Games Design Level 2

2 GCSEs at grade 3, to include English. Maths must be at grade 2 or above or a full Level 1 at Pass grade, plus a GCSE grade 3 or above in English. You will attend an interview and further assessment to check if the course is right for you. In addition, you will need to have a positive attitude and a keen interest in games design. You will be invited to attend a session to find out more about the course.

After the course you can progress onto our Level 3 courses such as Games Design, Art and Design or Media - Content Creation.

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The games industry is continuing to grow at an astonishing rate and is now the highest grossing entertainment sector. The local region now has an abundance of high profile games companies such as Rockstar North, Red Kite Games and Rebellion all based in Yorkshire. Not only this but there are a number of well established university courses in the local area that supply new creative talent to the games industry. Our Games Design Practice course teaches individuals a range of design disciplines inorder to help them to specialise and prepare for future progression in to the games industry. It also teaches a number of transferable skills that could be applied to social media work, graphic design, animation, illustration and project management alongside the core skills required for employment and freelance work.

Students in this course have been on trips and visits including visiting the National Science and Media Museum to experince retro games, York to reseach the architecture and see the National Railway Museum, and the Royal Armouries in Leeds to provide reference material for concept drawings. We also run trips to local universities for taster days and take part in activities run by Bradford based Impact Gamers. In recent years we have visited EGX in London which is the largest gaming showcase in the Uk.

Games Design Practice Level 3 is a fantastic course for exploring a range of creative skills as it allows the flexibilty to tailor your skill set as you progress through the course. You will explore different techniques including 3D modelling, 3D animation, 2D animation, concept art as well as 3D and 2D games design. This is done through a range of design projects linked to each skill, with the final project in each year allowing the freedom to specialise in whichever method suits you. You will use games industry standard design software such as Autodesk 3DS Max, Blender, Unreal Engine 5. You will also learn Adobe software incluiding Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate and Premiere Pro. There are no exams and all of the assessment is carried out using coursework and project based assignments. As well as the creative design modules there is a module based on the learners exploring and planning their own personal progression to helps to ensure that they are well prepared for future aspirations.

The end of year showcase was the perfect way to finish the year and was a very proud moment for all of the team. The learners from the creative courses (Games Design, Art and Media) organised the showcase event which included playable games, graphic design, photography, short films and artwork. It was a delight to see employers, family, friends and prosepective student attend and the overwhelmingly positive feedback received was a real creidt to the hardwork put in by the students.