Modules

Areas of study include:

• Fundamentals of Creative Technologies

• Games and Digital Asset Design

• Prototyping and Visual Programming

• 2D Graphics and Digital Art

• Principles of Games Programming

• Professional Industry Portfolio

• Studio Development Project

• 3D Graphics and Animation

• Applied Games Design

• Applied Games Programming

• Compositing for Visual Effects

• Desktop Applications Development and Software Engineering

• Mobile Application Development

• User Experience Design

• Web Technologies and Platforms

• Disruptive Technologies

• Undergraduate Project for Creative Technologies

• Advanced Games Design

• Advanced Games Programming

• Advanced Graphics for Games

• Learn a variety of Industry standard programming techniques and languages including C# and C++ enabling you to develop the ability to take designed gameplay and realise it into a playable form.

• Work with existing game engines as well as programming the underlying systems required to develop game engines tailored to the emerging needs of projects.

• Learn to manage a game development project individually and part of an interdisciplinary team, including use of source control programs.

• Develop game code for a variety of platforms (e.g. PC, console, mobile, web…) and experiment with emerging technologies to enhance your skills and employability in working on the cutting edge of games programming.

• Produce proof of concept prototypes that will develop into full-fledged games, applying games specific software testing methods to evaluate and iterate to produce high quality outputs.

• Design immersive player experiences and game environments, levels, mechanics and game systems.

• Learn how to create in-game challenges and obstacles to be overcome and enjoyed without excessively frustrating players.

• Follow a typical game development lifecycle from a designer’s perspective, from initial concept development through to pitching, pre-production, prototyping and release phases.

• Learn to playtest games and use game-specific techniques such as expert heuristic evaluation for playability, focus groups and data analytics to iteratively refine and improve your designs for better gaming experiences.

• Learn to professionally document game designs and express ideas and designs clearly to team members.

• Learn to apply theory and practice from computer science, psychology, affective computing studies, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience (UX) design, ludology (“the study of games and play”) and visual design principles to develop innovative and deeply engaging and enjoyable gameplay experiences.

• Learn to create artwork, models and animations that are tailored for use in games using the latest graphics techniques in game engines.

• Learn concept development skills and sketching in 2D graphics programs, 3D modelling, rigging and animation of assets such as props, scenery, characters or whole environment or level designs.

• Work with a wide range of software packages used by games industry professionals to develop your own unique range of creative and representational skills.

• Develop shaders and other procedural assets and learn to extend the functionality of the software packages and games engines used.

• Learn professional drawing techniques and carry them through from sketches to 2D and 3D game assets.