How about studying game design at MDS New Zealand Media Design School? Today, Natural Light introduces the Auckland Media Design School New Zealand Media Design School. We all know that animation design is one of the preferred countries for students studying in New Zealand. For example, last year Natural Light cooperated with Huhu Studio, one of the largest animation factories in New Zealand, to bring you a study tour project. So, how about studying game design in New Zealand Media Design School?
This MDS New Zealand Media Design School directly searches the "Media Design University" on the Internet, and even a little information is not available, only the full English name can be found. Although it seems very low-key, in fact, it is the exclusive cooperative college of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe; Weta Digital, who has made special effects for such films as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong and Avatar, is also a cooperative team of MDS; Ogilvy&Mather has provided recruitment opportunities for schools for a long time. This background makes many people call MDS "the highest art school in New Zealand".
How about studying game design at MDS New Zealand Media Design School?
Professional settings:
The school provides Game Design, 3D Animation&Visual Effects, Creative Advertising, Interactive, Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, AR/VR, and each specialty will be divided into detailed sub specialties.
Screenshot from MDS official website
Game Design Course:
It can be seen that the school is a very dedicated media school, and all majors are based on Media. Let's take Game Design/game design as an example to look at specific majors and courses:
Game Design is divided into three units. The first one is the "Digital Creativity Foundation Programme" (one academic year), which is the basic unit. This unit is aimed at students who have no foundation. No matter what specialty you choose, you need to know the whole professional background, that is, basic courses.
The screenshot is from the MDS official website - Name Design
The course is divided into three directions: Interactive, Graphic Design and 3D Modeling. Including the basis of visual communication, digital design and media design (including digital video production, network and motion graphics design), concept art, 3D design, game design introduction, etc.
Game Art：
Next, the direction of Game Art is like the name, although both Game Programming and Game Programming are Go abroad for game design However, Game Art is more inclined to design and creation in the direction of visual art, while Game programming is a part of game design involving programming.
The screenshot is from the MDS official website - Name Art
With regard to the professional direction of game design, students need to design and create their own animation stories, digital illustrations, conceptual arts and games based on their own ideas. The final works will be shown on the public platform and will be shown to game lovers of international audiences.
The screenshot is from the MDS official website - Name Art
At the end of the first 16 weeks of the first academic year, students need to create a 2D game by themselves; After graduation, I will cooperate with other game art professional programmers, that is, game programming students, to develop an industry level game.
Professional courses include game art, game model, texture art, technical supervision and art guidance. You can also take a look at the more specific 3-year professional courses of game design:
First year game design course
Second year game design course
The third year of game design course
Game programming：
Finally, let's take a look at the major of Game programming. In the part of professional interpretation, the school explained this direction very directly: "become a highly soft after programmer who can break the life into unimagined worlds." Become a popular programmer and inject incomparable vitality into the world.
Therefore, if you are a programmer with a dream of game design, this major is absolutely suitable for you! And don't forget, this is the only school in New Zealand that cooperates with PlayStation First Academic Development Program of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
This congenital advantage also gives students the opportunity to use the PlayStation game platform, so this is the only place in New Zealand where students can develop the PlayStation platform.
The screenshot is from the MDS official website - Name programming
However, with such good conditions, the requirements will naturally be more stringent. To become a game development designer, students need to have experience and practical skills working across multiple game platforms, as well as the comprehensive ability to collaborate in teams in a simulated industry environment.
The screenshot is from the MDS official website - Name programming
The specific courses of MDS New Zealand Media Design School for studying abroad in game design and programming include C++, practical mathematics, 2D game programming, 3D game programming, etc. Including software operation and practical design.
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