This year covers the visual fundamentals that will be essential for the future game artists and game designers. The focus is on creativity, and artistic expression. Students learn the fundamental principles of design and the mechanics of successful games as the basis for their future specialisation.

During this 1st internship, students will understand the structure of a studio; who does what, who leads, how the teams are organized and how their members interact. They will also apply what they’ve learnt in class to the "real" world, and adjust their skills to the needs of the project. On-the-job learning is to be expected along with continuous practice. A monthly evaluation will help them discover their specialization or area of interest; they will have to feed a blog on a weekly basis and submit a final internship report at the end of the internship.

4th-year students can either study in India or go abroad to Abertay for their 4th year. In India, 1st-semester students will work on post-production, continuing the incubator program on projects where they will convert their ideas into fully-fledged games, helping them create a high-caliber portfolio for the industry. This will be supplemented with additional subjects to aid in their final learning within the program.

INCUBATOR

From one-on-one interactions with Founders to being inspired by entrepreneurial stories, Lab 4 students are given a unique opportunity to experience their own startup through our incubator, The Kettle. Incubator sessions are conducted by a wide range of young, successful professionals — giving students real-time insights into the gaming industry and providing them with a set of elite contacts, grooming their networking skills.