Computer Games

Course summary

This course is intended as a Tech Level qualification and equivalent to one A level. The course provides preparation for entry level roles in the industry, and work briefs are adapted from real world scenarios. It is great preparation for students who are seriously considering an apprenticeship in the creative and design industries, particularly in the gaming industry. The course gives you the chance to develop a real understanding of the gaming industry and the contemporary gaming landscape and the hugely influential and growing role and importance to the UK economy of gaming. It helps if you have an interest in the world of gaming, an open and inquisitive mind, creative tendencies and ambition. Please do not choose this course if you think it’s an easy option or that you will just play games all day! There are two mandatory units: • Digital Media Skills (studying and practicing creating games to a client’s specifications) • Digital Games Production (studying the different type of game genres, and how to create games of these genres) and three optional units, which are likely to be: • Game Engine Scripting (using the Godot game engine to script imaginative games) • 3D Modelling (using Blender to model and texture 3D props for games) • 3D Environment Design (using Blender and Godot to take 3D props and create an immersive, 3D game world)