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Video Game Foundations

VGF-AS

Karen Miller, Program Director, SE (727) 394-6120
Delynda Keefe, Instructor-in-Charge, SE (727)394-6127
keefed@spcollege.edu

The Digital Media Technology program at St. Petersburg College meets the needs of one of the fastest growing sectors in the computer industry. Digital Media pertains to the convergence of communication technologies, including television, the World Wide Web, and computer-based interactivity and nonlinear structure. It extends well beyond the scope of the business world. Interactive games, education, CD-ROMs, DVDs, digital video, and dynamic Websites are changing the way we learn and entertain ourselves. The Digital Technology program was created in partnership with skilled and talented professionals drawing on their leadership in digital technology. The program was also designed in collaboration with the Interactive Media Technology Project consortium commissioned to update the Student Performance Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for AS/AA degrees throughout Florida. Students enrolled in the program not only receive a well-rounded general education with an emphasis on originality and creativity, but also acquire the specific skills essential to working in today’s digital media industry and the future. Graduates from this program will be able to start careers in digital media production, digital video, instructional integration, interactive and educational media production and other areas utilizing digital media technology. Each graduate will be required to create an industry standard digital portfolio that meets the approval of staff and advisory committee member(s). The program is open to all students who show an interest in digital media and who complete the general college admission procedures.


GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (18 credits)
ENC 1101 - COMPOSITION I or (Honors) 3
SPC 1600 - INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION 3
or (SPC 1600H, SPC 1016, SPC 1060 or SPC 1060H)
Humanities/Fine Arts Approved Course 3
Mathematics - One college-level course with MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG or STA prefix 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences Approved Course 3
PHI 1600 - STUDIES IN APPLIED ETHICS 3
or (PHI 1602HPHI 1631, PHI 2635 or PHI 2649)
Computer/Information Literacy Competency Requirement

MAJOR COURSES (31 credits)
CGS 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND PROGRAMMING 3
CGS 2525 - INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA 2
ART 1300C - DRAWING I 3
COP 1822 - INTRODUCTION TO WEB PAGE CREATION 1
COP 1826 - WEB GRAPHICS DESIGN I 3
COP 2823 - ADVANCED WEB PAGE CREATION 3
COP 2840 - SCRIPTING FOR BROWSERS 2
DIG 2580 - DIGITAL MEDIA PORTFOLIO 1
DIG 2109 - DIGITAL GRAPHICS 3
CGS 1874 - INTRODUCTION TO FLASH 3
DIG 2030 - SURVEY OF DIGITAL VIDEO 3
DIG 2545 - MEDIA PLANNING 2
DIG 2091 - LEGAL ISSUES IN MEDIA DEVELOPMENT 2

VIDEO GAME FOUNDATIONS (VGF) (15 credits)
DIG 2040 - SURVEY OF GAME DEVELOPMENT 3
ART 2370 - DRAWING FOR ANIMATION 3
DIG 2430 - STORYBOARDING AND CONCEPTUALIZING FOR GAME CREATION 3
DIG 1710 - INTRODUCTION TO GAME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING 3
DIG 2364 - 3-D ANIMATION FOR GAME DEVELOPMENT 3

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS

64