FRANKLIN, Ind. – As part of the software engineering major, Franklin College is introducing a new academic concentration in Game Development for the fall semester. It will provide students with a direct avenue into the rapidly growing career field of video game development.
Game developers are a critical piece of a $185 billion industry. It is a multidisciplinary practice, involving programming, design, art, audio, user interface, and writing, making it ideal for students seeking a wide variety of transferable skills. Gaming has become one of the fastest-growing employers of college graduates.
Franklin College’s game development concentration was built in collaboration with Rize Education with input from Unity Technologies, makers of the world’s #1 most used video game engine. The program focuses on portfolio-building coursework and project-based learning and is centered around real-world lessons learned from industry partners and studio heads. The goal of the new program is to ensure that students learn the knowledge, skills, and tools in the highest market demand in Indiana.
The new concentration will be partially funded through the Charting the Future of Indiana’s Colleges and Universities grant the college received from Lilly Endowment Inc. in 2020 to support efforts to increase digital fluency for its students and faculty.
