ProgramCIP 50.0411

Game and Interactive Media Design

A program that focuses on the design, development, and programming of interactive media entertainment, including computer and video games, virtual environments, Internet applications, and other interactive media. Includes instruction in theory of games, turn-based games, real-time games, visual and interactive design, story development, animation, simulation, and programming.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Game Design, Game Development.