Game Design and Production

Collide imagination and technology to make games that people will want to play.

Take a hands-on approach to games in Bristol. This course covers the art, design and technical knowhow behind well-crafted games. You'll learn to make games that entertain, tell amazing stories and even help people. Staying connected with the games industry across the course, we'll help you build the skills and creative mindset needed to land your first pro role.

You’ll dissect games, design games and develop games - moving through a range of styles from hypercasual mobile puzzlers to story-driven VR adventures. You'll explore why and how people play games, and crucially, what makes a game fun to play. This happens through challenges and projects, with each building your confidence and ability to take a game from an initial idea to a releasable product. All within a supportive, studio-style environment that values you and your ideas.

Software and tools: Unreal Engine, Game Maker, Adobe Creative Cloud, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Designer, Metasounds, ProTools, GitHub, AI tools and others.

Why choose this course?

Pick your route through art, design and production. Get pro project experience through our Venture Studio. Free short courses help you deep dive specialisms.

Where can this course take you?

Game Design and Production graduates have many career options both within and outside of the entertainment industry. Popular roles include Level Designer, Gameplay Designer, Environment Artist, Character Artist, Game Developer, Immersive Tech Specialist and Game Producer.

Where you'll study

Take advantage of specialised game production facilities at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol. With access to capable PCs, immersive tech devices, motion capture kit and 3D prototyping tools, you'll have everything you need to bring your game ideas to life.