We offer three pathway options for this Qualification: MEDIA PRODUCTION, GAMES DESIGN and PHOTOGRAPHY. This GAMES DESIGN PATHWAY is a one year course, however, at the end of the year you will have the opportunity to study for an additional year to ‘top up’ to the Extended Diploma. The Extended Diploma is equivalent to 3 A Levels. This will provide entry requirements for potential Higher Education (university courses). This course is ideal if you want to pursue a career in the video games industry by learning the core principles of video game art and video game mechanics.
The course will explore game art, theory within games, 2D animation, 3D modelling, games design, professional practices, audio, as well as focus on a chosen pathway within games, ready for creating a portfolio. You will be introduced to industry standard software such as Autodesk (Maya and Mudbox), Adobe creative suite (such as Photoshop, after effects, etc), Unreal Engine 4 and Audacity for Audio, as well as many others.
Whilst centred on video games, the content means this course can lead to pathways in other creative media roles in which gaming techniques are applied more generally, including filming and CGI, advertising and marketing, graphical design, architecture and engineering, and many more. The skills you will build are transferable across many creative industries which gives you opportunities to really discover what you enjoy, what you love, and open up that creative potential.