Game Design and Development

The Swedish gaming sector is internationally renowned for its strength and depth, and Gothenburg is no exception, with many game design studios based here. This specialisation is ideal if you want to develop early career connections and work in the gaming industry.

You will study game engine architecture, gameplay design, computer graphics, and systems thinking, working at the intersection of design and software development. The specialisation is also suitable if you are interested in simulation, VR, and other fields where game technologies are becoming increasingly central.

Several of the teaching staff have made internationally recognised contributions to areas like gameplay design and real-time computer graphics, with track records of taking their work out to commercial applications and start-ups.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in: Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or the equivalent

Prerequisites: Programming (at least 45 cr., including, back-end programming language, front-end programming, database design or the similar).

Human-Machine Interaction (at least 6 cr. including e.g. user experience, usability, interaction design, ergonomics, human factors engineering, human-computer interaction or similar).

A design or development project (at least 5 cr., e.g. in software development, object-oriented programming, game design, user interface design, industrial design, product development or the equivalent).

How to apply

Select the programme Human-Centered Design and Engineering, MSc with the specialisation Game Design and Development when applying via antagning.se or universityadmissions.se