Games Design

BA (Hons) Games Design will teach you skills sought by industry, such as coding and programming, enabling you to take software tools and create new playable games from your ideas.

Working from original concepts, you will develop ideas and test them to evaluate their experience of play. You'll not only design the players interaction with the game mechanics but also the visual feedback needed to communicate the player’s progress, the various gamestates and the behaviours of individual game objects and characters.

This concept-to-game approach is supported by the growing theoretical area of games studies.

What can you expect?

• You’ll be taught to regularly generate new concepts and to be innovative in your practice, putting your skills into practice.

• You'll learn the design and development skills sought after by leading companies worldwide such as the psychology of games and 3D modelling.

• You'll learn how to write game design documents starting from the initial concept, before mastering the various stages of development.

• You will analyse gaming trends and identify unique selling points to build into the game's hooks and features.

• The final major project gives you the opportunity to research an aspect of games design that is of particular interest to you and to present your findings in a dissertation.

Industry experience and opportunities

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake the Diploma in Professional Studies or the UAL Diploma in Creative Computing between Years 2 and 3 to enhance your learning experience and employability skills.

About London College of Communication

At LCC, you’ll learn how to bring together technology, creativity and storytelling while building the skills, confidence and networks you need for your career. We’ll support you to develop a future‑proof mindset that keeps you flexible and ready to lead in the industries you’re heading into.

We believe great communication starts with meaning. Here, you’ll figure out what matters to you, and how to use it to build a career without compromise.

As part of University of the Arts London, ranked 2nd in the world for Art and Design, you’ll join one of the world’s leading creative universities and unlock all the opportunities that come with it. (QS World University Rankings by Subject).

Please note that this course is undergoing re-approval. This is the process by which we ensure the course continues to provide a high quality academic experience. During re-approval there may be some changes to the course content displayed on this page.