Games Developent (Level 3)

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This course immerses you in the exciting world of games development, where you can follow your passion for creating gaming experiences. Delivered by a team of passionate instructors with extensive industry knowledge and expertise, this programme offers a dynamic learning environment that equips you with the necessary skills for both Higher Education and the gaming industry.

Throughout the course, you will learn the skills required to design, create and sell professional video games. You will gain hands-on experience in professional game development tools and technologies, learn to apply industry best practices, understand player psychology, narrative techniques and game mechanics, as well as develop problem-solving skills and enhance your creativity in order to start crafting captivating gaming experiences.

On this course, you will acquire a diverse range of skills and experiences that will empower you to progress within the dynamic field of game development. Throughout the program, you will:

• Develop proficiency in various industry-standard software and tools, including Unity3D, Unreal Engine, Blender, and Maya. These tools will serve as your creative palette as you embark on your journey of game creation.
• Delve into 3D modelling techniques, developing the art of creating game-ready assets and undertake the design and creation of 2D games and prototypes, honing your skills in game design and development.
• Explore 3D modelling techniques, concepting and creating your own stylised game-ready 3D assets. and creating and animating a full 3D character, learning skills such as anatomy modelling, retopologizing, clothing, and more.
• Underpin your learning with essential theoretical, industry, contextual and critical knowledge and understanding.

As the course progresses, you will focus on refining your skills and extending your professional experience; you will be supported in decisions around your best next steps on an individual basis, including guidance through the university application process and development of your working style. You will begin to specialise and create materials which reflect you as a creative. You will leave us ready to explore the industry as a freelancer or employed, or to pursue opportunities within apprenticeships, further training or Higher Education.

This course is internally assessed, meaning your teachers deliver and assess all of your coursework, and it is made up of carefully scheduled projects. Projects can involve both individual and group work and are a balance of practical work like game design, development and creation using engines (which includes designing parts or whole games, as well as creating the games with industry-standard tools); game asset creation; 3D modelling and animation; as well as reports, filmed pitches and presentations.

4 GCSEs at 9-4 (A*-C), including English.

You will be invited to an interview. Please come prepared to talk about creating art and illustrations and playing computer games. You might want to talk about what computer games you like, or have created, and identify what new skills you would like to learn.

Choosing this Games Development Level 3 course will give you the skills to go on to university or into creative work.

The creative sector is one of the fastest growing areas of the UK economy and a great and exciting place in which to work.

This Games Development course can lead on to:

- A creative degree at university where you can gain further skills in preparation for work. This may be a Games development/programming degree or another subject which takes your fancy. You will need to complete both years of the course in order to generate the UCAS points for university entry.

- Employment, or self-employment, in the creative industries. This may be as a games developer/ programmer, or it may be into another area of the creative industries.

- A creative apprenticeship as a stepping stone to work.