Videogames is the most profitable entertainment area internationally and has seen unstoppable growth. However, creating videogames is not the same thing as playing them. In the recent years, there has been a greater demand and also offer for videogame courses in Portugal. This growth, accompanied by the industry itself, has focused essentially on programming and artwork creation for videogames. The industry, increasingly demanding and competitive, looks for other skills and, in Portugal, the rarest of them is that of Game Designer.
Lectured by Game Designers and industry experts, this Postgraduate Course in Game Design prepares future professionals for the technical, artistic, and human difficulties of videogame production by teaching methodologies for creating playable prototypes. The working platform is Dreams™, from the renowned Media Molecule studio, partner of this Postgraduate Course which is also supported by Sony Interactive Entertainment Portugal, providing access to the PlayStation® platform within the scope of the PlayStation®Talents program.
The program includes a cycle of lectures by Chris Solarski, an international reference, is a guest speaker in a cycle of lectures on visual culture, covering topics such as color theory and application, form and geometry, and composition principles.
Get to know the Coordinator and Teaching staff of the Postgraduate in Game Design.
The students will obtain skills for the functions of Game Designer and Level Designer to integrate multidisciplinary teams in videogame studios, start activity in the area as a freelancer, or even create their own studio.
Candidates interested in entering IADE will be able to formalize their candidacy throughout the year, in person or via Online Application. The application process is subject to the existing vague and to the adaptation of the profile of the candidate to the cycle of studies of interest. To start the Admission Process, the candidate must follow these 3 steps:
Schedule a meeting with an Admissions Advisor
Gather the requested documentation in the admission process
Progress with the formalization of the candidacy, in person or online
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