Do you love games and have a curiosity for the creative and technical decisions that bring them to life? At Futureworks, our games design degree will prepare you for this exciting and fast-moving industry.
Our graduates are now working with games developers such as Supermassive Games, Sumo Digital, Rockstar, Rebellion Games, Ubisoft, d3t, Codemasters, Lucid Games and Cloud Imperium Games, to name a few.
All our teaching staff are very active in the games industry. They have experience developing award-winning games with AAA games development companies. What this means for you is that we have great connections in the real world – connections that you can use to start building your professional network, before you’ve graduated.
This Games Design degree provides a fantastic springboard into the games industry for future Games Designers, Level Designers, Prop and Asset Modellers, or even into Production Management roles. We’re proud to say that past students are currently working throughout the industry, from major game companies to small independents – or even start your own company like one group of Futureworks students did (Torque Studios) to enter a national competition. They won the competition, picking up a £25,000 prize which helped fund their first game which was nominated in the BAFTA games awards.
To be considered for this course, you will require 104-120 UCAS points.
This could be gained via a number of qualifications, for example:
You can apply for this course by applying directly to Futureworks. Alternatively, you can apply via the UCAS system. The UCAS codes for this course are as follows:-
UCAS Code: WG24
Institution Code: F98
If you have any questions please call us on 0161 214 4602 or email admissions@futureworks.ac.uk
Successful applicants will be invited to an interview where you will have the opportunity to talk about your work, influences and interests. A guide will be sent with your interview details to help you prepare for your interview. Ideal applicants will have a keen interest in art, design, and video games. You are welcome to bring any relevant examples of work with you, if you have them. The portfolio is required for this course and applications will not be considered without the provision of a portfolio.
You will need to provide a digital portfolio. This could be a link to a website or a PDF document with images of your work. Personal projects are also of interest. You might send through some art/modelling, gameplay gifs, or links to gameplay videos. Any supporting documents such as assignments, research, or modelling inspirations will also be helpful. It’s not essential that you’ve studied games/software already, but if you have had the opportunity, then we’d love to see your work. If you haven’t had an opportunity to study game design, then an example of your current school/college work will be ok.
