Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
On this course you will learn how to take the design and software tools of game design to create new gaming experiences. We believe the key to becoming a successful games designer is not just having the skills but having the knowledge of how to use creative and technical skills together. You will learn how to fuse the technical and the creative aspects of game development by combining the skill of art and design (storyboarding, character development and drawing) with computing (3D, coding and graphics). This will provide you with a well-rounded foundation to further your game development career either at degree level, or follow an indie path.
Gaming and design are now the growing industry in Ireland and world wide. Want to know how to develop and design these programmes, then this course is for you. Subjects include: Animation Layout Design, Games Analysis Design, Image Processing. In all participants take 8 subjects and on successful completion are awarded a level 5 QQI Certificate in Creative Media. see www.bfei.ie for full details
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Games Analysis Design - Unity
Imaging Processing - 3D Photoshop
Computer 3D Modelling and Animation
Animation Layout Design - Drawing
Object Oriented Programming - C#
Responsive Web Design - HTMLS, CSS3 & Dreamweaver CC
Communications
Work Experience
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Learners will gain the knowledge and skills to:
Understand gaming concepts
Conceptualise and storyboard a game
Apply creative design principles
Design, build and program games
Create assets for use on multiple platforms
Create a basic 3D game
Animate basic 3D Models
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M5048 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Linguistic
The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
- Games Development
- 3D Design
- Programming
- Mobile Technologies