The communication/gaming major and/or minor concentrates on
developing both the technical production skills and the
communication strategies necessary for the successful
implementation of digital interactive media. Students will learn
to analyze and assess the quality and meaning of a variety of
digital messages, including games, websites, web video, and
interactive video and audio, employing these skills to create
and deliver their own content while ensuring that the audience
or user is able to understand, absorb, and utilize this content
as intended. Classes in the communication/gaming thread provide
an opportunity for students to gain expertise in audio, video,
writing for the new web, and games/ interactivity. Students
learn how to build strong interfaces, compose storyboards,
conduct usability assessments, and manage large-scale projects.
Theory classes focus on the role of games in developing culture
and communicating messages, intersections and interactions
between audio and video, and approaches for t