Online Master's Degree in Computer Game Development Management

If you are a tax resident (you are in the territory of the Russian Federation for more than 183 days within 12 months) and you work under an employment contract, then every month your employer must deduct 13% from your salary to the state to pay income tax.

From this money you can get back up to 15,600 ₽ per year in the form of a tax deduction for tuition fees. To do this, you must submit an application via your personal account on the nalog.ru website (you can authorize via Gosuservices).

The application must be accompanied by all documents that prove your right to the deduction:
- 2-NDFL certificate from the employer;
- a training contract with Skillfactory;
- an educational license - we have one;
- tuition checks - we send them to your email;
- certificate of receipt of educational services - to make it, write to the support chat.

Your application will be considered by the tax office within a month. The inspector may ask for other documents if he finds these insufficient. If you are successful, you must be given a special notice of your right to a deduction. The document must be given to your employer's accounting department.
Your employer must then pay your wages without withholding income tax in favor of the state until it has paid the full amount of the deduction.

This depends on your experience and the complexity of the particular module. For best results, we recommend studying 25 hours a week or more. If you work, you may have to study at weekends.

You get an educational loan at 3% for any period of study. While you are studying and 9 months after graduation you pay only the interest. Then for 15 years you pay the full amount of the loan every month until you pay off the debt. You can close the loan early. The exact amount of contributions depends on the program selected.

Here's an example. Let's say you paid 100,000 roubles for a semester. At a rate of 3%, you need to pay 700 rubles to the bank every month. But for the duration of the grace period, it will be reduced: you will need to pay 100 roubles a month.

Yes, any office or home computer with an Internet connection will do. You won't need a powerful processor or an expensive video card - we teach you how to use cloud technologies for computing. The entire learning process is organized on our LMS platform, in messenger "Tutu" and video conferencing application livedigital.space .

The main place of communication with mentors, program coordinators and fellow students is the messenger "Tutu". Once a week there are online classes where you can ask any question to the current module expert. Mentors answer questions about tasks on the platform and new material: these are middle-level specialists, often employees of large companies. Coordinators are responsible for everything related to the organizational part: they will accompany you along the entire learning path - from the first day to the day you start your new job.

When games were simple, they were independently written by programmers. For example, the solitaire game, "Scythe," was developed by Microsoft intern Wes Cherry. Over time, games have become more complex. Now many different specialists are involved in their creation: producers, game designers, 2D/3D-artists, designers, composers, scriptwriters. And programmers make a game from separate components, which are called assets: models, sounds, animations, scripts.

The development process can be divided into 4 main phases.

1. Concept - come up with a game idea, genre, characters. They make a concept plan, decide on financing and proceed to design.
2. Pre-production - they write out the project documentation in detail. Determine the goals of the game, think about the design, coordinate with programmers, collect technical report, choose technologies and engine on the basis of which the game will work.
3. Production - programmers work on the technical part, animators and artists deal with visuals, and the sound effects department prepares noises, background music, and character voices. The producer makes sure that all this is done on time, in a quality and coherent manner.
4. Postproduction - bring in testers to find bugs and fix them. They customize graphics and gameplay.

Depends on the role you are considering. For example, it is important for a producer to understand several areas at once: project management, the basics of game design and development, player psychology, analytics, marketing and monetization methods, documentation and laws. You also need to be able to speak Upper-Intermediate English, which is one of the most important requirements at GameDev.

The average salary for a game producer is 1400$ for a middle-level specialist.

Game designers come up with the concept of the project, develop storylines and characters. Developers create software and realize the idea of game designers. Animators and artists are engaged in visualization, drawing characters and backgrounds. Sound designers create soundtracks for games, record background music. Screenwriters create stories and write dialog for characters. Technical writers put together supporting documentation and instructions. Testers make sure games function properly and report bugs to developers. Tech support specialists help users who have problems with the game. Producers oversee the work of all specialists, keeping track of deadlines and budgets. Marketers form a strategy to sell products, choose channels of attraction. Analysts collect data and help determine the preferences of players.