Games Design

About this course

Games design is the discipline concerned with creating the rules, systems, mechanics, and experiences that make a game work. Where games programming focuses on the code and games art on the visual elements, games design asks the foundational questions: what is the player doing, why does it feel satisfying, how do challenge and reward interact, and how does the overall experience hold together? It is a field that draws on psychology, systems thinking, narrative theory, and iterative creative practice, and it sits at the heart of one of the world's fastest-growing creative industries. At the University of the Arts, London, this three-year full-time programme gives you the opportunity to develop your design skills within one of the world's leading creative education environments. You will explore game mechanics, player experience, level design, narrative and world-building, prototyping, an

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 100% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 25% of graduatescards →

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