Game Development

Game development has exploded over the last few years and now it seems like everyone is making a video game. You’ve got big studios full of hundreds of people working on one blockbuster and then you’ve got small teams making incredibly unique games. There are now more people in independent game development than ever before. This is an amazing thing, because everyone brings their unique experience and sensibilities to game design. The more people who start making games and sharing their individual voices, the more games will evolve in new and exciting directions. Believe it or not, this can involve you.

You will be developing your own game in code, enabling you to see the fundamental basics at the heart of game development. Shown here are just a few examples of last year’s Level 3 games which involved the processes of story boarding and JavaScript development. The games are web-based and can run across multiple devices and apps, giving you the opportunity to see how your future games will get out into the real world. The vision of the game design has to be created before anybody can actually play the game itself, and the skill of the programmer dictates how far that vision becomes a reality.

This year, students will have the additional consideration of VR (Virtual Reality) gameplay which is becoming much more widespread. The College has recently made an investment in VR equipment and students will be able to explore it further by progressing to the Level 5 HND in Computer & Systems Development at the College. For more information about universitylevel courses visit the higher education section of the website www.hlcollege.ac.uk