Games Development Level 3 Full-time (FGAM)

This Games Development course is ideal for those aspiring to work in the gaming industry with hands-on experience in both design and programming.

Learn to design 2D and 3D games, from concept to testing, develop programming skills and create game levels, characters, buildings and assets.

You will enhance your design skills using packages like Adobe Illustrator, Maya, and Photoshop to design 2D and 3D concept art. Using industry standard software like Unity and Unreal Engine you’ll develop programing skills in C++ and C# to create 2D and 3D games.

Course themes:

Games design and development

Conceptual art, visual/digital skills

2D/3D design, modelling and animation

Level design

Visual blueprints

3D character and environment design

Games audio

Programming and coding

Digital skills

You will be assessed on a mixture of practical work and coursework.

• Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including GCSE English Language and maths
• A genuine enthusiasm for multimedia production and computer games

This course can form the foundations for future study and work in this industry.

After successful completion of this course you could progress onto a Higher Education programme in the Creative Industries.