BCA in Gaming Technology - Parul University Gujarat

About BCA Gaming Technology

The growing scope of digital technology has opened up new and innovative systems and designs in gaming technology which have allowed the creation of numerous gaming realities throughout the gaming field. The Faculty of IT and Computer Sciences offers a three year Bachelor of Computer Application in Gaming Technology which allows the students to develop the much needed skillsets and understanding in the field of gaming technology. This program has been designed to equip the students with the most comprehensive and fundamental understanding of the field of gaming.The Faculty strives to equip the students with revelent skills in Gaming Technology which will include Game Design, Development and GPU Programming and goes on to involve an indepth ideation of the storyline of the game, rules of the game play and environment of the game to the theme and characters. The students throughout this program will get to learn the various aspects of mobile computing such as Java, Microprocessor Architecture, Operating System, Python, DBMS, Computer Networks, Software Engineering. The Faculty of IT & Computer Sciences believes in imparting within each and every student the much needed practical learning which will allow every student to gain the most effective hands on training throughout the entire course of their program. As a way of preparing students for their practise, the program is designed in such a way which provides students with the most enriching hands-on training, enabling students to become experts at game designing by exposing them to industry-standard software, high-end computer labs and latest AR & VR gear setup for user experience. The program also includes important aspects of game creation, 2D/3D art development, design conceptualization, scripting, sound design along-with exploring various art medium for storytelling process. In pursuing this program, the students will be guided by some of the leading experts in the field who get to prepare them with the essential skills to navigate the scope of the industry.

Curriculum

Semester 1	Semester 2
Major (Discipline Specific Course)	Major (Discipline Specific Course)
Fundamentals of Programming using C (Theory)	Database Management Systems (Theory)
Fundamentals of Programming using C (Practical)	Database Management Systems (Practical)
Fundamentals of Web Development (Theory)	System Analysis and Design (Theory)
Fundamentals of Web Development (Practical)	System Analysis and Design (Practical)
Minor -1 / Interdisciplinary Course (Select any one)	Minor -2 / Interdisciplinary Course (Select any one)
Animation: Character Design	AI and ML: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-II (Theory)
Photography and Photo editing: Digital Camera Mechanism.	AI and ML: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-II (Practical)
Videography and Video editing: Fundamentals of Digital Videography.	Cyber Security and Forensic: Advanced Cyber Security and Forensic
AI and ML: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - I (Theory)	Videography and Video editing: Lighting and Camera Movement
AI and ML: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-I (Practical)	Animation: Story Telling & Story Boarding
Cyber Security and Forensic: Basics of Cyber Security and Forensic (Theory)	Photography and Photo editing: Character of Lens
Digital Marketing: Marketing Management	Digital Marketing: Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
University Electives -1 (Multidisciplinary course) (Select any one)	University Electives -2 (Multidisciplinary course) (Select any one)
Digital and Mobile Media Marketing	Basic Mathematics
Remote Sensing & GIS	Discrete Mathematics (NPTEL)
First Aid and Life Support	Digital Marketing: Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Cyber Forensic & Investigation	Skill Enhancement Course -2 (Select any one)
I.T. Governance	Data Visualization for Business Intelligence
Skill Enhancement Course -1	Data Visualization for Business Intelligence
Mathematical Aptitude	Value Added Course - 2
Climate Change & Sustainable Environment	IPDC including History and Culture of India and IKS - I
Ability Enhancement Course -1 /Modern Indian Language-1 (Select any one)	Ability Enhancement Course -2 /Modern Indian Language -2 (Select any one)
Basic English-I	Basic English-II
Basic Hindi-1	Basic Hindi-II
Basic Gujarati-1	Basic Gujarati-II

