Since having the nod from the CHED (short for Commission on Higher Education) in 2018, the number of colleges that offer game development course Philippines is on the rise. If you are interested in pursuing the profession, take a look at the following list, brought to you by Corner4men:  

While video games might be considered by some as a past time activity, creating them is no easy work. It requires lots of creativity, dedication, and passion. Some of the schools offer Game Development courses while others have Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Multimedia Computing.

Game Development Course Philippines

FEU Institute of Technology - Manila

The Far Eastern University has a wide range of courses on offer and for students interested in making games, its Manila-based Institute of Technology has a plethora of computer science and multimedia courses.

Its four-year game development course Philippines promises to arm students with systematic and methodological knowledge of everything you need to know to excel in the game development industry.

If you are on the lookout for an institute in Manila, remember to consider the Far Eastern University.

Asia Pacific College - Makati

This game development course Philippines lasts for four years and is based on the Asia Pacific College’s abundance of game art experience and the expertise in iterative prototyping of the School of Computer Science and Information Technology.

This course is named Agile Development and it offers project experiences, laboratory exercises, concepts and theories to prepare students for the real world of game development.

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CIIT College of Arts and Technology - Quezon City

Before becoming the full four-year course in 2015, this game development course Philippines used to last for just two years. Its official name is Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Multimedia Computing (or BS-EMC for short).

Niel Dagondon - the school’s chairman is the founder of Anino Games – The Philippines’s very first company in game development.

De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde - Manila

De La Salle has a wide range of science and art courses. And among them is the BSIEMC degree (short for Bachelor of Science in Interactive Entertainment and Multimedia Computing – quite a mouthful, we know). This game development course ph provides you with design and gaming knowledge, and of course, the basics in making interactive apps on various platforms.

Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Laguna

The school’s game development course in Philippines is part of the Bachelor of Science and takes students from three to five years to graduate.

De La Salle University - Laguna

De La Salle University is the latest on this list to come up with its own game development course Philippines. And to differentiate itself, the school partners with Ubisoft to offer this 4-year course. Students can take the first two years in Manila and complete the rest in Laguna.

The partnership and the flexibility makes De La Salle University a prime candidate for any student considering a career in game development.

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Mapua University - Makati

The Mapua University started offering a BS-EMC from the 2016-2017 academic year. Students will have to spend around three years and an addition of three months to complete the course’s 178 units.

iAcademy - Makati

Much like the CIIT College of Arts and Technology, the iAcademy in Manila has a BS-EMC (Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Multimedia Computing) that offers everything one needs to know about design, programming, and storytelling to have a career in the industry.

This is the game development course Philippines you should definitely check out.

University of the East - Manila

The UE’s game development course Philippines dates back to 2012 and is only available at the Manila campus.

Game Development Pros and Cons

The Good

• Game developers can make their own games.
• Games can also an impact on the lives of many people, like when you design educational games for children.
• You can play games all day long and get paid to do so.

The Bad

• Harsh hours are to be expected, before the game is out, your time has to be dedicated to it.
• The industry requires a certain level of competency in communicating. If you fail to explain to others your ideas, they will stay as ideas forever.
• You need to choose game developing programs carefully as not all of them are created equal. Some will automatically assume you are an expert at storytelling and proceed with something else, while others take the skill set into consideration.