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Digital Games Design & Development

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Getting Ahead

Digital Games Design & Development at South Downs Campus

Digital Games Design & Development gives you the opportunity to develop your interest in the gaming industry. The focus of this course is to create and enhance practical skills to design your own game elements.

This work will help you get to grips with some of the key concepts involved in this course and the gaming industry. Building these foundations now will put you in good stead when you begin your course in September. The content delivery is supplemented with practical activities to allow you to develop the associated technical skills for the workplace.

This task will give you an introduction to the type of activities you will be given when you start your Level 2 Games Design course in September. It will give you the chance to show your creative skills.

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Over the summer, reflect on the games you play and how they influence you.

  • Write a short response (around 150–200 words) answering the following:
  • What games do you play most often, and why?
  • What game has inspired you the most and what did you like about it?
  • What makes a game enjoyable for you — is it story, graphics, gameplay, or something else?

What to bring in September:

  • Your written response (typed or handwritten)
  • (Optional) Your mood board.

Create a mood board or collage (digital or hand-drawn) showing your favourite games, characters, or worlds.

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