SUNY Polytechnic Institute SUNY Polytechnic Institute, New York’s premier public polytechnic, provides an innovative and affordable higher education for students interested in science, engineering, technology, business, healthcare, and other liberal arts offerings for a well-rounded approach to experiential learning. Our commitment to a hands-on education situates students with both the academic structure customary of undergraduate study and unique opportunities for training and cutting-edge research, ultimately providing learners an unmatched education targeted for success in our fast-changing world. SUNY Poly students enjoy public school tuition with benefits that many small, private institutions boast, including small class sizes, individualized learning experiences, and a tight-knit community.
Bachelor of Science
Interactive Media and Game Design
Contact us: Office of Admissions State University of New York Polytechnic Institute 100 Seymour Road, Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-7500 admissions@sunypoly.edu sunypoly.edu
NEW YORK’S PREMIER PUBLIC POLYTECHNIC 8/23
SUNY Polytechnic Institute SUNY Polytechnic Institute, New York’s premier public polytechnic, provides an innovative and affordable higher education for students interested in science, engineering, technology, business, healthcare, and other liberal arts offerings for a well-rounded approach to experiential learning. Our commitment to a hands-on education situates students with both the academic structure customary of undergraduate study and unique opportunities for training and cutting-edge research, ultimately providing learners an unmatched education targeted for success in our fast-changing world. SUNY Poly students enjoy public school tuition with benefits that many small, private institutions boast, including small class sizes, individualized learning experiences, and a tight-knit community.
Bachelor of Science
Interactive Media and Game Design
Contact us: Office of Admissions State University of New York Polytechnic Institute 100 Seymour Road, Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-7500 admissions@sunypoly.edu sunypoly.edu
NEW YORK’S PREMIER PUBLIC POLYTECHNIC 8/23
Design Studios
The Program The Interactive Media and Game Design (IMGD) program focuses on the design, development, and business of interactive media, with opportunities to create interactive content and entertainment, and the chance to join and participate in media’s largest, fastest growing, industry. Students will learn by doing, creating projects to add to a digital portfolio and working with industry-standard software and design suites. Video games are by nature a multidisciplinary endeavor, requiring the work of programmers, artists, and interaction designers. Students will experience courses in all areas of the video game industry and will specialize in a career track of their choice. The core of the IMGD curriculum includes courses in gamification, machinima, design, and publication. Students choose a concentration in: software development and interaction design, marketing and entrepreneurship, or art and asset production.
SUNY Poly has digital design studios for programming, virtual reality, and 3D asset creation to support all courses in the IMGD major. The studios include PC and Mac operating systems and software to support game design, graphic design, digital photography, video, and animation. Software examples includes Maya, Construct 3, Unreal, Unity, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Visual Studio, Source Filmmaker, and Final Cut, among many others. SUNY Poly provides a dedicated lab space that maintains the listed software, accessible by IMGD students during school hours.
Concentrations
Software Development and Interaction Design • Prepares students to enter the industry as programmers or engineers. Students will develop the skills necessary for building the underlying systems that control the game, create rules for the game, communicate between servers and clients, and make the experience come to life. • Additional computer science courses are required. Marketing and Entrepreneurship • Prepares students for a career in the business of interactive media. Students may find employment as team leaders, project managers, and public relations specialists. Art and Asset Production • Prepares students for the creative side of IMGD. Students will create concept art, interactive movies, 3D models, textures, landscapes, music, and all other assets used in games.
Career Opportunities Graduates of the IMGD program can look forward to careers in media’s fastest growing industry. Career opportunities include: game designer, systems engineer, project manager, interactive media consultant, user interaction or user experience designer, 3D modeler, and application designer.
What You’ll Study Program Core
Introduction to Digital Media Production Professional Presentations Design Visual Thinking and Writing Critical Perspectives on Digital Culture Portfolio Review and Professional Development
Career Concentration
Introduction to Video Game Design and Culture Gamification Theory Machinima and 3D Animation Asset Production Video Game Design Studio Professional Game Production
Software Development and Interaction Design
Computing Fundamentals Data Structures and Algorithms
Get Your Game on Outside the Classroom!
