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HNC: Computer Games Development SCQF Level 7

If you have a desire to delve into the depths of computer games and investigate how they work, then this is the ideal course for you. You will need a flair for programming, maths, and solving complex problems. You should enjoy playing a variety of computer games and you may even have designed a few games of your own. You will need great communication and team working skills and the determination to persevere until something works. The Computer Games industry is a target area for growth and needs intelligent, hardworking and innovative people to drive the future of gaming in Scotland. The value of video games sales in 2021 was estimated at £4 Billion, making it the most successful entertainment form of the 21st century.  This course could be your first step towards fulfilling your ambitions.

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Level:

SCQF Level 7

Study Mode:

  • Full time

Location:

  • Glenrothes

Start Date:

Aug 2025

Duration:

  • 1 Year full-time

What skills will I learn?

  • Software development using c#
  • Program design
  • Games design
  • Character design
  • Team-working
  • Problem solving
  • Project management
  • Animation
  • 3D level editing
  • Games engines - unity and unreal

What will I study?

  • Games programming
  • 2D animation for games
  • 3D level editing
  • Computing: planning
  • Team working in computing
  • Creating graphics
  • Programming a game for a mobile device
  • Game technology
  • Graded Unit 1
  • Programming fundamentals
  • Character creation and storytelling
  • Pitch a treatment

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