The Games Arts MA at the University for Creative Arts (UCA) is designed for aspiring artists seeking to master the creation of advanced art for games and related interactive industries. You will delve into the dynamic field of games art, exploring its expanding discipline through a range of practice-based projects that incorporate 2D, 3D, AI, VR, and AR technologies. This postgraduate degree encourages you to examine your own work through the lens of visual narrative, design principles, and audience engagement, while critically analysing the social, economic, and cultural opportunities within games art and aligned sectors. You will develop the analytical tools to interpret existing games and gameplay experiences, synthesising theoretical research with industry practices.
This full-time, on-campus Masters degree is studied over one year, immersing you in a collaborative environment from your initial launch week. You will engage in 'Opportunity' weeks designed to replicate industry practice, allowing you to further research and develop areas of interest aligned with your chosen specialty, prototyping solutions that address current and future industry technologies. The course culminates in a major Games Arts Project, where you will showcase your acquired skills and in-depth research, producing a visual outcome aligned with contemporary industry pipelines and professional-level expectations. You will graduate with a portfolio of work and the critical understanding necessary for a career in the games industry or other creative technology fields.