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Situated in the heart of Stockholm lies Futuregames. It´s an 90 week Advanced Vocational Education (KY/YH) in 3D Graphics and Game Design.

During the education students form teams to tackle challenging assignments under genuine production conditions. The first students graduates in September 2010 after 30 weeks of placement.

Futuregames are carried out with close ties to the computer games industry, which are present both in the form of teaching as well as on the board of education.

Futuregames has two programs: Game design and 3D-graphics

The Game design program covers:

Illustration, Communication, Unreal Editor, Game design mechanics, Level design, Game engine scripting, Interaction design, Cognitive psychology, Storytelling, Concept development and pitching, Sound design, 3 game projects and a period of specialization

Tools mainly used:

Unreal Development Kit, Unity3d, Photoshop

Game Design

Content:

Game analysis and game balance
Level design, theory and practice
Level editors and scripting
Introduction to cognitive science
Interaction design
Presentation techniques
Game development processes
Emotional and narrative design (storytelling and character design)
Reward systems
Community oriented games
Concept development
Introduction to agile project management
Sound design
Specializing

The 3D Graphics program covers:

Illustration, Low poly modeling, High poly modeling, Character modeling, Animation, Rigging, Skinning, Lighting and rendering, Game engine scripting, Shaders, Dynamics and FX, 3 Communication, Sound design, 3 game projects and a period of specialization

Tools mainly used:

Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, Unreal Development Kit, Unity3d

3D Graphics

Content:

3D modeling including objects, props and characters
2D textures and mapping techniques
Animation with solids, soft bodies and characters
Rigging and skinning
Concept art for games
Presentation techniques
Game development processes
Lighting and rendering
Game engines, pipeline and implementation
Dynamics and FX (smoke, fire etc.)
Introduction to agile project management
Sound design
Specializing

Facts in general:

Educational type: Qualified Vocational Education (KY)

Educational length: 90 weeks (2 years full time study), of which 30 weeks consist of vocational training (internship/placement).

Total cost: 5000 SEK for literature and material

Next start: Tuesday 21 September 2010

Last day of application: 15 May 2010

Number of students: 35 (in total for both programmes)

CSN: FutureGames entitles student loans

Premises: Berghs School of Communication, Sveavägen 34, Stockholm