Game Development Distance Learning Course Launched by College

MODESTO, Calif. - June 28, 2013 - PRLog -- Community Business College is announcing the start of a new instructor-led, online course entitled "Get Started in Game Development." The six-week, project-based course is designed to help people with no experience in game development gain the skills they need to learn to design games in a wide variety of genres for different audiences and platforms.

According to the research conducted by analysts at Community Business College, there's never been a better time to start either a full-time or part-time career in the game development industry. Electronic games can be found on computers, through Web portals, gaming consoles, and virtually every mobile tablet and phone. Industry forecasts indicate that gaming will be worth almost $100 billion in the next two years.

Although there are different levels of proficiency in electronic game development, the process can be started at rudimentary levels with skills added on with time. This  innovative course focuses on learning the fundamentals of game development and provides overviews of game development processes, devices, and the people who play them.

Frana Hamilton, Community Business College’s director of training, said, “developing electronic games can be as intellectually challenging and gratifying as playing them.”  Students who complete the Getting Started in Game Development course, receive certificates of completion and are ready to start developing games for personal enjoyment or for pay.

Enrollment is now open with new class sessions starting on a monthly basis.

The "Game Development" course builds on the career exploration series of courses offered at the college which now include medical assistant (http://www.ed2go.com/cbc123/online_course/mim/detail/Expl...), legal (http://www.ed2go.com/cbc123/online_course/pc1/detail/Expl...) and dental office (http://www.ed2go.com/cbc123/online_course/dtc/detail/Expl...).

The course can also be purchased as a gift for graduation, birthdays or otherwise through the college’s gift certificate (http://www.cbcwebcollege.com/shopcart/index.php?p=gift_certificate) program. Community Business College also expects that this class will help improve the technical skill levels of people who live in California’s Central Valley.

More details about the game development and career exploratory courses are available through Community Business College (http://www.cbcwebcollege.com/) can be found at the school’s website: http://www.cbcwebcollege.com/games.htm

About Community Business College (http://www.communitybusinesscollege.edu/)  
The college (http://www.cbc123.com/) focuses on lifelong learning and helps unemployed adults, veterans, military spouses and those interested in building on their skills. The school is approved by the Better Business Bureau (http://www.bbb.org/northeast-california/business-reviews/schools-tradevocationalspecialty/community-business-college-in-modesto-ca-370104#sealclick) with an A+ rating (http://www.bbb.org/northeast-california/business-reviews/schools-tradevocationalspecialty/community-business-college-in-modesto-ca-370104#sealclick) and is approved for Work Investment Act, MyCAA (http://www.communitybusinesscollege.edu/mycaa.html) and vocational rehabilitation career training scholarships.

To learn more, contact the Community Business College admissions (http://www.communitybusinesscollege.edu/) office at (209) 529-3648 or visit the school’s enrichment course website at http://www.cbcwebcollege.com.