Matt Buchanan, MS Office Phone: 509-354-7417    

There are many opportunities through this program. Contact the instructor to find out more.

Students learn foundational programming and project management skills through the creation of computer games geared toward the digital interactive entertainment industry. During the first semester, students will create several digital video games. Each game the student creates, becomes increasingly challenging using beginning, intermediate, and advanced programming techniques. Second semester, students develop higher level games by incorporating advanced techniques such as physics and artificial intelligence to their projects. The game industry currently is over a 74 billion dollar industry and still growing! (Game industry growth is projected to be 115 billion dollar industry by the year 2015) Get your head start into this exciting career while attending NewTech Skill Center.   What will I learn in this program? Students learn programming languages such as:

• HTML5/DHTML/XML
• JavaScript
• Adobe ActionScript 3.0 (OOP Foundational Principles)
• PHP and ASP.net
• Python
• Microsoft XNA Game Studio

• Adobe Design Studio CS4  (Certification available)
• Microsoft Expression Web Suite 2010  (MTA Certification available)
• Microsoft Project 2010 (MOS Certification available)
• Visual Studio.net  (MTA Certification available)
• MS Office 2010  (MOS Certification available)
• Unity
• Blender

*note: As a Microsoft IT Academy we offer industry certification opportunities as Microsoft Technology Associates (MTAs) or as Microsoft Office Specialists (MOS) to all students at the NewTech Skill Center.