On this game design course you will develop your knowledge, understanding and practical skills to harness technology and create compelling gaming environments. 

During the course you will work on:

• professional development tools, such as Unreal Engine 4
• current game design techniques
• key team skills 
• related topics, such as artificial intelligence (AI), human computer and interaction design. 

From the start, you will gain a good foundation for game development and start building your digital identity and online portfolio.

 As you progress, you will enhance your skills in computer graphics and your understanding of how they work. You will also examine specialist topics in computer games technology, including mobile application development and simulation and virtual worlds (GSVW). Your studies in the latter will give you the chance to work on serious games.

There will also be an opportunity to work on group projects. One example could be developing a game or simulation together, which will also test your ability to work as part of a team.

As you approach the end of your course, you will focus on a range of advanced games technology topics, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security. You will also have the chance to develop your own complete game, application or simulation. This personal project will form a key part of your assessment at the end of the year.

Once you graduate you could go on to work as a game developer or designer in a variety of businesses here and abroad – from technology start-ups to publishers. 

There will also be career opportunities in the public sector where departments may wish to develop virtual and augmented reality (AR) applications.