Video game design is the process of combing art, programming to design the gameplay, environment, storyline, and characters in an interactive medium. At Selwyn College students can study Game Design at year 11 to 13 within the Digital Technology curriculum.

The Video Game market is huge. As of 2022, New Zealand’s digital video games industry boosted revenue by almost 50% to a record $407 million over the past year, employing more than 1000 people for the first time and its still growing, so there are plenty of opportunities to work in this industry. Larger than the movie and music industries combined.

Additionally the course is designed to teach a wide range of skills including project management, teamwork, leadership, and self-directed learning.

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Getting Started Guide

The link above contains everything you need to know in order to make 3D games in unity. It is a series of tasks that should be completed at your own pace to cover all the basics of:

• Unity Editor

• Making 3D models in Blender

• Coding your game in C#