In order to create innovative and original game experiences, it’s important to understand where games came from and the current landscape of the games industry. In this module you will explore the historical, social and political contexts of games, play and design. We’ll look at how to analyse games, how games get made, the people that make them and games from a consumer perspective. The module will perform analysis on video games and its industry including topics such as gender, representation, misogyny in video games, Law, ethics, regulation and censorship. will consider sustainable game development practices and generate original concepts for game designs that could “change the world”.

Discover how to convert real life into good storytelling. Extend your creative writing skills by generating ideas from daily life, and crafting them into well-conceived, skilled pieces.

Ready to start turning your game ideas into reality and build the foundation for a career in game design? Then this is the module for you.

You’ll cover key principles like game objects, rules, mechanics, goals and conflict.

You’ll learn to apply these concepts by developing your own game ideas and bringing them to life in engines like Unity and Unreal.

With hands-on experience you'll build environments, prototype mechanics, and learn essential scripting skills.

You’ll also dive into production tools like iterative design and documentation. Giving you the skills to create and manage your own game projects.

Take the first step toward shaping the future of gaming today.

The creation and implementation of effective audio is central to game design –supporting dramatic story-telling, immersion, interactivity, game mechanics, as well as emotional and physiological engagement. In this module you will explore some of the creative and technical challenges faced when designing and implementing game audio. The knowledge and skills you acquire in this module will help you to use audio more effectively in your own game projects and will inform future collaborative work with audio practitioners and interdisciplinary creative teams.

Do you love the sound of words, the rhythm of poetry and the power of the human voice? Then this module is for you. Join us to learn how to craft your words into shape as you play with form and perform your own monologues, sonnets, haiku and more, letting your words travel out through the dark.

The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms’ – Muriel Rukeyser. This module will help you to nourish the writer within you, and introduce you to the key concepts that will allow your imagination to flourish through writing exercises, workshops and advice from published writers.

Want to see your story come to life on stage or screen? This module is your chance to make it happen.

You’ll dive into key elements like story, plot, character development, dialogue, structure, and adaptation.

You'll hone your skills in giving and receiving feedback, refining your craft, and growing as a writer.

You’ll work closely with other creatives, sharing ideas, inspiring each other and pushing one another to reach your full potential.

By the end, you'll have the tools and experience to turn your ideas into powerful scripts that can captivate audiences. Ready to bring your story to life? So are we.

Write your own tales of transformation and adventure, drawing on the world’s greatest stories studied in this module.

Excessive guidance markers, compasses and mini maps can often feel contrived in video games. A well designed level should be able to guide the player using the landscape and the game environment. Find out how you can do this in your own games as we explore principles and theories of level design and put them into practice by making a 3D version of an imagined game world. In this module you will look at generating suitable level designs and prototyping them in a level blockout. We will explore building 3D environments using geometry and terrain and adding interaction through scripting game logic to enhance the players journey.