Semester 3	Semester 4
Major (Discipline Specific Course)	Major (Discipline Specific Course)
Object Oriented Development with JAVA (Theory)	Data Communication and Networking (Theory)
Object Oriented Development with JAVA (Practical)	Data Communication and Networking (Practical)
Data Structure (Theory)	Open Source Technology Using PHP (Theory)
Data Structure (Practical)	Open Source Technology Using PHP (Practical)
Operating System with Linux & Shell Programming (Theory)	Major Specialization - I (Theory + Practical) (Select any one)
Operating System with Linux & Shell Programming (Practical)	AI-I (T)
University Electives -3 (Select any one)	AI-I (P)
Cyber Security, Tools, Techniques and Counter Measures	Big data Analytics-I (T)
Digital Design	Big data Analytics-I (P)
Intellectual Property	Blockchain Technology -I (T)
Robotics	Blockchain Technology-I (P)
Yoga and Positive Psychology for Managing Career and Life	Cloud Computing -I (T)
Skill Enhancement Course -3	Cloud Computing-I (P)
Artificial Intelligence -AI	Cyber Security and Forensic -I (T)
Value Added Course-3	Cyber Security and Forensic -I (P)
IPDC including History and Culture of India and IKS -2	Full stack web development -I (T)
Ability Enhancement Course -3/ Modern European Language-1 (Select any one)	Full stack web development -I (P)
Advanced English - I	Gaming Technology -I (T)
Basic German	Gaming Technology -I (P)
Basic French	Web Technologies -I (T)
	Web Technologies -I (P)
	Minor -3/ Interdisciplinary Course (Select any one)
	AI and ML : Introduction to Data Science Using Pyhton (Theory)
	AI and ML : Introduction to Data Science Using Pyhton (Practical)
	Cyber Security and Forensic: Foundations of Cybersecurity and Information Assurance (Theory)
	Cyber Security and Forensic: Foundations of Cybersecurity and Information Assurance (Practical)
	Animation: Graphic Design
	Photography and Photo Editing : Aesthetics of Composition
	Videography & Video Editing : Basic Video Editing.
	Digital Marketing : Brand Management
	Skill Enhancement Course - 4 (Select Any One )
	Statistics
	Probability And Statistics (NPTEL)
	Value Added Course-4 (Select Any One)
	Positive Mental Health
	Physical Education: Yoga
	Physical Education: Sports
	Physical Education: NCC
	Ability Enhancement Course -4 / Modern European Language-2 (Select anyone)
	Advanced English – II
	Advanced German
	Advanced French

Semester 5	Semester 6
Major (Discipline Specific Course)	Major (Discipline Specific Course)
Front End Development with .NET (Theory)	Mobile Application Development (Theory)
Front End Development with .NET (Practical)	Mobile Application Development (Practical)
Mini Project- II (from Minor/Major Stream)	Software Engineering (Theory)
Specialization - II (Theory + Practical) (Select any one)	Software Engineering (Practical)
AI-II (T)	Data Processing with Python (Theory)
AI-II (P)	Data Processing with Python (Practical)
Big data Analytics-II (T)	Minor -6/ Interdisciplinary Course (Select any one)
Big data Analytics-II (P)	AI and ML: Introduction to Data Science and Analytics (Theory)
Blockchain Technology -II (T)	AI and ML: Introduction to Data Science and Analytics (Practical)
Blockchain Technology -II (P)	Cyber Security and Forensic: Fundamentals of Cyber Forensics (Theory)
Cloud Computing -II (T)	Cyber Security and Forensic: Fundamentals of Cyber Forensics (Practical)
Cloud Computing -II (P)	Animation: Motion Graphics
Cyber Security and Forensic -II (T)	AI & ML: Introduction to Data Science and Analytics (Practical)
Cyber Security and Forensic -II (P)	Photography and Photo editing: Photography and Photo editing:
Full stack web development -II (T)	Videography and Video editing: Documentary Film making
Full stack web development -II (P)	Digital Marketing: Content Marketing and creation
Gaming Technology -II (T)	Ability Enhancement Course -5
Gaming Technology -II (P)	Professional Ethics and Communication
Web Technologies -II (T)	Internship/Mini Project-1 (in Major Specific Course)
Web Technologies -II (P)
Minor -4 / Interdisciplinary Course (Select any one)
AI and ML: Computer Vision Using OPENCV (Theory)
AI and ML: Computer Vision Using OPENCV (Practical)
Cyber Security and Forensic: Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis (Theory)
Cyber Security and Forensic: Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis (Practical)
Animation: 3D Visualization
Photography and Photo editing: Experience the Metadata (Photo Editing)
Videography and Video editing : Non -linear editing and Sound Design.
Digital Marketing: Social media promotion and marketing
Minor -5/ Interdisciplinary Course (Select any one)
AI and ML: Deep Learning and Neural Network (Theory)
AI and ML: Deep Learning and Neural Network (Practical)
Cyber Security and Forensic: Cyber Security in Mobile, Cloud, and IoT (Theory)
Cyber Security and Forensic: Cyber Security: Mobile, Cloud, and IoT (Practical)
Animation: 3D Animation
Photography and Photo editing: Experiment on expression
Videography and Video editing: Colour Grading and Mastering
Digital Marketing: Email Marketing and Campaigns
Skill Enhancement Course - 5 (Select any One)
Digital Literacy
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