NCS Games Design & Development

Welcome to the New College Swindon (NCS) itch.io page. Here you will find a selection of Units, Modules and Game Jam entries, that have been worked on by our students.

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Come and study Games Design & Develpment at New College Swindon

We have different entry points from L2 Media, L3 Games Design & Animation and our HND Game Development.

HND Game Development >> LINK

Throughout this HND Games Design course, you will undertake theoretical and practical assignments to create your own game designs and animation artefacts. You will learn the processes involved in creating games as well as studying how the games design industry works. You will look at key players in this exciting industry, through both AAA games companies and emerging indie games developers. The course uses a range of software including Unity 3D, Unreal Engine, Maya, Blender, Substance and Photoshop. This qualification is achieved over two years where you will need to complete this first year at HNC Level (L4) to progress onto the second year at HND (L5).

L3 Games Design & Animation >> LINK

On our Games Development course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of 2D and 3D Animation, Concept Art for Character and Environmental Creation. You will gain knowledge and understanding of the theory of games, how to produce game design documents, and create meaning through lighting and sound design. Through further practical workshop sessions and GameJams, you will learn the tools to create and build your worlds in 3D for both VR, Consoles, PC and Mobile. This knowledge will be gained as you use industry software to construct your vision, create your own materials to apply to your models and work with our VR hardware on dedicated PCs.

L2 Media at NCS >> LINK

The Creative Media Skills course will teach you the practical skills needed to progress into the three cornerstones of the media industry – in areas such as Film & TV, Games Design, and Animation.