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The following Georgia institutions of higher learning provide various levels of education and study in the video gaming field. Please click on a school below to learn more about what courses they offer and/or to contact a departmental representative.

 

 

Colleges & UNIVERSITIES
The Art Institute of Atlanta (AIA)
Game Art and Design, Visual and Game Programming
Key Contact: Derek Rhodarmer
drhodarmer@aii.edu  

American InterContinental University (AIU) Dunwoody
Game Design and Development
Key Contact: Olaiya Gardner
ola.gardner@gmail.com

Columbus State University (Columbus)
Project STEADI (Simulation Technology Education Assisting the Defense Industry)
TSYS Department of Computer Science
Contact: Wayne Summers
cs@colstate.edu  

DeVry University - Decatur (other Georgia campuses)
Key Contact: Van Travis
vtravis@devry.edu

East Central Technical College - Fitzgerald
Computer Information Technology
Key Contact: David Gentry
dgentry@eastcentraltech.edu 

Georgia State - Atlanta
Department of Communication
Key Contact: Kay Beck
tbeck@gsu.edu

Georgia Tech
- Atlanta
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
Key Contact: Celia Pearce
celia.pearce@lcc.gatech.edu  

Gwinnett Technical College
- Lawrenceville
Simulation/Game Development
Key Contact: Dr. John Thacher
jthacher@GwinnettTech.edu

Kennesaw State University
 - Kennesaw
Chair, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems
Key Contact: Donald L. Amoroso
damoroso@kennesaw.edu


Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) (Savannah & Atlanta)
Film and Digital Media
Key Contact: Peter Weishar
pweishar@scad.edu  

 

Southern Polytechnic State University - Marietta

Computer Game Design and Development
Key Contact: Jon A. Preston

jon.anderson.preston@gmail.com


University of Georgia - Athens
New Media Institute
Key Contact: Casey O'Donnell 
caseyod@uga.edu   

Westwood College - Atlanta Midtown & Atlanta Northlake
Game Art and Design, Visual and Game Programming
Key Contact: Lindsey Hawkins 
lhawkins@westwood.edu   

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