Learn to create engaging independent video games.
The casual game market is ever expanding, with more opportunities than ever to launch a career within the games industry or to start up as an indie game developer.
This practical part-time certificate course is for those looking to run their own games business, or want to turn their hobby into a successful career. You’ll explore game design, creative business, technical development and marketing and promotion, learning how to design, build, produce and distribute your games effectively.
Course Overview
This fully online course will enable you to create your own video games, make you feel ready to launch your independent games business or help to progress your learning to degree level.
The course aims to help you develop and discover your own strengths and areas of interest by drawing on Industry professionals who will share their invaluable knowledge and advice. With live sessions delivered twice a week, you’ll be taught by senior tutors from across the NFTS giving you unparalleled access to some of the best game development teachers in the world. They will also give you advice on how best to move forward with your CV, your career goals or applying to the NFTS to study an MA or MFA.
You will graduate with an insight into practical game development from one of the top film schools in the world with a much more developed and well-rounded understanding of the Industry and how games are made - which will help set you up for a long and successful career in games.
If you complete this course and then successfully secure a place on an NFTS MFA or MA course, we will refund you half the paid certificate course fee on taking up your MFA/MA place at the School.
What You'll Study
This course will help you establish your own indie games business with confidence. With 48 taught, online sessions across six months (delivered once per weekday evening and on a weekend morning), you will work both in groups and individually to learn the fundamentals of indie games development.
Over six in-depth modules, you will learn how to design, build, produce and distribute your games effectively to a global audience, whilst completing individual and group assignments.
During the course, you will be required to create games pitches and presentations, game design documents, and to use powerful game development software alongside other students to create a fully playable game.
You will also be required to showcase your completed work to industry. With insightful guidance from tutors, you will further get help on how to prepare for industry, find your creative voice and identify opportunities for building your creative business.
All software used on the course is free, publicly available, and widely used within the contemporary games development community.
Entry Requirements
This course is open to everyone. We’re looking for people who are passionate and eager to explore the vast career opportunities within indie games development. You should have a good general education, but no other specific educational requirements. You must be 18 or over to apply for the course.
