Digital Games Development

BSc · University of Brighton · 3 years

Digital Games Development

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University of Brighton

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£29,000
SATISFACTION78%
CONTINUATION85%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS70%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 54% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Digital games development is the technical discipline concerned with building the software systems that power interactive digital games. It encompasses programming, game engine architecture, real-time graphics, physics simulation, artificial intelligence, audio programming, networking and the production workflows through which complex games are brought from concept to release. As the games industry has grown into one of the world's largest entertainment sectors, the demand for technically skilled developers who understand both the science of computation and the particular demands of interactive real-time systems has become consistently high. At Brighton, this three-year programme develops your programming and technical skills through hands-on project work, with games development tools and methodologies at the centre of the curriculum. You will study programming languages, algorithms and

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 50% of graduatescards →
  • 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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