Level up your creativity. Build the worlds players explore.
BVU’s Game Design minor blends storytelling, art, programming, and interactive media to help you bring ideas to life from concept to playable experience. Whether you want to design characters, code gameplay, or create immersive soundscapes, you will build the skills to break into the fast-growing video game industry.
Why study Game Design (Minor Only) at BVU
A BVU Game Design (minor only) combines creativity, technology, and storytelling to prepare you for careers in game development and interactive media.
Game Development from Day One
Start designing and building games in your first classes.
Portfolio Development
Graduate with a professional portfolio showcasing your creative and technical skills.
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
Work across art, music, writing, and computer science to create immersive experiences.
Advanced Technology
Learn using high-performance labs, VR systems, and emerging creative technology.
You will not just study games. You will build them.
- Learn core design, storytelling, and interactive media foundations.
- Develop programming and gameplay systems through real projects.
- Create 2D and 3D assets, animations, and game environments.
- Design immersive audio, narrative structures, and player experiences.
Beyond Gaming
Gain real-world experience through paid internships and industry partnerships that connect what you learn in class to your future career. You will also have access to funded travel experiences, like a week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. At GDC, you will meet industry pros, explore what is next in gaming, and get feedback from developers at top studios so you can see exactly where your skills can take you.
Where this degree can take you
High-Performance Computing & Visualization Center (HPCVC)
The region’s only lab of its kind built for advanced computing and creative innovation.
- Eight linked high-performance workstations forming a “super brain” for Big Data and complex computing.
- Oculus Rift and Touch VR systems at every station.
- Hands-on experience in immersive simulation environments.
Supports learning in VR/AR design, game design, cybersecurity, data science, and computational science.
Curriculum Highlights
Your coursework is designed to build the knowledge and skills needed for success in your field. Click here for complete program requirements and course descriptions in the Academic Catalog.
At BVU, you do not just learn how games are made.
You learn how to bring entire worlds to life.