Game Development with Integrated Foundation Year

About this course

Game development is the interdisciplinary practice of designing and building interactive digital experiences, combining programming, visual design, sound, narrative, and systems thinking to create games and interactive media. It is one of the creative industries' most technically demanding disciplines, requiring proficiency in software development alongside an understanding of what makes interactive experiences engaging, functional, and well-designed. The global games industry is large, economically significant, and continuing to grow, and it depends on developers who can work across the technical and creative dimensions of game production. At Sunderland, this four-year degree includes an integrated foundation year, providing a supported entry into higher education that builds the foundational skills and knowledge you will need before progressing to degree-level study. This makes the pr

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