Game Design and Development

Hello Nischay,It is definitely possible for a commerce student to pursue game designing.It depends on your creativity how good you can be at this.If you are creative enough then this is the right field for you.you should look for an institute which can provide you with this course.You will be provided with the diploma course as these type of courses will get you job ready in a few months and are also cost effective.Only your work is what that will be taken into the consideration during the placement.So,i recommend you to visit a good animation institution so that you can make a bright future ahead.Also keep that in mind that the institution can assure you for the placement after the completion of your course.Some of the best institutions that i can refer you are:-

Hello Abhijith,well i must tell you that diploma in game designing is more than enough for you to get you placed in any of the big companies,the reason being that what preferred is your work,your portfolio and the professional touch that you can give to your work.Suppose if you have a degree in animation and your work is not upto the mark then it is not going to help you to get placed.In this stream only the quality of work you can provide will be preferred and nothing else.So just go for it.If you are looking for institutions that can provide you with these type of courses then the following institutions would be the best ones for you:-

Hello Abhijith,
Yes you could do it for sure. Industrial Design Centre at IIT, Powai offers PG in creative segment of Animation & Design. Even NID offers the same. Admission to both programs are through entrance. If you are creative, do consider the option.
Gaming is a highly exciting, youthful career. It needs lot of passion, patience and Creativity to become Game Designer. Ensure that you possess it.
Also note that Gaming is still in its nascent stage in India. Till date there are very few appropriate programs available for Game Art Design. You could also prefer to pursue a Animation and Digital Media program which covers all the aspects desired to become an avid designer for game contents. Such course not only prepares you for Gaming but also for Animation Studios, Production Houses, Web, Ad agencies, Home entertainment through TV, e-learning etc.
You may check desired profile on top few Game Co's like Sony, Microsoft, Disney Indiagames, Zynga, Veda Games, Gameloft, Kreeda etc. Digital Media and Animation related programs are offered by lot of Government Colleges and Autonomous Institutes & Universities.
While choosing any institute ensure that you are taught by Experienced & proficient Mentors. Also ensure adequate infrastructure, industry interface & validate placement track record of alumni's. Learning Software alone won't help you. First acquire artistic skills on paper, then learn application software's for expressing skills in the Digital Medium.
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Sanjay Khimesara

Hello Nandkishor
Gaming is a highly exciting, youthful career. It needs lot of passion, patience and Creativity to become Game Designer. Ensure that you possess it. Gaming is still in its nascent stage in India. Till date there are very few appropriate programs available for Game Art Design.
You could also do a Animation and Digital Media program which covers all the aspects desired to become an avid designer for game contents. Such course not only prepares you for Gaming but also for Animation Studios, Production Houses, Web, Ad agencies, Home entertainment through TV, e-learning etc.
You may check desired profile on top few Game Co's like Sony, Microsoft, Disney Indiagames, Zynga, Veda Games, Gameloft, Kreeda etc. Digital Media and Animation related programs are offered by lot of Government Colleges and Autonomous Institutes & Universities.
While choosing any institute ensure that you are taught by Experienced & proficient Mentors. Also ensure adequate infrastructure, industry interface & validate placement track record of alumni's. Learning Software alone won't help you. First acquire artistic skills on paper, then learn application software's for expressing skills in the Digital Medium.
Kindly revert for any further queries, also if you liked this answer then rate it 'Best answer' or give a 'Thumbs Up' rating.
Sanjay Khimesara

Hello Ujjwal,
Game design is an application of Digital Media and Animation segment. You may learn pre production with sketching, graphic design etc ,production using 2d-3d Animation & post production using Editing & vfx. You may opt to learn these skills from any leading Animation School.
Animation related programs are offered by lot of Government Colleges and Autonomous Institutes & Universities.
While choosing any institute ensure that you are taught by Experienced & proficient Mentors. Also ensure adequate infrastructure, industry interface & validate placement track record of alumni's. Learning Software alone won't help you.
First acquire artistic skills on paper, then learn application software's for expressing skills in the Digital Medium.
Kindly revert for any further queries, also if you liked this answer then rate it 'Best answer' or give a 'Thumbs Up' rating.
Sanjay Khimesara

Hi
happy to help you. After 10th, you have a wide variety of options ranging from commerce to arts, Animation multimedia and gaming. Since you have knowledge in computer and drawing you can choose a career course in multimedia. Multimedia includes 2D animation, 3D animation, graphics designing and web designing. You could go for a B.sc in any of these fields after your 12th.Animation industry is growing at a fast pace and there are excellent job opportunities in this field. You could choose 2D, 3D animation, Gaming, graphics or web design. Innumerable artists are required in any full-fledged 2D /3D animated broadcast TV or Film production - Pre-Production artists, Story board artists, BG artists, Layout artist, Scanner operator, Modelers, Texture's, Lighting rendering artists, Riggers, Character Animators, Matte painters, Roto artists, Compositors, SFX artist to name a few. Graphic and Web designers are essentially absorbed into the Design, Advertising, Web, Publishing and print based industries. In fashion/interior designing and even in medical, legal, architecture, automobile and insurance companies, animators are required to make presentations, models and simulations. Before making up your final decision go through some top animation college websites, download their brochures and meet their career counselors. Please feel free to revert back hope the answer is been helpful to you. If you feel the answer is helpful to you click on thumps up or choose the answer as the best answer

