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Higher Technician in

Game Development

Images of student games. Credits: Adam Sosinski, Alejandro Abecasis, Diego Granados, Emiliano Laiño, Enzo Brizuela, Erik Hack, Facundo Martín De Paul De'Aurelli, Federico van Gelderen, Felipe Cittadino, Florencia Tassara, Franco Vega, Gaspar Nuñez, Gisela Argento, Ignacio Mosconi, Iván Fernandez , Jessica Jiménez Molina, Joaquin Gonzales Quezada, Josué Borghi, Juan Schweizer, Leo Perugini, Leonardo Fernandez, Leonel Sisterna Micuzzi, Leonel Suarez, Leticia Pak, Lucia Criscuolo, Lucia Martin, Luciano Novak, Luis Molina, María Bianco, Mariano Martinez, Martín Monterrosa, Martín Zguros, Matías Pilotto, Matías Ruiz Torres, Matias Yudica Bartels, Nahuel Retamoso, Nicolás Requena, Octavio Elia, Pedro Provenzano, Santiago Ibarra, Sebastián Avena, Tomás Carceglia, Tomás Mugetti.

Technique
Superior in

Development of
Videogames

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Type

Face-to-face
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Duration

3 years.
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Home

March 15
2021
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Cursada

Monday to Friday
9 to 13hs
14 p.m. to 18 p.m.

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Requirements

Headline
Secondary
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Certified

Official title
endorsed by
Ministry of
Education
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Type

Face-to-face
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Duration

3 years.
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Home

15 2021 March
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Cursada

Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
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Requirements

Secondary degree
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Certified

Official title endorsed by the Ministry of Education
No. 1
Gaming school leader
en innovation
y academic excellence.
95%
Of our students
they are working
in the industry.
65%
Of our students are recommended by graduates and industry professionals.

What do you learn?

Program

Bring video games to life through programming, understanding how to add interactivity, how to implement graphics and embody the rules and features as they were designed.

This is the most important aspect of the degree (75% of the subjects) and will allow you to specialize in various areas of programming such as gameplay, graphic engines (Unity, Unreal Engine), networking, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, testing, among other.

In this technical course you will learn the programming languages ​​that are used today in video game development, also taking you the experience of teachers who work in this industry and who will teach you about good practices when creating code, to carry out a job professional.

You will focus not only on tools but also on understanding lower-level aspects to understand how they work and achieve greater versatility as a developer, which is a key requirement for this role.

Game Design and Production

Learn which work methodologies are used professionally in the industry and how to direct and manage projects in their different phases of production, from planning to publication and commercialization.

Learn about conceptual design to broaden your criteria when making decisions about each project and share views on narrative, mechanics or gameplay, in a critical and justified way.

Art and Audiovisual

You will understand how illustrators, modelers, animators and sound engineers work and think, the functioning of the tools they use, so that you can interact effectively as a team with a 360º vision.

You will prototype and see quick results, understanding how to integrate visual and sound pieces.

Main software and programming languages ​​to use

Main software and programming languages ​​to use

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The difference is in knowing how to do


Our graduates make a difference because they develop and produce one video game per year of study, together with students from other careers, simulating a real professional practice environment.
Upon graduation, this know-how will allow you to exhibit a solid personal portfolio, to stand out and show your potential, a key competitive advantage to enter the industry or undertake your own projects. Look at some of the productions made by students during the career.

Companies where our graduates work

What do our graduates think

Thanks to Image I was able to start working on what I'm passionate about even before graduating. I received the initial and necessary knowledge to later continue studying and working. Today I am part of large production teams in one of the main technology companies in the country.
Agustin Polleschi
Agustin Polleschi Developer
Globant
I am very grateful to Image because it helped me fulfill my dream of working in video games, meeting influential professionals and a very nice community. I also highlight Image's contribution to the development of the industry and its networking.
Federico Abella Mackinlay
Federico Abella Mackinlay Developer
Dedalord
Since I was a child I have been passionate about video games and I always wanted to know how they were made. Studying at Image was one of the best decisions I made in my life. The educational and human quality is spectacular. Today I work in a video game company thanks to the people I met at Image.
Daniel natarelli
Daniel natarelli Developer - Lone
Wolf Technology
Image is special because it teaches you to investigate and solve complex problems on your own. This motivated me to learn new tools and technologies that allowed me to work with Virtual Reality.
Matias Fernandez
Matias Fernandez VR Developer
Delta3
Image is doing an outstanding job. Its graduates leave with a solid knowledge base adapted to the needs of the Industry. I admire the constant growth they show year after year.
Marcos Ribatto
Marcos Ribatto Co Owner
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Image gives you a wide range of knowledge that facilitates working together with other professionals. With teamwork fundamental in the industry, such an education is invaluable.
Ignacio Mosconi
Ignacio Mosconi Game Developer
Mobillers

