Game Designer

Transform your passion for games into your dream career!

Regardless of whether it is level design, gameplay design, system design, scripting, narrative design, quality assurance, or game production management that ignites your creativity and passion, this program will get you into the industry with credibility, through hands-on development experience in game design.

• Located in Boden (Sweden) and Warsaw (Poland).
• 2 years (4 terms/semesters).
• 30 weeks of internship (LIA).
  
  

Learning by doing, learning by reflection

Develop core competencies in game development by learning from industry professionals and teachers from leading companies in the industry.

Get access to our creative environment including equipment and relevant software where you grow and build your skills together with talented classmates and senior game developers at Futuregames.

You will actively participate in intensive game projects together with coursemates from our other programs that run concurrently, such as: Indie Game Developer, Game Programmer, Game Artist, and QA/Game Testers, where you will be simulating professional projects to reflect the reality of working in the gaming industry and prepare for an exciting and progressive career in the games industry.

“Creativity is the new steel!”

Sweden has world-leading developers within AAA, console, PC. mobile, VR/AR, digital distribution and specialized subcontractors. The biggest challenges of the sector are indirect such as access to skills and talents.

We have close working relationships and are in direct cooperation with the games industry. Some of these companies and studios include King, Avalanche Studios, Ubisoft, EA DICE, Fatshark, Paradox Interactive, Starbreeze Studios, Glorious Games Group, Uprise, NEAT Corporation, Epic Games, Really Interactive, and the list goes on. Many companies support this higher vocational education, and around 20-30 game studios are actively involved in Futuregames every year.

Up north in Boden, we are supported by solid business networks that work with a sustainable model, such as Boden Game Camp. Boden Game Cammp is an ecosystem for every individual and company to learn, grow, and thrive in Boden. They could be the start or the accelerator for your career in the game industry.

• Advanced Game Design
• Scripting and Unity
• Game Project 1
• Game Project 2
• Game Project 3
• Game Project 4
• Introduction to Game Design and Visual Programming
• Level Design and World Creation
• Market Analysis, CV, and Portfolio
• Narrative Design
• Prototyping in Unity
• Prototyping in Unreal Engine
• Quality Assurance
• Board Game Design
• User Experience and Interaction Design
• Degree Project
• Internship (LIA)

Total: 90 weeks

After the completed education, the students will have the knowledge in:

• Designing and analyzing game experiences.
• Designing and building levels.
• Designing and crafting game systems.
• Thorough understanding of Unity and the latest Unreal Engine.
• Strong gameplay scripting skills (C# and visual scripting).
• Adopting a player-centric approach and understanding of target audience.
• Strong team and communication skills.
• Designing games for multiple platforms (PC, mobile, VR, etc.).
• Designing in a data-driven way.
• Understanding the entire development and distribution process of games.

After the graduation, the students will be qualified to work as:

• Game Designer
• Level Designer
• Gameplay Designer
• Narrative Design
• Game Producer
• Technical Designer
• Quality Assurance
• Game Project Management

Meet Futuregames staff and students, learn more about the school and get all your questions answered!