Course summary

Want to know how to create the next generation of video games? Become a games designer with the creative technical skills to enter a fast-growing gaming industry. Overview Video games play a major role in modern society. Billions of people, all over the world, play video games on a regular basis. And it’s not just for entertainment. Video games are applied within many other sectors, including education and sport. The Games Design degree course will develop both your creative skills, alongside your understanding of the game design process. Using your theoretical knowledge of modern games design, you will learn how to create original and engaging 2D and 3D game characters, compelling narratives and believable worlds, in order to capture the imagination of the user. There’s an emphasis on developing your practical skills with plenty of opportunity to bring your game ideas to life and develop your own game prototypes. Alongside this, you will prepare for your future career by understanding the role of a Game Designer in the context of a Games Studio environment. You will build the essential skills needed to operate as part of a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with others. Further to this, you will also: Develop the ability to describe and interrogate the games design and development process Expand your knowledge of research methods and understand the techniques used to gather informative data Understand human and creature anatomy, personality, physiological aspects and expressions, that bring animated characters to life Reflect on your own gaming history to consider game feel, player motivations and the psychology of gamers.   Explore the relationship between innovation and technology and experiment with immersive platforms such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). Learn how to design a compelling narrative and believable worlds for deeper player engagement. Create a fully animated playable or non-playable character within a game engine. Career Prospects The gaming market is continuing to grow at a fast pace and Game Designers are in high demand. This degree aims to prepare you for a successful career in game design, whether you chose to work for one of the major Games’ Studios, smaller independent companies or as a freelancer. You will have developed a broad range of skills that will enable you specialise in one of the many sub-sections of the profession, such as character, narrative, gameplay, level or UX/UI design.