Admission

High School Diploma + Entrance Exam

Duration

5

Years

Degree

From the school + AEC

Rythm

Cooperative Education

Work-study from 3rd year onwards

Campus

paris montreal

Training

BECOME A VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMER

HOW DO I BECOME A GAME PROGRAMMER?

The Game Programming degree course produces high- quality graduates with technical and scientific skills related to video games as well as strong transferable skills.

Students are trained in production pipelines, technologies and issues of the digital and video game industry, but also in virtual reality, artificial intelligence or big data.

Through modules that combine basic sciences, specialist courses, human sciences, introduction to research and professional experience, students are trained to work in a multidisciplinary environment.

The 4th year offers the opportunity to perfect their skills on specialized subjects such as physical simulation programming and to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams on a common project. The 5th year sees students specialize in specific subjects, open up to cross-disciplinary professions and carry out research, in partnership with the Tokyo University of Technology, for example.

WHAT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE OPEN TO ME?

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Admission to Game Programming 1st year or 3rd year is conditional to obtaining a high school diploma, as well as passing the admissions test: interview, presentation of a portfolio (optional presentation in 1st year / mandatory in 3rd year) and written tests.

All details are given in the Admissions Guide.

WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GAME PROGRAMMING COURSE?

Acquire technical and scientific skills related to video games but also solid transversal skills:

To master the production pipelines, technologies and challenges of the digital & video game industry, but also virtual reality, artificial intelligence, big data
Mastering transversal skills: basic science modules, teaching specialties, humanities, introduction to research, etc.
Improve your skills on specialized subjects such as physical simulation programming.

WHAT SKILLS WILL I ACQUIRE ON THE COURSE?

Elaborate the technical strategy for the development of a technological project
Steer the development of a technological project
Manage and lead the technical teams
Validate the quality of a technological project
Manage the budget of a technological project

HOW AM I TAUGHT?

Theoretical and practical teaching: lectures, application exercises, practical work, tutorials
Production of projects: monitoring and supervision by teachers during the realization of projects (end of year project, final major project)

HOW AM I ASSESSED?

Continuous Assessment (case studies, role-playing, presentations, demonstrations)
Project presentations (end of year project, final major project) in front of a school or professional jury
Written and oral evaluations in English
Professional experience report and presentation

IS THIS A WORK-STUDY PROGRAMME?

The first two years of the Game Programming training are full-time to prepare serenely for the entry into the work-study program. From the third year, onwards, the courses are given at the rhythm of the work-study program, with compulsory validation of professional experience (internships, short contracts, etc.).

WHAT QUALIFICATION WILL I GET?

The school diploma and the AEC are delivered at the end of the studies, depending on the results obtained. They validate the acquisition of business skills (hard skills), social skills (soft skills), professional integration and the level of English. These diplomas certify that the students have reached a high level of scientific and technical expertise applied to video games.

Program

A project-oriented pedagogy

Bachelor's Year 1
Bachelor's Year 2
Bachelor's Year 3
Master's Year 1
Master's Year 2

Full time

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

IT Development
Low and high level programming C, C++, C# | Architecture & Software Design| Algorithmics

Engine and Tools
File version management system (Git) | Basic rendering system (OpenGL)| Game engine (Unity)

Science
Physics and Complex Mathematics | Rasterization | Study of the complexity of algorithms

Game Design
Initiation

Active English

Career Support

Projects

2D/3D Games
Rasterization
Personal engine
Intercurricular 3D Action Game
End of year project
Citizenchip project

Full time

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

IT Development
Parallel programming / 3D animation techniques / Technical design document / Debugging-Profiling (CPU and GPU)

Engine and Tools
Advanced rendering system / Unreal Engine (C++ and Blueprint)

Science
Complex physics and mathematics (Vector analysis / Navier stokes / Minkowski / Voronoï)

Active English

Career Support

Projects

Parralel resource management
Arena fighting game
Animation of a character (FBX)
Creating a game with a game engine
Citizenchip project

Internship / Professional Experience

11 weeks minimum to be achieved over the last two years of the bachelor

work-study program

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

IT Development

Networks | Research & Development | Advanced data structure | Networks programming on Unreal Engine 4

Engine and Tools
Architectures (CPU|GPU) | Advanced Unity and Unreal Engine Usage | In-depth Game Design | Optimization

Science
AI Techniques in the world of video games

Active English

Career Support

Projects

Network game
Real time strategy game
Game Week
Professional experience project
R&D Technologique intercurricular
R&D technical Artist intercurricular
End of Bachelor's project

Internship / Professional Experience

11 weeks minimum to be achieved over the last two years of the bachelor

work-study program

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

IT Development
Complex algorithms (Broad Phase / Narrow Phase / SPH / Position Based Simulation) | Physical engine

Active English

Career Support

PROJECTS

Professional positioning project
Realization of a physical simulation (Rigidbody with stresses and fluids)
Intercurricular Graduation Project
Presentation in front of a professional panel

TOEIC

Internship / Professional Experience

26 weeks minimum to be achieved over the last two years

work-study program

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

IT Development
Lighting and shadows technique with Vulkan (Propagation, reflection, refraction, ray tracing) | Assembly language and SIMD | Reverse engineering Gameplay | Advanced Parallel Programming | DevOps