Game and Simulation Development Academy
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See All LocationsEarn your Game & Simulation Development Certificate
During high school
Term 1 - 9 credits
- AVR:107 Game Production, 3 credits
- AVR:115 3D Modeling and Animation I, 3 credits
- AVR:120 Programming and Simulations I, 3 credits
Term 2 - 8 credits
- AVR:215 3D Modeling and Animation II, 3 credits
- AVR:220 Programming and Simulations II, 3 credits
- AVR:175 AVR Portfolio Prep I, 2 credits
Award: Game & Simulation Development Certificate (17 Credits)
Finish your diploma after high school
Summer Term - 3 credits
- ENG:105 Composition I OR
- ENG:107 Composition I: Technical Writing, 3 credits
Fall Term - 12 credits
- AVR:200 XR Development, 3 credits
- AVR:235 Environmental Modeling, 3 credits
- AVR:245 Shaders and VFX, 3 credits
- AVR:205 Applied Interactive Projects, 3 credits
Award: Game & Simulation Development Diploma (32 Credits)
Your Career in Game and Simulation Development
Your skills are highly valued by every industry. Here's a sampling:
- Multimedia or Software Developer
Design software using a variety of coding languages. Create multimedia applications by generating and manipulating animations, graphic images, text, sound, and video. - Data Analyst
Develop insight and gain information through the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. They work for businesses and other types of organizations, identifying and helping to solve problems. - Cyber Security
Protect the security of computer systems and networks. - Computer Scientist
Write new software to complete tasks in a quick and efficient period as well as develop new functions that can be of use for employees or clients. - Computer Programming
Write the code needed for programs to function. Programmers also test software and update existing software.
- Web Development
Designs the appearance, navigation and content organization of a website using coding languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript to manage graphics, applications and content. - Technical Support
Give essential technical support and troubleshooting services to end-users. - Mobile App Developer
Design and code software for mobile devices like cell phones and tablets. Test and perform quality checks on applications before they are published. - Information Security Analyst
Responsible for planning and carrying out specific measures of security, designed to protect an organization’s systems and networks. - IT Manager
Responsible for the electronic networks and IT teams of organizations. IT managers ensure all information system requirements are fulfilled.
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Complete your education in two years. Qualify for better jobs. Earn a higher salary. Enjoy a better quality of life. The benefits of an associate's degree are impressive and wide-ranging.
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Concurrent Advisors
Joe Shovlain
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Advises High School Concurrent: Clinton, Career Academies
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Holly Hansen
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Serves Cal-Wheat and DeWitt Central High Schools
Lorene McLaughlin
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Serves Bellevue and Maquoketa High Schools
Marla Schultz
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Serves Clinton and Easton Valley High Schools
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Anabelia Calderon-Flores
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Advises Durant and Muscatine High Schools
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Mikayla Cardenas
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Serves Muscatine High School
Patricia Madden
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Serves Durant and North Scott High Schools
Theresa Putnam Genz
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Serves Columbus Junction and Louisa-Muscatine High Schools
Sara Schnepper
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Serves Wilton and West Liberty High Schools
Concurrent Advisors
Molly Gleason
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Advises Assumption, Davenport Central and Davenport North High Schools
Lori Perez
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Advises Davenport West and North Scott High Schools
Jill Spengler
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Advises Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley High Schools
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Patricia Madden
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Serves North Scott High School
Programming Academy: Locations
Blong Technology Center
8500 Hillandale Road
Davenport, IA 52806
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