Applied Immersive Game Design
Scholarships
Ranking
Top 250 in the world for Business and Management Studies, and Engineering and Technology (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2019)
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Scholarships
Ranking
Top 250 in the world for Business and Management Studies, and Engineering and Technology (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2019)
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Qualifications
Overview
Applied Immersive Game Design is one of three majors of the Bachelor of Product Design degree which promotes interdisciplinary innovation.
This subject covers both virtual and augmented reality, where software and hardware are evolving at a massive pace. Students will acquire knowledge and skills in creative and technical design, and business expertise within the gaming industry. Students will also have opportunities to design and develop games that meet end-user needs for entertainment, education, rehabilitation, and industrial applications.
By studying Applied Immersive Game Design, you will understand idea generation, game structure, and interface design, and gain practical experience in prototyping for a range of platforms, animation software, and game engines, with an emphasis on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality.
- UC’s Te Kura Hanga Otinga | School of Product Design brings together creative design, science, engineering, and business studies, and there are opportunities to apply your learning through team-based projects, entrepreneurship courses, and the use of dedicated, hands-on product innovation spaces.
- Developing your skills throughout the degree, you'll be building your first games, right from the first semester of year one.
- Based at UC, the Hangarau Tangata, Tangata Hangarau | HIT Lab NZ, specialises in the rapidly growing areas of augmented reality and immersive game design, with expert lecturers and facilities.
- UC is ranked in the top 250 universities in the world for Business and Management Studies, and for Engineering and Technology (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2019).
Students should ideally have at least 14 credits in Level 2 NCEA science and mathematics (or the IB/CIE equivalent of these).
At all levels, students will undertake significant hands-on projects, working in teams and individually to design and test game prototypes using computer coding and game engines to the level needed to launch a new game app, or pitch a new product concept to a client or investor.
100-level courses
The following four compulsory core courses are taken by all Product Design students:
- ENGR 101 Foundations of Engineering or PROD 110 Product Design Principles
- PROD 101 Product Design 1
- MGMT 100 Fundamentals of Management
- any 100-level MATH or EMTH course
Plus three required courses specific to Applied Immersive Game Design students:
200-level and beyond
Applied Immersive Game Design students past first year will go on to take courses in areas such as Gaming Mathematics and Statistics, Game Design in Context, Software Engineering, and Algorithms.
See the Schedule to the Bachelor of Product Design for the full list of courses required for each year.
The electronic entertainment and technology sector is one of the biggest earners worldwide, with the gaming industry in particular growing at an exponential rate. Game development companies are continuously looking for well-qualified graduates with advanced technical skills and experience.
Aotearoa New Zealand houses more start-up gaming developers per capita than any other country in the world, which benefit from graduates with ‘all-round’ skills, from technical aspects through to marketing and customer support.
Many companies look for graduates with broad skills and a user-centred approach to game and software design, for example in the areas of entertainment, industrial, retail, tourism, education, behavioural intervention, robotics, and medical and rehabilitation.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Applied Immersive Game Design.
Contact us
School of Product Design | Te Kura Hanga Otinga
Phone +64 3 369 4271 or +64 3 369 4272
Email productdesign@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Len Lye Building – see the School's website for up-to-date location details.
Postal address
College of Engineering | Te Rāngai Pūkaha
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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