The new BA in Game Design at Brunel University.
Built upon a successful Masters programme in game design , this degree encourages critical study of videogames as texts and develops skills relevant to gaining employment within the games industry.
18/06/2014
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15/01/2013
A great article about Steve Jackson and our courses here at Brunel from EDGE Magazine:
http://www.edge-online.com/get-into-games/how-to-get-into-the-game-industry-by-fighting-fantasy-author-and-brunel-university-professor-steve-jackson/
How to get into the game industry, by Fighting Fantasy author and Brunel University professor Steve. "Getting a game industry job is about a mixture of being presented with the right opportunities and using your abilities, as much as anything," Steve Jackson, professor of game design at London-based Brunel University, tells us. Few people could be better placed to opine on that subject, or create s...
Here is a list of Guest Speakers for 2013. All Talks are in Room LC062 and start at 1pm sharp. Visitors and Guests of Students are also welcome to attend!
9 Jan FRANCIS TRESHAM Original Inventor of Civilization and Railroad Tycoon. Francis will be relating how the original game designs came about and how they were transformed by Sid Meier into the classic PC games we know and love.
16 Jan IAN LIVINGSTONE Life-President of Eidos, OBE and Chairman of Playdemic (Gourmet Ranch). Ian will be talking about the movement from AAA games to the ‘new economy’ free-to play and social networking games and speculating on the future of the industry.
23 Jan CHRIS DEERING The man who brought the original PlayStation to Europe. Chris was CEO of Sony Europe during the launch of the PlayStation and is fondly referred to as ‘The Father of the PlayStation’. In this talk he will give a candid commentary on the PlayStation; what worked and what didn’t, and the future of the console.
30 Jan ADAM LANGRIDGE A technical programmer, Adam worked on Lionhead titles before leaving the AAA studio to go independent. In this talk he will be revealing how all the AV assets are stitched together into the complex beast we know as a videogame. An Invaluable technical talk aimed at a non-technical audience..
6 Feb JERVIS JOHNSON Jervis is Games Workshop’s Senior Game Designer. Apart from the development of Warhammer and Warhammer 40K, Jervis is inventor of Blood Bowl which won a coveted Origins Award in 1994
13 Feb PAUL CROFT Paul is CEO of Mediatonic, a London based developer specialising in free-to-play, cross-platform and mobile games like: Amateur Surgeon, Evolution and Superbia. In this talk Paul will be describing why the business model has been so successful for Mediatonic and speculating on the future of the industry.
20 Feb ANNA MARSH After working for several years as Senior Game Designer at Creative Assembly, Anna left to go Indie and to run the new studio as a co-operative. In this talk she will relate the design and creation of Lady Shotgun, her new team’s first title, and Buddha Finger. Also how the co-operative model has worked for them.
13 Mar RICHARD CORNISH Richard is Brand Manager of Wizards of the Coast titles for Hasbro Europe. He will be describing the market for non-digital games and cross-over products and the opportunities that exist in the print industries.
20 Mar TONY MOTT Tony is Editor-in-Chief of EDGE magazine and Edge on-line. He will be offering experiences, tips and suggestions for would-be games journalists.
14/12/2012
Brunel Games Graduate Simo has done very well indeed!
10/10/2012
Read Brunel Games Design lecturer Justin Parler's article on the 'Develop' blog.
http://www.develop-online.net/blog/405/Games-education-The-good-stuff
Games education: The good stuff | The Develop Blog | Develop Lecturer and senior designer Justin Parsler on why teaching is integral to the future of games development
03/10/2012
Brunel Uni prepares students for game industry jobs: "Play around with what a game can be" | | Edge. As reasons to choose a university go, Brunel’s claim that their game design tutors are “very good looking” has to be the boldest – and most intriguing - we’ve seen. And it’s not one we’d care to dispute, though you can judge for yourself by scanning the photos below.
Congratulations to all our applicants who will be coming in September! If you have confirmed your place send me a message and I'll add you to our closed facebook group. We're still looking for a few extra students in clearing, so if you've got near the grades now's the best time to apply.
14/08/2012
Develop Magazine reports on the Brunel Games Courses :
http://www.develop-online.net/news/41700/Industry-figures-praise-Brunels-games-courses
Industry figures praise Brunel's games courses | Game Development | News by Develop Over 50 per cent of its students have found employment in the industry
28/06/2012
The School of Arts have launched their NEW single honours
BA Games Design! We still have places available for Sept 2012 entry: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/arts/games-design/undergraduate-courses/games-design-ba
Hello, new likers! (and old likers, alike!) I'm Doug and I'm in charge of the BA games course at Brunel. Add me or email me at [email protected] if youve got any questions, or would just like to shoot the breeze about the course. I can answer most questions, poke the admissions system for you, even put you in touch with current students, so dont be shy to say hello, it's great meeting new applicants with a passion for games.
MA Digital Games alumni Dominique Starr was one of the designers on Creative Assembly's BAFTA winning team for Sh**un 2. Dom graduated in 2008, congratulations to Dom and Creative Assembly from all of us here at Brunel!
Videogame Studies Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes - http://www.gamesatbrunel.com/
Games Design You can study at undergraduate level in complementary combination with another subject from the School of Arts. Masters level study is available on our successful MA, many graduates from which have gone to work in a range of roles within the games industry. We also have a thriving post-gradua…
Please come see me Monday between 10 and 12.00 if you've issues with your timetable. Tanya