Games Development (with Integrated Foundation Year) with Diploma in Creative Computing

Norwich University of the Arts

Games Development at Norwich University of the Arts (Norwich) has a reputation for producing graduates who excel, creatively and technically, in a constantly evolving industry. Our award-winning industry-led course focuses on developing technical understanding of software and design processes while deeply engaging with contemporary practice-based theoretical concepts to level up your knowledge and experience as a games developer.

This course includes an integrated foundation year (Year 0), which promotes developing practical, technical and creative skills and confidence. Building on your prior experience, you will be introduced to some of our workshops to assist your skill development, with an increasing emphasis on professional standards and independent study. The course places emphasis on your personal commitment to study, while supporting you in your progression.

- Study the fundamentals of game development and be introduced to formative theoretical concepts from contemporary academics and practitioners while developing your critical thinking, analysis and communications skills - Develop critical thinking, analysis and communications skills key to allowing you to fortify your design choices within contemporary contexts - Learn how to use computational logic to generate interactivity in the creation of game prototypes - Collaborate with students on BA (Hons) Games Art and Design to make games that bring your technical abilities together with their artistry using content creation software for a range of platforms - Work with a broad range of professional software and tools such as Visual Studio, Unreal Engine, and LaTex Editor, with opportunities to build your own graphics engine and physics engine - Be involved in collaborative projects such as Games Jams, both within Norwich and with external events

The year-long Diploma in Creative Computing year takes place between Year 2 and 3 of the course and is designed to introduce you to creative computing and gain an understanding of how you can use coding skills to advance and complement your creative practice. You do not need any prior experience of coding to participate, just a curiosity about creative computing and a desire to push your own practice digitally.

Games at Norwich has received international acknowledgement and recognition celebrating our innovative teaching methods and approaches. In recent years we have been ranked in the top 50 Best Creative Media & Entertainment Art Schools in the World by The Rookies, and seen students awarded the Graduate of the Year Award 2022 by TIGA. Our students have also seen success in their careers and pursuits while studying and beyond. Graduate employers include Rebellion North, Flex foil, Free Radical Design, Magicave and Creative Assembly.

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