The Game Art degree path provides a dynamic and balanced education for students interested in careers in the game industry or other professional fields engaged in the creation of interactive visual media for entertainment, education, and cultural communication. Students learn how to create game art and develop games informed by a critical understanding of games as cultural media using a variety of aesthetic strategies. Game artists in the program learn to work at the intersection of art and design, experiment with game engines and related technologies to pursue new expressive goals through gamemaking, and collaborate with other artists in a variety of fields to realize game projects. 

Our curriculum in Game Art takes an art-centric approach to gamemaking, emphasizing the creative skills and technical practices required for producing art for games while also integrating relevant learning in design and technologies native to game development. You will develop skills in producing 2D and 3D visual art for both digital and analog games, art concepting, interactive narrative design and worldbuilding, and creative writing for games. In addition to gaining proficiency in industry-standard art creation software, you will also learn how to work with game engines like Godot and Unity to create game projects individually and in collaboration with others. The program also provides opportunities to collaborate with Seattle-area game studios and tech companies, as well as game industry professionals visiting our studios or teaching their craft within the program. In the final year you will have produced a portfolio with diverse works and a capstone project showcasing your creativity and refined skills. Game artists participate in semesterly exhibitions, culminating in a co-produced annual BFA exhibition in collaboration with students in Graphic Design, Illustration, Interaction Design, and Interior Architecture.