I'm an online game design student. I've been a stu...

I'm an online game design student. I've been a student of Full Sail since June 2014. My online experience has been a great one as I have made various connections with some very talented artists and have vastly expanded my spectrum of skills and tool usage for game design. The "Key" to being a Full Sail student is effort. This is a not a hand holding event for 3 years. You literally will reap what you sow. There are tons of extra curricular options, events to attend, and University contests. If you are able to put forth just a smidge of extra effort, your time at Full Sail will blossom. If your heart is not into it, you will fail. It really is as simple as that. This is a fast paced environment for the strong willed.

The game design program is not what you think it is. Full Sail game designers have a certain type of grit that can only be described as concrete in a blender. Game designers are the rock to your scissors. Do you think that you'll come here to only study video game design? Wrong! You'll discover how all game systems, mechanics, skills, and advanced probability play huge factors in various mediums for interactive entertainment. You'll design board games, tabletop games, and, yes, video games. For one class you'll design a fully operational, publish ready board game. The next step? Turn that MF into a video game using the exact same mechanics. Have your game design doc polished and submit. Also, you'll have 7 days per assignment to have your materials up to snuff.

The teachers are great but there are a select few that make the experience not so enjoyable. The persons teaching you are gifted in the areas of which they teach, but their personalities are what gives your experience a small buzz kill. You'll have great teachers for a few months and then that one teacher will remind you of Delores Umbridge. However, the next month comes along and your happy again.

I have zero regrets for becoming a Full Sail student and if given the chance, I would do it again. If you're ready to work roughly 30hrs a week (Sophomore / Junior years), then sign up, buttercup. If you're timid and don't work well with others then I suggest not coming here. This school is a great school; one that I can proudly state that I am a student of.