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Required fields

Curriculum

  • Games History
  • Gender analysis
  • Introduction to contemporary aesthetics
  • Programming Fundamentals
  • Narrative
  • Systems principles
  • Data processing
  • Game Concept Design Workshop
  • 2D art workshop for video games
  • Algebra
  • Professional Practice I: Video Game Development I
  • Program
  • Professional Practice II: Video Game Development II
  • programming II
  • Graphics Programming I
  • 3D art workshop for video games
  • Level design
  • Graphics Programming II
  • Screenplay Video Game
  • Legal and commercial
  • Professional Practice III: Video Game Development III
  • Game development for mobile devices
  • Graphics Programming III
  • Professional Practice IV: Project Management
  • Introduction to audio design
  • Physics
  • Development of video games for the internet
  • Professional Practice V: Video Game Production
  • Business Planning
  • Video game programming
  • Multiplayer
  • Artificial intelligence

Areas where our graduates work

Video Game Programming

Video Game Programming

mobile Apps

mobile Apps

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality

Virtual reality

Virtual reality

QA Testing

QA Testing

Software programming

Software programming

Tool Programming

Tool Programming

Graphic programming

Graphic programming

Works of our students

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Infrastructure and Technological Resources

In a building environment specially designed for our activity, all our classrooms are equipped with the latest generation computers. One PC per Student with all the Software required for each course.

Professionals who collaborated in the design of the study plan

Diego G. Ruiz
Professor, Information Systems Engineer (UTN) and one of the owners of Dedalord Games (Psychoban, Falling Fred, Running Fred). He has extensive experience in the video game industry. Previously, he was Lead Programmer at Three Melons, worked at the Argentine studio Games and Web and at the Buenos Aires subsidiary of Gameloft, the leading French company in mobile games. He joined Image Campus in 2003, and since then he has designed and updated the study plan for the Higher Technician in Video Game Development career, of which he is technical coordinator. He is the author of the book "C ++ Object Oriented Programming" and "C # The total programmer's guide" by MP Ediciones. He has contributed to ".code" and "Power Users" magazines with articles on video game programming.
Sergio Baretto
Professor, graduate of the fourth class of video game developers at Image Campus, Sergio has worked in the audiovisual industry in areas of video game development and software programming. He works with various programming languages ​​and tools, focusing on cross-platform development. In 2011 he rejoined Image Campus as a teacher and since then he has specialized in training both students with programming knowledge, who wish to be trained in specific tools and platforms, and those who, without prior knowledge, want to enter the world of programming. video game programming. At the same time, it trains groups of professionals from important local video game production companies in the content as these companies regularly hire at Image Campus. Sergio is one of the first “Unity Certified Developers” in Argentina, having completed his certification at the Unity offices in San Francisco during its launch at GDC2016.
Martin Romero
Professor, as Designer and Producer, Martín capitalizes on more than 12 years of experience in the videogame development industry. Worked for clients such as: EA Sports, Sony, Cartoon Network, Disney, Nickelodeon, Atari, Dreamworks, Chilingo, Playdom, Autodesk. He has designed and created games for the web, PC, Mobile, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii; social games, advergames, serious games and gamification. As an Image Campus teacher, he has trained generations of video game developers since 2003. Summer Lab Project Leader, a joint experience between Image Campus teachers and students where video games for Android were fully developed that can now be downloaded for free in the Google Play Store .
Daniel Brenner
Serves as Image Campus professor since 2009, of the subjects of Programming II and III, Programming of Graphics I, II and III, Programming of Multigujador Games and Programming of games for Cell Phones. It is dedicated to the development of software and hardware in a wide range of technologies, such as C / C ++, DirectX, OpenGL, PHP, JavaScript.
Juan Pablo Bettini
Professor, your passion for video games sparked your interest in programming at a very young age of 8 with a Commodore 64. He received his degree as a Professional Game Programmer at Image Campus in December 2004, and has also been a teacher since then. He worked as a programmer and project leader in different companies, including Games and Web and Three Melons, developing video games for important companies such as Lego, Cartoon Network and Disney. He is also the author of the book: “Programación de Videojuegos” (ISBN: 978-987-1347-38-4) by the publishing house MP Ediciones. Founding partner and former Technical Leader (CTO) of the video game development studio Dedalord. He is currently a senior developer at Decentraland.

Labor Field

Can I work in other disciplines?
If in professional areas such as software development, applications and databases, among others.
And internationally?
Being a global industry, many international companies hire the best professionals in the country to settle abroad. The knowledge and skills provided by Image qualify our graduates to enter large international video game studios and producers.

FAQs

Does the title is official?
Yes. Official Resolution Number Res. No. 172 / 16 SSPLINED - Ministry of Education - DGEGP
If I have good basic math and programming, I can do I register?
Yes. But, but once registered, you will reinforce your knowledge through free online courses in our virtual platform leveling.

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

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