Which bachelor's degree do you need to study Video Game Design?
If you want to start training in Design and Development of Video Games and Virtual Environments, we tell you what baccalaureate you need to have studied to be able to access this Official Degree in Video Game Design and what it consists of.
Is it necessary to have previous specific training?
No, if you want to study the Bachelor's Degree in Video Game Design you can do so without having studied a specific baccalaureate, you must meet the access requirements set out in art.3 of Royal Decree 412/2014, nor have prior knowledge of development engines, graphic creation programmes or programming languages. All our Bachelor's Degrees start from scratch, so it is not necessary to take a specific type of baccalaureate that trains you in these areas. All our Degrees start from scratch, so it is not necessary to take a specific type of baccalaureate that trains you in these areas.
Although it is true that, due to the type of degree, it is recommended to take a bachelor's degree in the arts, you do not have to worry about your previous training to make the most of our degrees.
What will you learn in the Official Bachelor's Degree in Video Game Design?
The Bachelor's Degree in Video Game Design and Development and Virtual Environments at UDIT is an official 4-year degree in which you will be trained with a learning by doing methodology and focused on finding a job bycreating and designing your own games and virtual interactive experiences.
During the first year, you will learn basic transversal knowledge of programming, digital design, artistic drawing and projects, as well as theoretical notions of the video game industry.
During the second year, youwill specialise in one of the three specialisations: design, art or programming, and you will complete your training with basic subjects in 3D modelling, web design and storyboarding.
In the third year, you will acquire knowledge of marketing, advanced web design, project management and the legislative framework, while you study your chosen specialisation in depth and complete your professional internship.
The last course will be the final step for your insertion in the industry, learning to elaborate projects working with digital post-production, special effects and 3D engines.
Why study at UDIT? --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWx6dhvfp68
Do you want to know if this degree is for you?
If you are a person passionate about design and creativity, but at the same time with an interest in technology, this is the degree for you.
What will you be able to do?
Career opportunities will depend on the specialisation you choose: Art, Design and Programming.
If you decide to specialise in Art, you will be able to work as an illustrator, concept artist, modeling artist, 3D generalist, lighting artist, art director, character rigger, animator, technical artist, among others.
With the mention in Design, you will be able to work in positions such as: video game scriptwriter, level designer, audiovisual and transmedia producer, user experience designer, game mechanics designer, QA tester, user interface designer, among others.
Finally, if you specialise in Programming, you will be able to work as: video game developer, AI systems programmer, user interface programmer, gameplay programmer, mobile game and app programmer, etc.
Degree in Design and Development of Videogames and Virtual Environments at UDIT
You will be trained at the leading university in higher education in Video Game Design and Development, being the first to offer the official degree and a fundamental part of the video game sector .
UDIT is an associated centre of PlayStation Talents Academy, member of DEV (Spanish Video Game Development) and AEVI (Spanish Video Game Association), founding partner of the Madrid Video Game Cluster, Unreal Academic Partners and sponsors of the Spanish eSports team FEJUVES.
Our curriculum is the only one that incorporates three mentions: Art, Design and Programming, being able to choose the area in which you will specialise within the video game industry. From the second year onwards, you will decide in which area you will specialise, going in depth during the following years to build your professional profile.
Our learning by doing method works: our students have won more than 76 awards in prestigious competitions such as PlayStation Awards, Fun&Serious, Indie Developer Burger Awards, Game Daily Connect USA, HackSTEM, IMGA, Jam Madrid Crea, Hack for Good, among others.
Our classrooms have trained students such as Álvaro Zabala, Character Artist at BLUR; Juan Antonio Sánchez, Gameplay Designer at CD Projectk RED; Álvaro Fernández, IA Programmer at UBISOFT; Sara Tardón Sellés, 3D Artist at Crema Games or Joaquín Serrano Lanzarote, QA Tester at Mercurysteam, among many others.
At the University of Design, Innovation and Technology you can live unique experiences and develop your talent by participating in masterclasses and workshops with professionals and companies from the sector, events and fairs such as Gamergy, Jam Madrid Crea, NY Games for Change, GameLab, Hack for Good, etc.
- UDIT at Game Jam Madrid Crea / Bilbao International Games Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4ibrCHQaRo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e48jx14zXHY
- Interviews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQW0Ly8HsWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h10jEaWTMfk
Do you want to experience Video Game Design and Development before September?
At UDIT's VideoGame Camp, you can find out if video games are your vocation. For two weeks, from 30 June to 11 July, you will learn the artistic and technological foundations on which the video game industry is based. You will finish the camp designing your own video game.
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Official Degree in Design and Development of Video Games and Virtual Environments at UDIT.
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