Several on-campus and online art schools offer game design courses. There are some video game design colleges offering game design programs.

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is a traditional art school that offers an online video game design program. Design courses focus on the creative aspect of game development.

The course includes these subjects.

Principles of 3D Modeling

Character Modeling

Life Drawing and Gesture

Digital Image Manipulation

2D Animation for Game Art

Digital Media Arts College offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Game Art. Subjects include:

Character Modeling

Texturing for Games

Lighting

Animation

Strategic Planning for 3D Gaming Assets

A Game Art prototype is developed by students working as a team.

The Academy of Art University offers on-campus and online game design degrees.

Introductory courses include traditional drawing, painting, and storytelling. The curriculum stresses techniques in 3D modeling, animation, and lighting. Game and simulation engines provide hands-on training.

These are some course topics.

Video Game Design

Level Design

Visual Effects

Game Art

Effects Animation

Developing Characters and Creatures

Designing Environments

Character Design

3D Modeling

Texturing

Production Processes