ART & DESIGN
aqa LEVEL 3
Technical Level
Entertainment
Technology:
Video Games Art and
Design Production
REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE
3 You have a passion for game design.
3 You have a creative and logical mind.
3 You want to progress into areas such as Game Design, VFX,
Game Concept Art, Game Programming, Animation and any
Design Industry.
A-LEVEL
DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
How to design and create assets, environments, characters and
vehicles. A range of software to create digital 3D models and
textures to be used within Game Engines and your own games.
The theory behind level design and how to implement this into
your own games. You will develop a greater understanding of
programming to enhance your Game Engine work. You will
make your first game in Year 1 and by the end of the course
have a portfolio that will enable you to progress onto degree
level. REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
One exam
One externally-assessed unit
Four internally-assessed units. Practical photographic work covering topics such as portraiture,
landscape, still-life, documentary, photo journalism and
experimental imagery.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THIS COURSE HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED
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A-Level - coursework and an exam project.
PROGRESSION
Students have gone on to study some of the UK’s top Game
Design courses with most students gaining their first choice
university. Pathways taken include Game Design, Game Art,
Game Concept Art, VFX, Animation, Game Programming,
Software Design, Cyber Security and Graphic Design.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THIS COURSE
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commitment to, and passion for, photography