The Computer Games Industry is an exciting field, currently outselling the film industry worldwide. Computer Game development is innovative and exciting from a technological and creative perspective, providing career opportunities for imaginative, logical, and energetic students. Graduates will have the satisfaction of seeing their work being enjoyed by a global audience. You will learn the art and science of computer games programming and design. This programme will equip you with the skills and technological ability to develop both Computer Game and computer graphic related systems. You will study Computer Science, with special emphasis on topics relevant to Game Design such as software development, mobile devices, computer graphics and artificial intelligence. You will also study topics relevant to development of a game concept to the final “shooting script” (prior to programming).

Career open to you with a degree in Computer Games Development include: Games programmer Graphics programming High performance computing Research and development in media and entertainment related technologies Software development Software engineering Systems analysis and design For the qualified graduate, job opportunities abound in the software and software games industry. There is a worldwide scarcity of software developers especially in the domains of graphics programming and computer simulation. Employment possibilities in the computer games arena in Ireland and the UK are mainly in the area of games programming and design and games project management.