Game Development BA(Hons)

Join a community of people who have a real passion for games. From day one, you'll work as you would within a team in the industry, developing your own games. You'll replicate professional practice, learning in a range of environments to discover your specialism and prepare for the career you want.

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Location Penryn Campus
Course Duration 3/4 years
Attendance Full-time
Contact 01326 254350

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Introduction

You'll learn how different specialisms work together, how to work effectively in a team and to develop the role you play in it. These Game Development courses simulate how industry operates, in a studio environment that's built to mirror a real games development studio.

You will:

  • Build your own games from day one and have the opportunity to establish your own company in your third year
  • Work in one of the largest and best equipped dedicated game-making spaces of any university in the UK
  • Work in a department dedicated to gaming and be surrounded by people working in all aspects of the industry
  • Develop a multi-disciplinary approach, using Unity and Unreal to touch upon all aspects of game creation
  • Have the flexibility to change your area of specialism based on your skills and interests

The Integrated Foundation Year pathway for this course is new for entry year 2022 and subject to validation.

Specialisms

Art

Learn core game art abilities, like character and environment modelling, using industry-standard packages, processes and pipelines.

  • BA(Hons) 3 year: W281
  • Integrated Foundation Year BA(Hons) 4 year: FY01

Programming

Become a gameplay programmer who implements and tests the core mechanics of the game and evaluates how players interact with them.

  • BA(Hons) 3 year: W285
  • Integrated Foundation Year BA(Hons) 4 year:FY30

Audio

Create sound effects, sonic environments and scores that electrify players, and then work in-engine to integrate them into games in an immersive way.

  • BA(Hons) 3 year: W283
  • Integrated Foundation Year BA(Hons) 4 year: FY27

Design

Prototype and implement the rules, systems, puzzles and levels that challenge players and shape their experience, iteratively testing and refining them.

  • BA(Hons) 3 year: W284
  • Integrated Foundation Year BA(Hons) 4 year:FY28

Writing

Create backstories, dialogue, quests and player journeys as you learn foundational creative writing skills and translate them into narrative design for games.

  • BA(Hons) 3 year: W286
  • Integrated Foundation Year BA(Hons) 4 year: FY31

Production

Learn to manage the production of game projects, identifying and solving problems while making the development process run smoother and helping to deliver the project on schedule.

  • BA(Hons) 3 year: I608
  • Integrated Foundation Year BA(Hons) 4 year:FY29

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