Games Design Level 3

Love games? Learn to make the worlds you play in. You’ll create concept art for characters, environments and assets, model in 3D using industry tools such as 3ds Max, Maya, Mudbox and Unreal Engine, and design 2D and 3D game environments.

You’ll also explore perspective drawing, stop-motion animation, and video and audio editing using Adobe Creative Suite, while building a games portfolio that showcases your ideas from first sketch to a playable-looking world.

You’ll be assessed continuously throughout each project. For every project, you’ll keep a sketchbook of research and experiments that leads to a final piece, which is assessed through a presentation and exhibition.

Feedback is recorded on the College’s digital assessment platform, and one-to-one tutorials will review your progress and set targets.

Your final grade comes from your Final Major Project, an exhibition piece of your own choosing, which is assessed by tutors and peers and externally moderated.

You could progress to university, including our BA (Hons) Game Art at University Campus Oldham, or degrees in areas such as games design, animation and illustration.

You could also progress to our Foundation Art & Design course, an apprenticeship, or work towards careers such as:

• Concept artist
• 3D artist
• Environment artist
• Animator
• Games designer

The creative industries are one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors, with key creative jobs projected to grow by 416,000 (27%) between 2025 and 2035 (Skills England, 2026).

Greater Manchester has the largest digital and creative cluster outside London, with over 10,000 digital and creative businesses and the UK’s largest AI cluster, so there are real opportunities on your doorstep.