Game Design and Development

Design, develop and turn your games into a business.

Marge Robam
arvutimängude disaini erialajuht

User experience design, player psychology and games as a business
Three-year program, professional higher education degree
Game-building and portfolio from year one
Tuition fee per year:
EU: 4420€
Non EU: 4820€
10% discount on tuition fees for all EUAS alumni and employees of the Ülemiste City Campus

Entrepreneurship module (15 EAP)

Major field of study (29 EAP)
- Estonian A2.1 (Y-117), [3 ECTS]
- Estonian A1.2 (Y-116), [3 ECTS]
- Estonian A1.1 (Y-115), [3 ECTS]
- Self-management in university (Y-113), [3 ECTS]
- Communication psychology (Y-022), [4 ECTS] - Aleksei Norden Audentes
  x
  Aleksei Norden
- Organisational behavior (Y-114), [2 ECTS]
- Academic writing and self-expression (Y-112), [3 ECTS]
- Research methods (Y-007), [5 ECTS] - Olga Nežerenko
  x
  Olga Nežerenko
- Estonian A2.2 (Y-118), [3 ECTS]
Basic studies (28 EAP)
- Narrative (KMM-005), [5 ECTS]
- HTML 5 (DB-053), [5 ECTS] - Jüri Majak
  x
  Jüri Majak
- Computer graphics and animation (GD-660), [4 ECTS]
- Legal basics and documentation (CB-0062), [3 ECTS]
- User interface and user experience design (UI & UX design) (KVT-010), [5 ECTS] - Vladimir Tomberg
  x
  Vladimir Tomberg
- Vectorgraphic (GD-662), [4 ECTS]
- Psychology of advertising (T-035), [2 ECTS]
Final paper and internship (45 EAP)
- Speciality teamwork practice (DB-100), [15 ECTS] - преподаватель (3)
  - Thea Sogenbits
    x
    Thea Sogenbits
  - Jelena Švartsman
    x
    Jelena Švartsman
  - Ranno Päi
    x
    Ranno Päi
- Portfolio (DB-6294), [5 ECTS] - Jelena Švartsman
  x
  Jelena Švartsman
- Final paper (L-002), [10 ECTS]
- Speciality practice (DB-483), [15 ECTS] - Jelena Švartsman
  x
  Jelena Švartsman
Game design and development specialisation module (63 EAP)
- Basics of computer programming (IT-362), [5 ECTS] - Jelena Švartsman
  x
  Jelena Švartsman
- Sound processing (AD-025), [2 ECTS]
- Video game publishing and marketing (AD-020), [5 ECTS]
- Game design, level design and documentation (AD-004), [6 ECTS]
- Video game development and polishing workshop (AD-019), [6 ECTS]
- Game Engines and Prototyping (AD-018), [6 ECTS]
- Mobile game workshop (AD-017), [5 ECTS]
- 3D game graphics (AD-016), [4 ECTS]
- Introduction to game industry (AD-027), [4 ECTS]
- Video game graphics analysis and technical specifications (AD-011), [3 ECTS]
- 2D game graphics (AD-026), [3 ECTS]
- General art composition and colour studies (GD-661), [4 ECTS]
- Object-oriented analysis, design and programming (IT-413), [5 ECTS] - Jelena Švartsman
  x
  Jelena Švartsman
- Photo editing (Photoshop) (DB-051), [5 ECTS] - Andrei Fedosov
  x
  Andrei Fedosov

Game Design and Development is a curriculum designed to provide skills for both mobile and PC games development as well as starting up your own game company.

A game designer is a core member of the team, a specialist for developing great game mechanics and captivating gameplay. A game designer is well-versed in software development, computer graphics and business thinking.

EUAS' partners in providing game design studies are among others Uppsala University, Unity Technologies and Estonia's leading games companies Creative Mobile, Reval Indie House, Pyrodactyl Games and Interactive Fate.

Though the curriculum allows for specialisation in game graphics or games software development, main emphasis is on gameplay, game mechanics and monetisation model design.

Game Design and Development is suited for someone who has a deep interest in games and a wide array of hobbies. Game design is a great place to find an outlet for the seemingly exclusive interests - the artistic programmer or a musician graphics artist.

The most important part is that you have the habit of looking past the gameplay. If you find yourself analysing the games you play, this is the curriculum for you. If you have prior graphics or programming skill to bring with you, even better.

Criteria for admission:

average grade of last level of education graduated (30%);
motivation letter (30%);
admission interview (suitability to program) (30%);
entrepreneurship motivation and experience (10%).

As a graduate, there are many positions from which you can begin your career in the games industry. Some include:

Character designer
Level designer
Game designer
Software developer for games
Concept artist
Videogame graphics artist

The average salary in the video games field in Estonia is €1800 a month.

"Game Design Curriculum is special because of the inspiring specialists as lecturers. They speak from their
experience and share valuable practical knowledge you’d never find on your own. As an added bonus game
design skills can also be used in the advertisement industry."

Student Taivo Seppa

"Olen väga rahul EEK Mainor üliõpilastega, kes on sooritanud praktika meie ettevõttes. Nende teadmised,
oskused ja tööeetika on olnud muljetavaldavad."

Tööandja Marianna Krjakvina
Business Development Manager
Creative Mobile Games

"Töötades programmeerijana ning õppides Ettevõtluskõrgkoolis Mainor olen täiendanud oma praeguseid
programmeerimisteadmisi ning omandanud sealhulgas ka uusi. Olen saanud algteadmised ja oskused
mängude loomiseks, ülevaate arendusetappidest, arendusega kaasnevatest probleemidest ja headest tavadest.
Oman nüüd teadmisi kasutajaliidese ja kasutajakogemuse kujundamise osas ning mängumootorite ja
mobiilimängude loomise kohta. Tänu meeldivale õpikeskkonnale ning paindlikule õppevormile on õppimine
töö kõrvalt väga mugav. Erilist tunnustust väärivad suure kogemustepagasiga õppejõud."

Student Ingvar-Jörgen Kurruk
Programmeerija
5D Vision OÜ

IELTS 5.5 or equivalent proof of English proficiency is required.

The next admission will be in September 2019! Applications submitted between 1 December 2018 and 31 May 2019 will be considered for admission to begin studies in September 2019.

For more information please contact:
Marge Robam
Head of Curriculum for Game Design and Development
marge.robam@eek.ee

С руководителем специальности можете связаться и по Skype!