How To Start Your Career In Games Development

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How To Start Your Career In Games Development
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  2. Prerequisites & Facts
  3. Cost, Certificate & Degree
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What is the course about?

How To Start Your Career In Games Development
The course How To Start Your Career In Games Development is an online class provided by BGI through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn how to start a career in games development by hearing from leading games producers, recruiters, and new developers.

Course description
  • Kickstart your career in games development
  • 4 weeks
  • Follow the journeys of four people who recently applied, interviewed and started their careers in the competitive industry of games development.
  • On this course, you’ll learn about the different skills used in games development teams. You’ll learn how to assess skills listed in job applications and discover strategies for demonstrating these skills when you apply.
  • You will practise sample interview questions and hear from industry experts on ways to stand out from the crowd. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with tools and techniques to help you start your career in games development.
  • How games developers got their start in games development
  • What entry-level games programmers, artists, designers and producers do day to day and how they work together
  • What are the hidden professional skills that could make you easier to hire
  • What recruitment companies would like to see in your CV and what could help you stand out from the crowd
  • Tips on providing evidence that you can do a games job, even if you lack experience
  • Inside the interview room – what games studios are really looking for at interviews
  • Explain the different roles, duties, processes and working relationships in games development teams
  • Evaluate the technical and professional skills used in games development
  • Assess and classify your skills and the skills you wish to develop
  • Describe key stages and employer expectations for successful games development applications
  • Apply strategies to evidence your professional and specialist skills
  • Justify experience and skills in a games interview setting, applying strategies to prepare to answer common questions
  • Develop a set of questions to ask at games interviews
  • This course is designed for anyone interested in working in games development, including those who are studying or have studied games development at academies and/or universities.
  • BGI
  • The BGI is a new UK non-profit agency that educates the public about the art, science, history and technology of games.
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Prerequisites & Facts

How To Start Your Career In Games Development

Course Topic

Personal Development, Personal Transformation

University, College, Institution

BGI

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

How To Start Your Career In Games Development

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / BGI you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: BGI
Topic: Creative Arts & Media, Game Development, IT & Computer Science

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