Games Design

About this course

Games design is the discipline of conceiving and shaping the interactive experiences that make games compelling. It requires an understanding of player psychology, user experience, and the mechanics and systems that create engagement, challenge, and emotional resonance. Games designers collaborate with concept artists, games artists, writers, and musicians to bring their vision to life, refining designs through feedback and iteration in the way that any craft-based discipline demands. They use specialised software and tools to prototype and visualise game concepts, developing the ability to communicate design intent clearly across a creative team. At Leeds Arts University this three-year, full-time programme situates games design within an art school tradition, bringing a creative and critical perspective to the discipline that distinguishes it from more technically oriented programmes.

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