SUNY Poly Wildcat Esports competes competitively as part of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), SUNY Esports League, and the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Star League. Game Development Club (GDC)
The GDC is a student-run group that hosts game jam competitions and escape room events for students to develop their portfolios for the game industry.
(prereq CS 108 and MAT 115)
Object Oriented Programming Information and Knowledge Managements Computer Graphics
Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Marketing Management Principles Marketing Management Problems Advertising Management Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Art and Asset Production
Drawing Animation and Vector Graphics Advanced Digital Animation Advanced Digital Graphic Design Access the SUNY Poly catalog at https://webapp.sunypoly.edu/ undergrad-catalog/ for specific courses and program requirements.
SUNY Poly currently participates in:
Design Studios
The Program The Interactive Media and Game Design (IMGD) program focuses on the design, development, and business of interactive media, with opportunities to create interactive content and entertainment, and the chance to join and participate in media’s largest, fastest growing, industry. Students will learn by doing, creating projects to add to a digital portfolio and working with industry-standard software and design suites. Video games are by nature a multidisciplinary endeavor, requiring the work of programmers, artists, and interaction designers. Students will experience courses in all areas of the video game industry and will specialize in a career track of their choice. The core of the IMGD curriculum includes courses in gamification, machinima, design, and publication. Students choose a concentration in: software development and interaction design, marketing and entrepreneurship, or art and asset production.
SUNY Poly has digital design studios for programming, virtual reality, and 3D asset creation to support all courses in the IMGD major. The studios include PC and Mac operating systems and software to support game design, graphic design, digital photography, video, and animation. Software examples includes Maya, Construct 3, Unreal, Unity, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Visual Studio, Source Filmmaker, and Final Cut, among many others. SUNY Poly provides a dedicated lab space that maintains the listed software, accessible by IMGD students during school hours.
Concentrations
Software Development and Interaction Design • Prepares students to enter the industry as programmers or engineers. Students will develop the skills necessary for building the underlying systems that control the game, create rules for the game, communicate between servers and clients, and make the experience come to life. • Additional computer science courses are required. Marketing and Entrepreneurship • Prepares students for a career in the business of interactive media. Students may find employment as team leaders, project managers, and public relations specialists. Art and Asset Production • Prepares students for the creative side of IMGD. Students will create concept art, interactive movies, 3D models, textures, landscapes, music, and all other assets used in games.
Career Opportunities Graduates of the IMGD program can look forward to careers in media’s fastest growing industry. Career opportunities include: game designer, systems engineer, project manager, interactive media consultant, user interaction or user experience designer, 3D modeler, and application designer.
What You’ll Study Program Core
Introduction to Digital Media Production Professional Presentations Design Visual Thinking and Writing Critical Perspectives on Digital Culture Portfolio Review and Professional Development
Career Concentration
Introduction to Video Game Design and Culture Gamification Theory Machinima and 3D Animation Asset Production Video Game Design Studio Professional Game Production
Software Development and Interaction Design
Computing Fundamentals Data Structures and Algorithms
Get Your Game on Outside the Classroom!
SUNY Poly Wildcat Esports competes competitively as part of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), SUNY Esports League, and the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Star League. Game Development Club (GDC)
The GDC is a student-run group that hosts game jam competitions and escape room events for students to develop their portfolios for the game industry.
(prereq CS 108 and MAT 115)
Object Oriented Programming Information and Knowledge Managements Computer Graphics
Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Marketing Management Principles Marketing Management Problems Advertising Management Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Art and Asset Production
Drawing Animation and Vector Graphics Advanced Digital Animation Advanced Digital Graphic Design Access the SUNY Poly catalog at https://webapp.sunypoly.edu/ undergrad-catalog/ for specific courses and program requirements.
