Game Programming

Learning beyond the Walls

The various teaching methodologies handled at ICAT, including classroom sessions; seminars, workshops, and other sessions from eminent industry professionals; outdoor learning sessions; showcasing events and more helps students master the skills of game programming required for professional practice.

The systematic way of research, analysis and reporting of any topic related to each module increases the knowledge stack of the students.

Sharing ideas with like-minded people set the spark in you to a fire. We encourage our students to involve in group discussions with peers, in a guided environment that helps students learn to give a concrete shape to their ideas.

Students constantly experience fresh inputs that trigger their creativity. They are taken outdoors for field research and artistic inspiration.

Frequent visits to game studios and related companies give a clear understanding of the way the industry works, and blurs the line between the theories learnt and the practices in real time.

Building competitive understanding of concepts and learning the professional way of doing a task happens at ICAT through seminars and workshops conducted by professionals holding a reputed position in the industry.

Students are also taken to professional conferences, art galleries, and similar events for them to understand the wide possibilities, and the current and futuristic technologies.

Positive criticism and remarks are very critical for the growth of any creator. For ICATians, this comes from veterans, professionals, and even the target audience to whom the students get to present their works and seek feedback from time to time.

The curriculum at ICAT insists students to take up an internship in any related organization to get a clear and early insight of the industry, and build confidence to take up a career.

Be Assessed on Your Skills

At ICAT, the learning outcome of each module is assessed through periodical Formative Assessments, Assignments, Research Works, and through the originality, innovation and product of the final Project. Also, continuous monitoring of each student is done throughout the year through peer assessments and internal/external reviews.

At ICAT, we encourage students to participate in various national and international competitions to realize the expectation of industry and understand where they stand among their peers. The Game students at ICAT have consistent success stories of cracking various Game Jams from ‘Dare to be Digital’ to ‘Global Game Jam’. Some of distinguished awards the game students have received include:

Probe into the world of coding to understand the possibilities among the widest of your ideas, by using the industry-standard facilities at ICAT campuses.

The IT labs and student laptops loaded all the necessary industry-standard software and tools open the digital world for the students to experiment their ideas.

The Gaming Lounge in the campuses comes as a unique feature for the game students to experience the gameplay of games of different genres.

The game students have access to Art and Design Studios to seek first-hand experience on design

In addition to the specific facilities for each department, the campuses of ICAT College are loaded with spacious classrooms, common library with essential readings, locker facilities for students, air-conditioned halls, personal tutoring space, common working zone, students’ lounge, and so on.

With an exclusive Placement Cell that holds a record of 100% placement, till date, we assure best jobs for every student who have gathered their skills and are ready to take up challenges of the industry.

As a UG Game Programming graduate, the students can seek opportunities in well-known companies like TCS, Ubisoft, Sony, Rockstar Games, Technicolor, Electronic Arts, TechTree etc, similar to the alumni of ICAT. Also as the alumni, they can seek overseas career in firms like Magic Leap. The students can take up a role as:

Each student can opt for their field of expertise with confidence, as the curriculum at ICAT guides them to build a solid portfolio in their area of interest/specialization.

Get in Touch for All Your Needs

Each student is allocated a Personal Mentor to guide through the personal development process, and a Supervisor to support in project and dissertation.

A Students Service Desk is managed at each location with a Student Advisor providing advice to students on all any matters in need, personal or college related. The desk organizes club activities and acts as a point of contact for parents/Guardians.

Study at Any of Our 3 State-of-the-Art Campuses

The ICAT campuses are located at the Shores of Bay of Bengal (Chennai), Silicon Valley of India (Bangalore), and the City of Pearls (Hyderabad). The strategically located campuses expose the students to eminent landmarks/events of the metropolitan cities, which is very important for the Creators of Tomorrow to understand the trending world.