Choosing a college can be a daunting task. Whether it is Balaam Garden, Winterhold College, or Raya Lukaria's Academy, prospective students have no shortage of options in video games these days (just mind the ghosts and evil sorcerers). As lowly carnivorous life forms, we cannot attend these prestigious educational institutions, but we can go to school to learn how to design and create games. If you are interested in pursuing a career in game design, or just curious about how game design works, this is a great place to start.

Each year, the Princeton Review ranks the 50 best undergraduate and 25 best graduate programs in game design. Evaluated using thorough criteria ranging from graduate placement rates to the quality of facilities and faculty, these rankings are a great starting point for students to take the next step toward their dream career.

It also includes several thought-provoking "homework" projects based on real challenges faced by designers to get their game design brains working. We also discuss how narrative design is used to weave the complex stories of today's games and their systems, and how user interface design is used to ensure that players can seamlessly interact with the game world. This section will also introduce you to.

To learn more, check out the Princeton Review website for more information on the Game Design Program: princetonreview. com/game-design

2022 Graduates Hired: 72% 2022 Graduates Average Salary: $67,500 Faculty Eric Zimmerman (Founder, Games Lab), Mitu Khandaker (CEO, Glow Up Games): Robert Meyer (God of War: Ragnarok), Noel Mazurek (Diablo IV)

2022 graduate hires: 90%2022 graduate average Salary: $65,000 Undergraduate: Ed Zobrist (Epic Games), Marianne Krawczyk (God of War) Alumni: Jenova Chen (Journey), Jeff Kaplan (former VP at Blizzard)

2022 Grad Hire: 85%2022 Grad Average salary: $83,904 Undergraduate: David Schwartz, Flip Phillips Alumni Steven Van Slyke (OLED co-inventor), Anna Sweet (CEO of Bad Robot Games)

Class of 2022 graduate hires: 65%Average salary for Class of 2022 graduates. : $65,600 Undergraduate: Jonathan Rudder (Lord of the Rings Online), Ezra Cove (Dungeons & Dragons Online) Alumni Katelyn Anthony (QA Reed, Riot), William Parker (Wizards of the Coast)

. Graduates Hiring: 57%2022 Graduates Average Salary: $86,865 Faculty: Ellen Guon Beaman (EA, Microsoft, Founder, Women in Games International), Claude Comea (Co-Founder, Nintendo Software Technology) Graduates: Kim Swift (Xbox Game Studios), Adam Brennecke (Obsidian Entertainment)

Graduates hired: 79%2022 graduates Average salary: $52,036 Faculty: John Murray, Maria Harrington Graduates. Richard Ugarte (Epic Games), Alexia Mandeville (Niantic)

2022 Grad Hire: 58%2022 Grad Average Salary: $78,923 Undergraduate: Joe Barnes (Disney, Epic Games), Roger Altizer ( Games Lab) alumni: Doug Bowser (President, Nintendo of America), Nolan Bushnell (Founder, Atari)

2022 grad hires: 46%2022 grad average salary: $65,000 undergraduate: Glen Hamilton (EA), Jeff Plamondon (Capcom) Vancouver) Graduates: Boris Wong (Riot), Armand Troisi (NetEase Games)

2022 Grad Hire: 78%2022 Grad Average Salary: $58,000 Undergraduate: Jeremy Gibson Bond (Maxis, Disney) Ricardo Guimaraes (Blizzard) Graduates: Brian Murray (Creative Director, EA), Chris Bray (Bethesda)

2022 graduate hires: 60%2022 graduate average salary: $44,500 Faculty: Tony Lowe (LucasArts), Paul Diefenbach (Open World) grads: Glenn Winters (Red Dead Redemption 2), Greg Levanoff (Wondersong, Chicory)

2022 new grad hires: 81%2022 grad average salary: $43,500 undergrad: David Wessman ( Saints Row, X-Wing series), Mata Haggis (Resident Evil, Dying Light) Grad: Jim Hendrix (Ubisoft), Natalie Janky (Remedy Entertainment)

2022 grad hires: 73%2022 grad average salary: $45,347 Dollar Faculty: Aaron Villarreal (Arkane, Blizzard), Ryan McCabe (Insomniac) Graduates: Renée Radford (Cinematics Lead, Blizzard), Austin Holt (Amazon Games)

Hired 2022 Graduates: 67 %2022 Graduate Average Salary: $47,000 Undergraduate: Jesse Huff (Riot), Nathan Walpole (Halo 2-4, Elder Scrolls Online) Graduates: Alex Martens (Rockstar), Lucas Annunziata (Overwatch 2)

2022 grad hire: 70%2022 grad average salary: $82,000Faculty: Brian Moriarty (Infocom Games, founding member of GDC), Keith Zizza (Bioshock Infinite) Grads: Michael Gessner (Riot), John Radoff (Beamable)

Graduates hired in 2022: 31%2022 Graduates average salary: $64,875 Faculty: Bastien Lecouffe-Deharme, Greg Lyons Graduates: Dan Clark (Epic Games, creative director), Derek Lewis (Insomniac)

2022 grad hires: 41%2022 grad average salary: $55,504 undergrad: Jack Mamois (Far Cry, Crysis), Cyril Guichard grad: Harrison Pink (Diablo IV), Matt Ward ( Gearbox)

2022 grad hires: 63%2022 grad average salary: $59,000 undergrad: Patrick Kelly (Namco, LucasArts), Miguel Molinari (Arcadium) grad: Jason Citron (creator and CEO, Discord), Kelly Allen (id Software)

2022 new hires: 40% 2022 graduates average salary: $65,000 Faculty: Jonah Warren, Elena Bertozzi graduates Donovan Sepulveda (Riot), Sean Urban (F84)

2022 Grad Average Salary: $47,000 Undergraduate: Nelson Lim (Lucasfilm), Bryon Caldwell (Industrial Light & Magic) Grad: Matt Charles (Gearbox)

2022 Grad Employment: 16% 2022 Grad Average Salary: 62,000 Dollar Faculty: Evan Skolnick (Cuphead, Dying Light, Star Wars Battlefront), Ricardo Kayanan (Cars, Ratatouille, Transformers 2) Graduates: I-Wei Huang (Skylanders), Rosie Wrede (Call of Duty: Vanguard)

FY2022 grad hires: 100% faculty Peter Chang (Relic) grad David Larmour (Dawn of War 3), Greg Findlay (Rise of the Tomb Raider, Thief)

Class of 2022 Hiring: 91% Class of 2022 Average Salary: $50,000 Faculty: Javier Perez (PlayStation Studios), Donald Ott (Amazon Games) Graduates: Sara Jaquez (Art Director, Nickelodeon Animation), Bobby Hernandez (Insomniac Games)

2022 new hires: 40%2022 graduates average salary: $45,000 Faculty: Joseph Delappe, Ruth Falconer Graduates David Jones (Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto creator), Timea Tabori (rock star)

Class of 2022 Hiring: 57% Class of 2022 Average Salary: $47,505 Undergraduate: Tanya Krzywinska, Minhua Eunice Ma Graduate: Sophie Shepard (Respawn) James Collins, Firesprite Games

2022 grad hire: 15%2022 grad average salary: $73,200 undergrad: Maurice Suckling, Civ 6, Fortnite grad: Curtis Primes, co-founder, N