Game Graphic & Character | Game Planner | Game Programmer | Game Concert Art

About the School

The Tokyo Communication Arts (TCA) Technical College follows Three Educational Guidelines, which are: Vocational Education, Human Education, and International Education

With a belief that to in order to develop the talent that is needed in the industry, the student must work alongside the industry, TCA has practiced an “academia-industry collaborative education” since its establishment in 1988 by providing programs that work in close cooperation with companies, and by doing so has been successful in producing students that become immediately effective in the professional creative industry after graduation.

TCA stands behind its excellent professional education with a 3-year and 4-year curriculum that fosters a real & rich creativity based on the beauty of human ingenuity. This school is for the student who wishes to develop him or herself as a creator of the future.

Note that this school’s courses are all offered in Japanese only.

About the Program

The World of Design at TCA is about creating designs and illustrations that inspire, move, and influence people in this ever-evolving industry. With a small number of people in the class, you are able to develop high-level skills quickly, going from knowing nothing to being able to navigate the designers tools and create within the 1st year, as well as realize, explore and develop your individuality and strengths. Moreover, like most programs of TCA, the facilities, including the computer rooms, are open 24-hours a day, allowing students the freedom to devote themselves to their work as much as they like.

Within these 3-year programs, students learn how to produce and also how to sell their designs and plans, cultivating their power to express concepts strongly and effectively, learning universal techniques of designing and planning while implementing individual methods of expression. This department also has an incredible success rate, with 100% of its students finding employment post-graduation in 2017 at such major companies as: BANDAI Namco Pictures, Glee, DMM, Success, Sega Interactive, Craft Worldwide, Mash Design Lab, JC Staff, From Software, Production IG, and more. And with the “W Major Curriculum” Policy, students are able to branch out from their initial major and choose courses from other programs in order to stimulate their interests and enhance their skillset & employability as a more well-rounded programmer & planner.

This program prepares students for the following careers:

• Game Programmer
• Game Character Designer
• IT Engineer
• VI Engineer
• Game Planner
• PC Game Developer
• Network Administrator
• 3D Designer
• Game Director
• Content Producer
• 3DCG Motion Designer
• Background Designer
• And more…

After this 3-to 4-year program, students will graduate with nationally-recognized Advanced Specialist Degree that is considered the equivalent to a 4-year University Degree from a technical school.

Graduates go on to work for at the following company types:

• Game software development company
• Game development publishing company
• Game production developer company
• Game planning and production company
• Game programming company
• Mobile game production company
• Mobile terminal development company
• Social game development company
• And more…

Students can choose between 4 majors:

• Game Graphic & Character – Acquire the art and CG skills required by the industry to create attractive characters. Learn the essential skills of a designer, such as drawing, digital illustration, concept design, planning, presentation and CG design, in addition to the skills of game production, such as game introduction, game-planning, game design, game illustration, and game background production. This major is for students who wish to become a game designer, game character designer, game graphics programmer, game planner, game producer, game director, illustrator, art director, motion designer, effect designer, and graphic designer.
• Game Planner – Game planning is the key to game development. In this major, learn how to create works that sell by developing your abilities to generate novel ideas, such as game stories and compositions.
• Game Programmer – The game industry is a fast-changing world. Become a programming professional who is flexible & adaptive to the technologies in the industry, such as AI and VR, in order to produce a game that truly sells.
• Game Concept Art – Create a glimpse into the worlds of games and animations using illustrations as a creator who is able to work across genres.