Are you passionate about games and keen to make them better? Do you feel curious about what makes a game engaging and meaningful? At Falmouth, you’ll work alongside programmers and artists in a studio environment to create distinctive games.

We'll cover specialist areas in storytelling and design to reveal new horizons of gaming. With help from ex-industry mentors, you'll gain the tools you need for a career in games and media. Collaborating with other talented game-lovers, you'll bring your own ideas to life in AAA, indie or board games.

You will:

• Take advantage of our guest speaker series, featuring professionals from across the games industry, from studio heads to level designers, design leads and producers
• Access industry-standard facilities, including dedicated space in a well-resourced game development studio, with augmented reality and mixed reality technology, a selection of new VR headsets, and 3D printers
• Become a specialist in game design, working as part of a team to develop your own game

What you'll learn

Pitching and prototyping your ideas, you'll become a specialist in game design and the broader games industry context. And by the second study block you’ll be doing it for real, developing a game in a team and following it up with a major project in the final term. This could be solo, group-based or a research piece.

How you'll learn

There’s no formal essay writing on this course – you’ll be learning the real-life skills needed to produce a co-created full game project and a professional portfolio for grading. And with regular feedback and support from your mentors, you’ll develop your game design skills in a way that boosts your progress.

You'll learn through:

• Workshops
• Playtesting ideas
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Crit sessions
• Tutorials
• Guest speakers
• Mentoring