In SLIIT degree there are only 2 modules devoted for game programming and 3D modeling modules for design part. The degree will give you a clear insight of what game design is but bottom line is the degree by SLIIT is more like "Jack of all trades but master of none". And not suitable to study "games technology". If I was you I'd go to a Game design degree or to a Higher mathematics degree(Assuming can dig API and network programming by myself ).

what if i told you that our batch mates have done so many projects on games including military simulations which real military forces are going to make use of.

The specializing thing does focus on game design alot. I checked the site as well
But to do that you need to do 2 years general IT right? :/ We cant compare these without proper knowledge but this offers all years specialized in Gaming

Issue for me is SLIIT somewhat far :/

yap. thats what i told ya. for pure game development you are better off with Singapore thingy. anyways fyi multimedia is not in malabe. its in the new sliit facility near British council. 

what if i told you that our batch mates have done so many projects on games including military simulations which real military forces are going to make use of.

Didn't say that "making games is impossible". No one needs a college degree to make games. But still it does not cover areas which a degree dedicated to game technology does.

If someone really target a career in games, isn't it more safer to do a degree like that?

Just my opinion

yap. thats what i told ya. for pure game development you are better off with Singapore thingy. anyways fyi multimedia is not in malabe. its in the new sliit facility near British council. 

Thats some valuable information. Thanks for telling that

Coming From A Student From SLIIT - Go For Multimedia courses at SLIIT
Nice share

what if i told you that our batch mates have done so many projects on games including military simulations which real military forces are going to make use of.

What if I told you that a simulation is not necessarily a game and none of your batchmates have an understanding of game design good enough to make a game that can actually SELL.

What if I told you that a simulation is not necessarily a game and none of your batchmates have an understanding of game design good enough to make a game that can actually SELL.

what if i told you that you can apply the same principals to make a "game", oh wait you know nothing about what ppl studying there have done. say like the survivor which you can SELL in the local market. ah wait, you dnt knw about that either.

im not trying to say that sliit offers the best game development degree in the country or its better than this Singapore thing offers or to follow the degree at sliit if you want you become a game developer at all. but if u ppl say that ppl at sliit cant make a game/ dont have good enough understanding to make a game that you SELL, well you are dead wrong. well, dnt wnna convince anyone here, just gave a guy some information.

on a side note. yes a simulator. but an application with running, free roaming, shooting, with couple of missions, a plot with some decision making is not necessarily a game? hm. i thought COD was a game. well guess i was wrong after all. xD wait, COD doesnt have free roaming. guess thats what makes it a game but not this one.  oh well.

What if I told you that a simulation is not necessarily a game and none of your batchmates have an understanding of game design good enough to make a game that can actually SELL.

Uhh seriously? The problem is not "understanding of game design".. The problem is to find people that "share the same enthusiasm and believes" among batch mates. Assume that there are people like that. Then making a good game is just a matter of time and a good script writer

There are very good game projects from SLIIT. But they are not BIG like we see in everyday life. One of the main reasons I think that we aren't allowed to use any engines but to use the raw API calls. So try to see the potential.

SLIIT degree is noway near a international game tech degree. I agree. Because it's a multimedia degree which gives an insight of what game dev is. But no one needs a degree to make good games. In spare time go to youtube and watch "Adventures of game developing".. It's a group of people who share same enthusiasm and believes. That's the most important thing. Skills develop once you at it.

what if i told you that you can apply the same principals to make a "game", oh wait you know nothing about what ppl studying there have done. say like the survivor which you can SELL in the local market. ah wait, you dnt knw about that either.

im not trying to say that sliit offers the best game development degree in the country or its better than this Singapore thing offers or to follow the degree at sliit if you want you become a game developer at all. but if u ppl say that ppl at sliit cant make a game/ dont have good enough understanding to make a game that you SELL, well you are dead wrong. well, dnt wnna convince anyone here, just gave a guy some information.

on a side note. yes a simulator. but an application with running, free roaming, shooting, with couple of missions, a plot with some decision making is not necessarily a game?

Chill man! Btw I heard about an army simulation for tactics project from our lecturer in charge of research subject at SLIIT (3rd year). I guess what I heard was the same thing that you are telling.

One of the main reasons I think that we aren't allowed to use any engines but to use the raw API calls.

well the ppl who made the mil sim have used the cryengine3. i think you've been misled or something. there are no restrictions like that. of cource you cant publish the game using that, but students are free to use anything and everything.

SLIIT degree is noway near a international game tech degree. I agree. Because it's a multimedia degree which gives an insight of what game dev is. But no one needs a degree to make good games.

couldn't agree more.

Chill man! Btw I heard about an army simulation for tactics project from our lecturer in charge of research subject at SLIIT (3rd year). I guess what I heard was the same thing that you are telling.

haha dnt worry, u dnt keep Mr.yuda hanging when he post something like that. you hit him. xD and yap i think thats the one.

curse APIIT .

what if i told you that you can apply the same principals to make a "game", oh wait you know nothing about what ppl studying there have done. say like the survivor which you can SELL in the local market. ah wait, you dnt knw about that either.

Grr. Just woke up. I don't know about principals, but if you think simulation principles are the same as good gameplay principles, you're downright deluded. You're going to end up with a a dry-ass game that nobody wants to play. And yes, I know the sim set you're talking about. Technical prowess? Yes, Sri Lanka has a lot of tech prowess. Game DESIGN education? None.

After reading that original post of mine, it sounds like me hating on the SLIIT dudes. Apologies for that. I don't mean to imply that they're idiots: what I do mean to day is that making a simulation is one thing. Making a fun, well-designed game is an entirely different art.

The reason we still haven't broken properly into the indie scene is because people are still focused on the technical and teambuilding aspects: game design is just as important. Design includes the mechanics. It's what makes a game playable (why do you think the much-talked-about Aba was such a shitty game? Terrible mechanics).  Also important is what unix pointed out - the people factor. That burning passion for games has yet to properly catch hold in SL.

 
If you want a real game design degree, go see Digipen or Full Sail Uni. For them, the final project IS a game, except you have to come up with a completely new and original mechanic. Check out these final year projects. https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1763

Hi, guys I read this thread from the beginning  I can tell something about SLIIT degree because
I'm in the first multimedia bach so following that degree you can get basic knowledge about game designing if you really need to work in the industry you have to follow degree with foreign  Uni. And also if you got talent what they need will hire you even without a degree. Basically SLIIT degree is good because in the first semester they identify your talent and allocate into the correct team and you have that chance to sharp your talents 

Well guys I appreciate your comments on this but please leave all the comparisons with SLIIT away from here ok? This is a separate thread to make general awareness about SI. If you are to compare which is better, please do so on another thread This is kinda turning out to be a hijack.

Nice reading each one viewpoint, they all have some information to gather. Its in the same way the Uni that are offering Bsc, r so many. But you need to  take look at they're Sylubus and course material. This will tell how deep they will make u think . The clever tutor can make even a normal avg student to be creative.

No Uni will go step by step for u to design a game or even a robo. The success is based on your creativity and how to apply the instructions u learnt.

U may be able to do that in your 1st attempt or 5th but that depends on the developer.

So when u select the institution take a look at what they r doing nd who r your tutor. U may go to KL nd do a degree or may even do that in SL but all depends on who taught nd what were u taught.

Its good to see Game Design and Development education developing in Sri Lanka