SUNY Poly currently participates in:
Design Studios
The Program The Interactive Media and Game Design (IMGD) program focuses on the design, development, and business of interactive media, with opportunities to create interactive content and entertainment, and the chance to join and participate in media’s largest, fastest growing, industry. Students will learn by doing, creating projects to add to a digital portfolio and working with industry-standard software and design suites. Video games are by nature a multidisciplinary endeavor, requiring the work of programmers, artists, and interaction designers. Students will experience courses in all areas of the video game industry and will specialize in a career track of their choice. The core of the IMGD curriculum includes courses in gamification, machinima, design, and publication. Students choose a concentration in: software development and interaction design, marketing and entrepreneurship, or art and asset production.
SUNY Poly has digital design studios for programming, virtual reality, and 3D asset creation to support all courses in the IMGD major. The studios include PC and Mac operating systems and software to support game design, graphic design, digital photography, video, and animation. Software examples includes Maya, Construct 3, Unreal, Unity, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Visual Studio, Source Filmmaker, and Final Cut, among many others. SUNY Poly provides a dedicated lab space that maintains the listed software, accessible by IMGD students during school hours.
Concentrations
Software Development and Interaction Design • Prepares students to enter the industry as programmers or engineers. Students will develop the skills necessary for building the underlying systems that control the game, create rules for the game, communicate between servers and clients, and make the experience come to life. • Additional computer science courses are required. Marketing and Entrepreneurship • Prepares students for a career in the business of interactive media. Students may find employment as team leaders, project managers, and public relations specialists. Art and Asset Production • Prepares students for the creative side of IMGD. Students will create concept art, interactive movies, 3D models, textures, landscapes, music, and all other assets used in games.
Career Opportunities Graduates of the IMGD program can look forward to careers in media’s fastest growing industry. Career opportunities include: game designer, systems engineer, project manager, interactive media consultant, user interaction or user experience designer, 3D modeler, and application designer.
What You’ll Study Program Core
Introduction to Digital Media Production Professional Presentations Design Visual Thinking and Writing Critical Perspectives on Digital Culture Portfolio Review and Professional Development
Career Concentration
Introduction to Video Game Design and Culture Gamification Theory Machinima and 3D Animation Asset Production Video Game Design Studio Professional Game Production
Software Development and Interaction Design
Computing Fundamentals Data Structures and Algorithms
Get Your Game on Outside the Classroom!
SUNY Poly Wildcat Esports competes competitively as part of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), SUNY Esports League, and the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Star League. Game Development Club (GDC)
The GDC is a student-run group that hosts game jam competitions and escape room events for students to develop their portfolios for the game industry.
(prereq CS 108 and MAT 115)
Object Oriented Programming Information and Knowledge Managements Computer Graphics
Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Marketing Management Principles Marketing Management Problems Advertising Management Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Art and Asset Production
Drawing Animation and Vector Graphics Advanced Digital Animation Advanced Digital Graphic Design Access the SUNY Poly catalog at https://webapp.sunypoly.edu/ undergrad-catalog/ for specific courses and program requirements.
SUNY Poly currently participates in:
SUNY Polytechnic Institute SUNY Polytechnic Institute, New York’s premier public polytechnic, provides an innovative and affordable higher education for students interested in science, engineering, technology, business, healthcare, and other liberal arts offerings for a well-rounded approach to experiential learning. Our commitment to a hands-on education situates students with both the academic structure customary of undergraduate study and unique opportunities for training and cutting-edge research, ultimately providing learners an unmatched education targeted for success in our fast-changing world. SUNY Poly students enjoy public school tuition with benefits that many small, private institutions boast, including small class sizes, individualized learning experiences, and a tight-knit community.
Bachelor of Science
Interactive Media and Game Design
Contact us: Office of Admissions State University of New York Polytechnic Institute 100 Seymour Road, Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-7500 admissions@sunypoly.edu sunypoly.edu
NEW YORK’S PREMIER PUBLIC POLYTECHNIC 8/23