Both Game Development program are Bring Your Own Device programs.

Minimum Recommended Hardware Specifications

• Windows 10 – 64 bit
• Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD F 8350 equivalent or better
• 8GB or more or of RAM
• 512GB SSD or PCIe M.2 SSD
• NVIDIA GeForce  GTX 970 4GB, AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB equivalent or better VR Ready graphics card / GPU.
• USB 3 or better
• HDMI or Display Port 1.3 or better
• 15″ display at 1920 x 1080 resolution or better

OR

• Windows 10 – 64 bit
• Intel Core i7- 9750 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
• 16GB or more or of RAM
• 1TB SSD or PCIe M.2 SSD
• NVIDIA GTX 1080 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 480 6GB equivalent or better VR Ready graphics card / GPU.
• USB 3 or better
• HDMI or Display Port 1.3 or better
• 15″ display at 1920 x 1080 resolution or 17” display or better

Laptop Recommended:

• i7 processor or equivalent laptop 2.5 GHz or higher with 16GB of ram, 1TB or larger SSD (solid-state drive)
  • or Cintiq Companion series i7 with 16GB ram (will not need an addition drawing tablet)
  • or Microsoft Surface pro/book series i7 with 16GB ram (will not need an addition drawing tablet)

Also Required

• Wacom drawing tablet or equivalent
• USB Microphone (needs to be portable)
• Headphones
• Additional equipment may be required on an individual Course basis

Required Software

• Unity (Latest official release – student version)
• Maya (Latest official release – student version)
• Motion Builder (Latest official release – student version)
• Adobe Photoshop or equivalent
• Additional software may be required on an individual course basis
• Online storage through Dropbox, Google Drive or Onedrive

You will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection. High speed broadband access (LAN, Cable or DSL) with minimum 10mbps download speed is highly recommended. Some courses have more advanced system requirements.

Some software can be accessed through the virtual network. Please refer to the ClassApps details shared by email.

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