Computer Programming & Game Design
Computer Programming & Game Design instructor
GRADES 11-12 | 120 MINUTES DAILY
Credits:
Science
Dual Enrollment:
VTC CIS 1151 - Website Development - 3 credits
VTC CIS 2271 - Java Programming - 3 credits
AP Computer Science
Industry Recognized Credentials:
W3 Schools HTML Certificate
W3 Schools CSS Certificate
ACT National Career Readiness Certificate
This program forms the groundwork for the increasing number of Internet and Computer Game and Entertainment Related Careers ranging from Computer Programmer (covering applications, web and game programming), Game Designer, Web Designer, Graphic Designer (for web-based graphics, print-media and game graphics) and Database Designer. Web programming (using JavaScript and PHP) and E-Commerce are covered. Programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, PHP and SQL will be covered as well as multimedia tools: Photoshop, Blender, Inkscape and Game Programming tools (Gamemaker). Additional topics such as interactive websites with Javascript and 3D Game Programming will also be covered.
Program Advisory Committee
Members
Stuart Cornell, North Country Career Center
Dan Coutu, Snowy Owl Consulting
Dr. Greg Petrics, Northern Vermont University
Bradley Beth, Northern Vermont University