Creative Media Production (Games Design) HNC

The HNC Game Development course has been created to develop you as professional, self-reflecting individuals able to meet the demands of employers in the games sector and adapt to a constantly changing world. The course aims to widen access to enhance the career prospects of those who undertake them.​<br/><br/>Games development is a rapidly growing industry, with the UK market for video games reaching a record £7bn in 2020, an increase of 30% (UKIE). The games industries workforce grew 25% in December 2021 (TIGA). These figures are looking to keep increasing as the industry shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.<br/><br/>Games Development is a multifaceted area of study that allows for numerous areas of specialisation; there’s a wide range of careers from the more artistic asset, environment, and character designing to the more technical sides involving programming and developing the actual mechanics of the game. All these roles are also enveloped by overarching game theory, which helps steer the direction of what is being created to provide interactive and compelling experiences for the user.