A new class of budding game designers started hitting the books, easels, and computer screens this month as part of a new Game Art & Design bachelor’s degree program at The Art Institutes International at San Francisco. Students in the program study art fundamentals, 3D modeling, animation, texturing, scripting, and other aspects of game level design. Courses include Storytelling, 3D Character Animation, 3D Modeling, Life Drawing, Interface Design for Games and Interactive Game Prototyping as well as a variety of general education courses.