Games and Playful Design

Goldsmiths, University of London
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Computer games and animation

About this course

On this brave games Masters focusing on game design, you’ll explore the ways that games are used in the creative arts to engage conversation, inspire personal expression, and explore our world.

  • This degree will teach you how to use game design to develop aesthetic awareness, and create meaningful experiences. With technology and gaming becoming part of our everyday lives, the industry has adapted to use games to tell stories, generate knowledge, and educate the public.

  • An explosion of games and apps has created a new breed of entrepreneur, with small teams able to create and launch projects that are accessible to millions. This rising market has become increasingly successful in the UK.

  • Throughout this degree you’ll learn how to build compelling mechanics, craft innovative narratives, and develop immersive playable environments.

  • We’ll encourage you to push games into new territories and intellectual domains.

  • You’ll explore the freedom of the gaming industry, from putting players in immersive augmented worlds to telling transformational personal narratives, these new experiences are redefining the rules of play.

  • You’ll be part of a supportive community of game creators, working on your own or teaming up with fellow students from other games and art programmes.

  • You’ll benefit from a vibrant hands-on environment led by lecturers with solid experience in the games industry and other experience design industries.

  • You’ll have access to our specialist lab facilities, as well as a large library of video and board games.

  • You’ll explore games in a broad way, from industry-oriented development to VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality), building your own alternative controllers, and creating large-scale installations or immersive theatre experiences.

  • You’ll be able to participate in regular game jams and industry events on campus.

  • We’ll mentor you to help you find your voice and place as a game and experience designer, setting you up with the skills to shape your career, whether as an independent studio owner or elsewhere in the games industry.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MA

    Location: London

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MA

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2139 Information technology professionals
    2134 Programmers and software development professionals
    3131 IT operations technicians
    2141 Web design professionals
    3132 IT user support technicians
    2136 IT quality and testing professionals

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MA
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Computer games and animation

    Offered by

    Goldsmiths, University of London

    Lewisham

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