analog and digital games;
  • create storyboards and develop narratives for analog and digital games;
  • use various and appropriate software to create visual-art assets and produce animations;
  • collaborate in multidisciplinary teams and practice problem-solving skill in game design and development;
  • develop industry awareness and use emerging technology in game design and development.