Viresh, If you're creative, you can always consider going for Design and Animation. A good mentor and wise selection of courses with a good school, followed by diligent learning, would get you a head start in your career. However, you must check your suitability for this field. Animation is an art form and a very demanding career. It has ample opportunities for the creatively talented people. Opportunities lie in animation design, game design, graphics, storyboarding, 3d modelling, texturing and lighting, Dynamics and VFX and of course animation (2D and 3D). However, choosing between these must be done after seeing your performance in each of these. So going for a generic course covering all or most of these would be the best way to get started in these careers. Typically you should have good sketching skills to be able to make a sound career in this (if you work hard you can improve your drawing skills tremendously). Nothing but your innermost talent and passion should lead you to the course and the institute you choose. Go speak to people over there and see if you like their philosophy and they change your persp ective.Try their website for more details. Also remember that Animation requires good mentoring. Typically go for a school which offers all the information including faculty on their website. Here is an article by Arena Chandigarh Centre Head on Shiksha website about how to select the right college to help you in your research https://www.shiksha.com/questions-to-ask-before-you-pick-an-animation-college-article-4699-1. And here is a complete snapshot of Gaming Industry by me on Shiksha website https://www.shiksha.com/from-gaming-to-game-designing-article-5827-1. Wish you the best for your career. Remember, your Career is a resultant of your knowledge combined with your passion and expression ability. If you like this answer you may select it as best answer or press like.

Dhananjay, I'd be happy to understand your current stage of progress including academics, courses, hobbies and other interests to help you understand what in you can lead to game design and also what aspect of game design can suit you better. Also, in most cases a broader learning like a combination of graphics, multimedia, web design, vfx, 2d and 3d animation, can lead to a better preparation towards launching oneself into a gaming career. A specialization in Game Design is a useful addon afterwards. And just to state the facts, none of the famous game designers in the world today have done anything remotely linked to game design. That said, do not take it as a bar to entry, but to elucidate the fact that a broad learning is always necessary to get into a challenging career such as game design. Now let's go into the nitty gritty on Game Design. To become a Game Designer, you must get a good knowledge of 3D software as well as preproduction. Usually in Games the environment is created in 3DSMax and Character animations in Maya, Only the models are made with less polygons and more textures. So choose a program that teaches you these software. It would not matter whether the programme is called game design programme or not. Rest, to become a level designer you must have a passion for game design. Also you must have passion for playing all kinds of games including card games, dice games, sports etc. The 3rd option is Game Design (it's different from Game Designer), where you design the game itself, i.e. what happens on each level, and how things go about as well as the base story of the game. It is a stage that you reach due to your vast knowledge and passion and even exceptional technical skills cannot help you reach. This is usually the story designer. May I ask, have you ever designed a game? Finally, to do game programming you would require knowledge of programming in which usually a BCA/ MCA would help. Typically game programmers usually would be knowing C, C+, Java, Android besides at least a Game Engine. Here is a complete snapshot of Gaming Industry by me on Shiksha website https://www.shiksha.com/from-gaming-to-game-designing-article-5827-1. Arena offers a very good Course in this regard namely GAD (Game Art and Design). If you like this answer you may select it as best answer or press like.

That's good. I would like to advise you not to worry about what the qualification is going to be. Just find the best place to learn and join. I could tell you that ABC is one of the best and go read online about it. I could tell you to search the youtube for 'best animation faculty' or 'best animation institute'. However these are only some of the methods of shortlisting. There is no such authentic one list of institutes that i can give you. All institute branches have same curriculum, like all states in India follow the same constitution. By same comparison all state progress differently and after a certain time the gap becomes huge. You could do well to create a list of places you may want to learn at, whether they are in your city or not. Then go to their websites and research about them, and even call them and talk to them. Try their website for more details. Typically go for a school which offers all the information including faculty on their website. Now shortlist some you want to visit. Do not hesitate to travel - this is about your life and career. After visiting those take a decision for yourself. Even if you have to travel to timbuctoo or chandigarh for that matter, it is important for your life, so do it. Here is an article by Arena Chandigarh Centre Head on Shiksha website about how to select the right college to help you in your research https://www.shiksha.com/questions-to-ask-before-you-pick-an-animation-college-article-4699-1. Wish you the best for your career. Remember, your Career is a resultant of your knowledge combined with your passion and expression ability. If you like this answer you may select it as best answer or press like.