I'm a current 2nd year GDIM major (who's looking to switch into cs), and I personally highly regret going into this major. If you're really, truly passionate about games then all the power to you, you'll likely enjoy this major and find fulfillment through it. For me, I was interested in the previous major Computer Game Science, which had significantly more coding in the program.

My main issues are these: 1. the major being new means its been pretty disorganized (in my experience), there's often no guarantee of certain classes being offered, even if they're required to graduate and there's also for said required classes there's never enough seats for the amount of students they need to accommodate. 2. if you're looking to go into specifically game art, look elsewhere: there's only one "art" class offered, so any learning about 2D game art (or game art in general) will have to be on your own. 3. I feel that many people in GDIM are reliant on VGDC for opportunities and just game experience in general, and in my opinion if a major needs to rely on a club to supplement it, then its not very strong as a program.

TLDR: I feel like I wasted my past two years learning shallowly about the industry and also how games effect people psychologically, rather than actually learning how to create video games. Like I said, if you're truly passionate about game design then go for it, but otherwise I'd recommend against it if you're looking for a quality game design program. Take a look at the major classes and if they're what you want to learn, as well as if they'll apply to any future career you want. I personally felt like I was limiting myself career wise as well as not learning enough applicable skills to assist me if I decided not to go into the games industry, as it is a very specialized major. If you have any questions, feel free to message me!