Game Design MA
Falmouth University
Key Information
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Campus location
Penryn, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 8,950 *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* for full-time UK students | £17,460 for for full-time EU/international students
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Introduction
Work alongside programmers and artists to create distinctive games
Are you passionate about games and keen to make them better? Join this Game Design master and explore what makes a game engaging and meaningful.
Working in a studio environment, this Game Design master's course covers 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.
Program Outcome
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.
- Learn iterative design principles and how to implement research, user testing and feedback.
- Create game design and scripting elements for live game developments.
Curriculum
On this Game Design master's course, you'll pitching and prototype your ideas, becoming a specialist in game design and the broader games industry context. 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.
Study block one
- Development Synergies
- Prototyping for Games
Study block two
- Group Game Development Project
- Experimental Game Design
Study block three
- Major Project
The modules above are those being studied by our students or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.
How you'll learn
There’s no formal essay writing on this Game Design MA 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
How you'll be assessed
- Game Design is a practise-focused master's course, so you’ll only be assessed on your coursework.