BSc (Hons) Computer Gameplay Design and Production (with a placement year) Bachelor's degree at Staffordshire

3D Models populate the games we love to play. Start your journey by learning key 3D Modelling creation skills and implement your assets into a fully working framework. You will build a series of assets and develop a reflective journal as you bring to life a games visuals.

This module introduces students to game animation through planning, application, and problem solving of animations that are finalised and taken into a game engine context. Using a game engine, students will learn how animations are set up and technically implemented into the core mechanics of the game.

This module introduces students to games design through the analysis, design and implementation of game levels and mechanics. Using a games engine, students will learn how to create game mechanics using scripting, and then implement these mechanics into levels of their own design.

This module develops further students understanding of game mechanic creation using a game engine. Students will learn how to plan, communicate and implement core game concepts, such as characters, enemies and game loops in order to create fun, playable prototypes of their own design.

Everybody loves a good story! This module will help you understand why by looking at how narrative is applied to modern and traditional gameplay experiences from Indie & AAA spaces. You will gain perspective on the history & trends of interactive fiction, allowing you to prepare for a future in game writing & narrative design. You will learn to showcase these talents by developing interactive narrative games using industry-standard development practices.

So, you want to be a game designer, but you dont know where to start out? This module will introduce you to the creative visualisation process that occurs during game design pre-production. This will provide you with a snapshot into the kind of work that goes into lots of game design sub-fields, from levels to narrative, UI to puzzles, and more! From here you will understand the general work that occurs in each area and be able to pursue the path of game design that appeals to you.

The history of game design is full of experimentation and innovation, and most game designers love to explore new territories. Recently, there has been a movement toward the design of games that are deliberately experimental, underpinned by a clear and interesting idea. This module will encourage you to attempt to do something new with games. It will help you push forward the frontiers of game design by revealing new mechanics, new patterns of play, and, in the case of a particularly successful

Students will work in a junior role in a group comprised of students from across the suite of games development courses to mimic a games development studio. They will work with other juniors and level 6 students who take the role of seniors, to make a vertical slice of a game.

This module considers an introduction to the fundamentals of scripting in C#. Scripting is an important tool in developing interactive and fun experiences for players. You will learn how to leverage the power of C# scripting to technically design and build interactive gameplay solutions.

This module focuses on working with game prototypes and industry standard documentation. You'll develop skills in the field of games design, level design and game engines resulting in games design documentation, playable projects and demo videos.

This module will explore the key principles of User Interface design as you research existing Interfaces in games and then design your own. You will explore a range of User Experience principles and use these skills and knowledge to implement your own User Interface into a game engine.