Testimonials

I would say that VFS prepared me very well for the volume and type of work that I do and to produce the kind of gameplay that I can be proud of.

David Bowring
Game Design Graduate
Game Designer, Saints Row: The Third

Dave [Warfield] has done a wonderful job of establishing and running the game design program at VFS. His years of development experience show not only in the program's curriculum but in the quality of the students that they are graduating into the gaming field. The graduates I've hired from VFS all have a solid base of skills, a strong knowledge of game design, and a firm grasp of the development process.

Chuck Osieja
Creative Director, Microsoft Canada

My career started at school, impressing the right people who could get me work. This not only means instructors, but classmates as well! Having Dave Warfield as the program head was hugely beneficial - the guy has a lot of respect in the industry, so when he says something about you, people listen.

Chris Klein
Game Design Graduate
Game Designer, Need for Speed: The Run

After analyzing the thorough curriculum the school had to offer, I realized that, by exposing me to a wide variety of disciplines and aspects of the videogame world, studying at VFS was the best option that soon became my entry to this industry.

Diego R. Pons
Game Design Graduate
Game Designer, Next Level Games

You can't think of this as school. This is industry experience. If you go into the program and you think of it that way, you will get a job in the industry because you are working with people from the industry.

Paul Parsons
Game Design Graduate
Senior Sandbox Designer, Halo 4

When I first started, I had a bit of experience with level design, and now I have so much more. The great thing about the program is that it gives you a bit of everything, so that in the end you're well rounded and ready to explore almost any part of the game design process.

Sasha Dunfee
Game Design Graduate
Design Scripter, Radical Entertainment

The experience and exposure I got through the Game Design course was amazing. I was able to learn from the best and was also able to generate long-lasting friendships with many of my previous instructors, who I'm now able to join as peers in the same industry.

Kee Won Ahn
Game Design Graduate
Lead Game Designer, Ganz

VFS made it easy to connect with various companies in the industry. Although the onus was on us to foster the relationships that would lead to jobs, the staff at VFS provided a 'foot in the door' that gave me an opportunity to prove myself.

Armando Troisi
Game Design Graduate
Narrative Director, Microsoft

VFS did of course make a big difference. It was certainly the catalyst for getting a job at BioWare. I knew a lot coming in, but it still paled to what I was able to learn.

Mark Barazzuol
Game Design Graduate
Game Designer, Dragon Age 2

Dave [Warfield] has been an excellent manager for VFS, with a finely tuned eye towards bringing in the talent that will teach his students the information that they need to survive in the game industry. I have hired a number of his graduates and continue to be impressed by their skill and functional knowledge of the design process.

Trent Ward
Creative Director, Backbone Entertainment, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts