The computer games industry in Scotland and the rest of the UK is strong. The Computer Games Development course focuses on the gaming industry and developing knowledge of how computer games are designed and created.
Coding is an important part of this qualification and skills in software development are in demand.
Detail on the 3 Games Development units can be found below.
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Evaluate existing games and explore a range of game elements before deceloping your own game idea .
Create characters, animations, backgrounds and audio for your game idea.
Gain experience in a number of game programming environments before programming your own game
Assessment for Computer Games Development is in the form of a portfolio of work completed throughout each unit.
Evidence is both electronic and paper based. This means pupils are continually assessed and there is no end of year exam.
We currently offer Games Development at Levels 4, 5 and 6.
Pupils are encouraged to try a wide variety of software to create their Media Assets and to code their game. Here are some examples of the software pupils have been using.
Scratch
GoDot
Unity
PyGame
Find out more by visiting the Computer Games Development SQA page here