Game Studio
Want to leave a mark with your game?
Serious and applied games take advantage of the engaging qualities of games to develop players' knowledge, personal and social skills. Join the Game Studio programme and learn how to develop a serious game from scratch! We welcome students from different disciplines (such as IT, management, marketing and design). Together you will go through all the steps of the creation of a serious game. From selecting the concept to the design, development and implementation.
What's Game Studio like?
This programme allows you to develop knowledge, skills and competences which are useful in the development of (serious) games, but also in a broader context. Below you can read how this full-time bachelor's level programme of 30 ECTS credits is structured.
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Game Studio project (30 ECTS credits)
You will spend 20 weeks working on a large project for actual clients in a real-life setting. As part of a multidisciplinary team of 3 to 5 students, you will work on the project for 40 hours a week (Monday to Friday) at school or at the client’s location. There will be coaching sessions, workshops contributing to your project and regular presentations in which you and your fellow students share your obtained knowledge and progress.
Your project
The semester Game Studio can be seen as an internship at Windesheim’ s own game studio, 038Games. At 038Games(opens in new tab), students from different disciplines (such as IT, art, design) design and implement (serious) games for actual clients. These clients have a problem which they think can be solved using a game. It is up to the students to design and produce several designs for this game and implement one of them in a working prototype. Game Studio is one of the elective semesters of ICT. In these semesters, students learn to participate in projects in a professional working environment. This is done in multidisciplinary teams for actual clients in a real-life setting. In this way, students learn from the professional environment, as well as other disciplines in the project. The feedback, evaluation, and supervision focuses on preparing students as much as possible for the final graduation phase of the study program.
Shape your own semester
The projects in Game Studio can range from escape rooms to mobile games, VR, et cetera. Mostly, the type of game that must be developed is not decided beforehand. In Game Studio, every project is different, which means that the learning opportunities can vary as well. It is up to the student how you choose to shape your semester. To help the students with their projects, several workshops can be attended. The workshops are not graded individually but are aimed at contributing to the success of the project.
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Course catalogue
Want to know more about the exchange programme of Game Studio? Check the course catalogue for more information about matters such as assessment and teaching methods.
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Requirements and application
You are required to have two years of Bachelor’s study experience and English-language skills at B2 level. The exact entry requirements depend on the role you plan to fulfill. Please send your study background and prospective role to our contact person for more information (see bottom of this page).
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Learning Agreement
The Learning Agreement is a crucial document for the recognition of a study period abroad. It is an agreement between you, your university and Windesheim. When you decide to do an exchange programme at Windesheim, you have to create a Learning Agreement that includes the respective courses of the exchange programme. Learn more on how to set up the Learning Agreement for your specific exchange programme at Windesheim.
Want to know more?
Questions about studying at Windesheim? Contact the International Office via +31 884699777 or email(opens in new tab).
Any questions about the content of this programme? Get in touch with lecturer Puja Buter-Fadte, p.r.fadte@windesheim.nl(opens in new tab).