Games Development and Production

About this course

Games development and production is a discipline that sits at the intersection of technical engineering and creative management, concerned with the full process of bringing a video game from concept to market. While games design focuses on the ideas and mechanics, and games art on the visual world, games development and production encompasses the programming, pipeline management, project coordination, quality assurance, and industry knowledge needed to turn creative ideas into working, shippable products. It is a field that demands both technical competence and an understanding of how games studios operate as creative and commercial enterprises. At Heriot-Watt University this four-year full-time programme, based in Edinburgh, provides a comprehensive introduction to both the technical and production dimensions of the games industry. You will study game programming, software engineering,

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 78% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 58% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 7% of graduatescards →

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