Video Games Art and Design

About this course

Video games art and design is a discipline that focuses on the visual dimension of game creation, encompassing the concept art, character design, environment modelling, texture work, animation, and user interface design that give games their distinctive look and feel. Successful games are as much visual and aesthetic experiences as they are interactive ones, and artists who can create compelling, technically accomplished visual worlds are central to the development process at studios of every scale, from large commercial developers to small independent teams. The field draws on traditional art and design skills alongside the specialist knowledge of 3D modelling, real-time graphics, and the technical pipelines through which games are made. At Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, this three-year programme develops the skills to work at the top level of the gaming industry or as a digit

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 60% of graduatescards →
• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 2% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

The tabs above carry the rest: modules and satisfaction (The Course), where you'd live and what it costs (Student Life), the full pay story (Pay & Outcomes), and easier ways into the same subject (Alternatives).