Curriculum Information

Engagement with industry is seen as a key aspect of contemporary education. Within the computer games sector this is of particular importance as students need to be able to communicate ideas clearly and demonstrate their creative, technical and transferable skills.
Working on a client-mediated brief, students will create a game that fulfils the vision provided. Students will design and produce a game, which responds to the brief, fully utilising the resources and skills available to them. Working in teams, students engage with the project in a professional manner, holding regular team meetings and report individual progress as required by the producer
It will be essential that good communication between team members is maintained throughout the assignment, as this is often a key reason why projects fail. Students will need to research the creative and technical aspects of the production, demonstrating a professional approach throughout. Procedures for resolving creative differences, work allocation, time management, resource allocation and team co-ordination will need to be established, as this will form a substantial element of the leaning achieved during this module.
A series of supervised team-meetings will support students with collaborative working practices and monitor the progress of each team. There will be an emphasis placed strongly on each student’s ability to manage workloads, prioritise tasks and organise workflows, demonstrating a positive contribution towards the team effort. These simulation exercises will provide students with opportunity to develop their technical competencies and communication strategies when working with others.
Students are encouraged to investigate more broadly the games development process and the job roles typically associated with games design. This is to enhance their ability to appraise their performance in preparation for future graduate employment opportunities
There is an expectation that students will demonstrate the ability to be self-directed acquiring new knowledge when needed and producing work to a pre-determined schedule throughout the module.