Video Games Video Game Game Design Curriculum
(Year 1 to 3)

Video Games / Game Design
training

The challenge of our Game Design training is to train Game Designers who will be able to think of Video Game projects in order to develop prototypes in a real-time context. The Game Designer must be on constant watch to identify new technologies serving new playful experiences.

The Bachelor Game Design course allows, in addition to general lessons, to acquire specific skills related to the design of a video game project as a whole.

This training allows you to master the fundamentals and the production environment of a video game. It is punctuated by individual and team work, studio visits, conferences, masterclasses ,… This course offers many educational experiences promoting international openness, autonomy, collective reflection, sharing and in the studio spirit. This video game design training has a high technical added value with the teaching of software specific to the world of video games, tools dedicated to production management, but also specific software such as Unity ®, Unreal ®, and also offers a first approach to development in game engines.

To complete the technical aspect, it also insists on the design and organization of a fun project by contributing the implementation of the concepts of Game Design, Level Design without forgetting project management and teamwork.

This specific game designer training offers students, who are passionate about new technologies and virtual universes, the opportunity to integrate a course that will give them all the keys to successfully entering the professional world.

The advantages of the Bachelor
Game Design program

• Projects in a professional production situation in a studio spirit with spaces dedicated to design and production
• Team video game prototypes
• Study trips on the occasion of events
• Meetings with professionals
• Studio visit

Teachings

PROGRAM

The first year of the video games course offers a professional approach combining theoretical learning, lectures, and practical workshops. It also involves understanding and learning the game mechanics that are fundamental to the development of any games project, as well as discovering a first game engine and project organisation and management.

The second and third years of the Game Design course promote the passage of lessons learned into practice. The workshops offered allow students to carry out their first game design projects: board game, escape game, and end-of-year projects.

Academic
Objectives

Designing the script concept and defining the elements of a game, piloting and participating in the production of the prototype.

• Analyze a specification to identify the game strategy, the rules.
• Offer an integral and immersive gaming experience.
• Organize and manage a project by managing the production flow as a whole.
• Participate in the development of a playable and advanced prototype.

Prerequisites

Hold a level IV title or diploma, with a solid general culture. In addition, an entry test based in particular on the production of a Game document is requested.

Terms of access and duration of studies

• Application to be submitted 2 months before each academic year (September).
• Total duration 3 years, (+/- 1,980 hours).

Teaching methods used

• Learning the fundamentals and putting it into practice.
• Experimentation.
• Professional situation.
• Professional project management.

Operational objectives/skills targeted by certification

• Build a playful strategy and define the rules of a game
• Develop a game prototype or playful device
• Organize and manage the production of a game or a fun device

Assessment modality

Individual oral and written, continuous assessment, and evaluation during the project phases.

Certification procedure

The award of the  » Game Designer - Concepteur de jeu «  Level 6 (equivalent to Bac+3/4) is conditional upon validation of all the skill blocks.

RNCP title  »[a Game designer concepteur en gamification «  Level 6 (equivalent to Bac+3/4) awarded by Brassart - professional qualification registered with the RNCP by decision of France Compétences on 20/07/2022 (RNCP 36744).

A validated block of skills is acquired over a period of 5 years.

No continuation of the route / No footbridge

Results indicator(s)

Rate of people taking the certification tests: 100% Success rate for certification (class of 2023): 92% Overall integration rate after 12 months (all jobs): 78% Integration rate into the profession covered by the certification after 12 months: 71

Dates

Back to school in September 2024

You may be wondering about the possibility of following our training courses. Contact us, so that we can inform you and guide you as best as possible: accessibilite@brassart.fr.

What opportunities are there after
curriculum Video games / Game design - Years 1 to 3  ?