Game Design & 3D Animation Program

The Game Industry is booming. In 2006, more than 225 million computer and video games were sold with sales of over $7 billion. It currently employs over 250,000 with increased demand for skilled personnel. The technologies used by the Game Industry are changing faster with each successive hardware generation. PAVI’s Game Design & 3D Animation provides the experience, software and production skills the Game Industry requires.

Vancouver is a 'hotbed' of game design and production. Home to internationally renowned developers like Electronic Arts, Disney, Radical Entertainment and Relic Software, B.C. has nearly 700 gaming companies with combined annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. The PAVI 'Game Design & 3D Animation' curriculum delivers an overview of the entire process for making a computer or video game. Students work both individually and in teams, learning the technical and creative skills and the project management and planning required to produce a modern computer game from start to finish.

Game Design & 3D Animation is a one-year, three-semester program consisting of 920 hours of hands-on and classroom instruction. The program includes 12 courses, with four courses taught per semester. Each student works on an individual state-of-the-art classroom computer terminal loaded with all necessary software. PAVI also offers an optional Internship Placement Program. Students accepted into this program gain practical experience in the industry.