What’s in a Multimedia or Interactive Games Degree?

1. What’s in a Multimedia or Interactive Games Degree? • The opportunity to experience • Design techniques • Technical aspects • Make real applications • Working on your own • Working in a team

2. What’s in the modules? • You can choose to take particular themes at level 1 and carry them through at Level 2 • Eg: graphics, interface design, programming • The next slide shows a selection of possible modules with their titles • There are also other IT related themes such as networks and databases

3. MU120 Digital media design and development IGD110 Interactive games fundamentals IGD120 Graphics, video and audio editing MU130 Introduction to web development MU210 Media control MU220 User interaction studies IGD210 Character & narrative design IGD220 Games programming Level 1 Level 2

4. MU120 Digital media design and development IGD110 Interactive Games Fundamentals IGD120 Graphics, video and audio editing MU130 Introduction to web development Multimedia or Interactive Games design? • You may feel a bit undecided as to which of these courses you want to study • Don’t worry, you can change the course at the end of Level 1 provided you have taken the compulsories for both • And ONE of

5. Where’s your main interest? • On the next slide you can see some topics which students often say they’re most interested in • Next to them are the modules where these are covered • These are all year long modules to give you a reasonable length of time to understand the material

6. main extra main extra animation MU120 MU210 IGD210 interface design MU120 MU130 MU220 video IGD120 MU120 IGD210 programming MU120 CO120 MU210 IGD220 graphics MU120 IGD120 IGD210 MU220 MU220 Web design MU130 MU120 MU210 Game design IGD110 IGD210 MU220 narrative design MU120 IGD110 IGD210 mobile apps MU120 MU210 MU220

7. MU302 Visualisation IGD302 Digital 3D effects MU308 Multimedia marketing What about after Level 2? • You may do a placement or go straight through to Level 3 • The Group Project allows you to use all the skills you have acquired for a client • Options allow you to pursue creative aspects… • Or applied aspects… • etc

8. The main points are… • The degree structure is flexible • You can change your course • But do talk to your Academic Review Tutor if you are considering this

9. By the third year... • You will have the skills to work in a team to produce a professional quality application • Eg: TreasureHunterhttp://www.teambao.co.uk/ • A web-based “game” but designed and completed for both personal and corporate markets • Eg: Team Paradigm http://gmedia.glos.ac.uk/comx10/paradigm.html • Use of Augmented Reality to promote products • You will be very employable if you have engaged with your studies

10. And that’s what the tutors are here to help you with! • Like you, we all have different, complementary skills, interests and personalities • We hope that you will find the course interesting and rewarding • The more you put in, the more you’ll get out of the course so… enjoy!

11. Any Questions?