Games Design

Ready for a career in the games industry? BA Games Design will advance you as a designer with a focus on graphic, spatial and narrative project work.

Skills

This course will prepare you to progress and excel in the gaming industry.

This course will prepare you to progress and excel in the gaming industry. You will graduate industry ready with skills in: 

• Designing and modelling in a 3D environment.  
• Character and environment art.  
• User experience.  
• Art research.  
• Game concept and level design 
• Interactive storytelling 
• Narrative development 
• Interface design 
• Games analytics 
• Scripting for game creation, plus 3D modelling and texturing.  
• Screen-based, augmented and virtual reality, physical, and purposeful games.     

Learning

You won’t just be sitting in a lecture theatre, but instead will be learning in interactive classes, working closely with your lecturers and fellow students.

 This includes:    

• Working in a studio environment: Immerse yourself in practical learning with a studio setting.  
• Game Studios Workshops: Engage in hands-on workshops conducted in game studios.  
• Small-group seminars: Participate in intimate and focused group discussions.   
• Tutorials: Benefit from personalised guidance and instruction.  
• Industry connections and guest lectures: Access a network of industry professionals and participate in lectures with game developers from both the UK and overseas.
• You’ll also have the opportunity to go on field trips in and outside of London to experience the professional world of computer gaming.    

Assessment

Your assessments will be based on the real-world, so you graduate with the professional skills you need.

This includes:  

• Portfolios, where you’ll craft responses to creative briefs. 
• Presentations, where you’ll showcase artistic concepts, ideas, sketches for characters and environments and prototypes. 
• Critical reflections and written responses to briefs.  

Your academics tutors will be on hand to support you throughout your studies, to guide you to achieve your best. 

Career

You’ll graduate ready for a career in the games industry.

Your future role could be: 

• Game designer
• Level designer
• Game producer
• Narrative designer
• UX designer
• Games animator  
• Games technical artist  
• Computer Games Programmer   
• Project manager