MA Games and Playful Design

Goldsmiths, University of London

On this brave games Masters focusing on game design, you’ll explore the ways that games are used in the creative arts to engage conversation, inspire personal expression, and explore our world.This degree will teach you how to use game design to develop aesthetic awareness, and create meaningful experiences. With technology and gaming becoming part of our everyday lives, the industry has adapted to use games to tell stories, generate knowledge, and educate the public.An explosion of games and apps has created a new breed of entrepreneur, with small teams able to create and launch projects that are accessible to millions. This rising market has become increasingly successful in the UK.Throughout this degree you’ll learn how to build compelling mechanics, craft innovative narratives, and develop immersive playable environments.We’ll encourage you to push games into new territories and intellectual domains.You’ll explore the freedom of the gaming industry, from putting players in immersive augmented worlds to telling transformational personal narratives, these new experiences are redefining the rules of play.You’ll be part of a supportive community of game creators, working on your own or teaming up with fellow students from other games and art programmes.You’ll benefit from a vibrant hands-on environment led by lecturers with solid experience in the games industry and other experience design industries.

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