Sound Design for Video Games

Game audio is a rapidly expanding and extremely creative area of the video games industry. Our Masters in game audio, MA Sound Design for Video Games, is designed to prepare you creatively and technically to work as a sound designer and eventually an audio lead or audio director.

Taught and mentored by top game audio professionals, you will learn how to create the sounds that bring the world of video games to life. You will also learn to use audio middleware software, such as Wwise and FMOD, to implement your sounds into game engines like Unity and Unreal. As a school of game audio we focus on employability and even support you after you graduate with our Employment Support Program.

Preparing you for the career you deserve This course prepares you to go into industry as sound designer for video games. On this course, you will learn:

To create game sound effects both from your own recordings and sourced from commercial libraries.

How to use inexpensive and readily available field recording equipment to produce atmospheres, spot-effects and Foley.

To create and implement weapon, impact, and vehicle sounds.

Business skills to help you produce a winning portfolio that will help you get game audio jobs and a new career.

Collaborative and remote working skills, vital in such a connected global industry.