Games Design - BA (Hons)
Teesside University
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The games designer makes great ideas become real, designing the rules and structure of a game, and implementing them in a game engine. It involves working with many different people, understanding the roles of specialists who need to work together to create games. You develop 2D and 3D design skills alongside an appreciation of game mechanics and its relationship to game play, including conceptual, story, character, level and visual design. You also study game engines and industry technologies ...Read more

The games designer makes great ideas become real, designing the rules and structure of a game, and implementing them in a game engine. It involves working with many different people, understanding the roles of specialists who need to work together to create games. You develop 2D and 3D design skills alongside an appreciation of game mechanics and its relationship to game play, including conceptual, story, character, level and visual design. You also study game engines and industry technologies and compare their capabilities.

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8/279
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90th
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96 - 112 Grades / Points required

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£9,535 per year

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£17,000 per year

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Teesside University
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