Overview

Look closely at the role of games in contemporary society and how they are developing as a cultural industry. You'll undertake a range of projects which focus on analog and digital games. You'll also develop practical and creative research and communication skills in a games lab environment.

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Your industry experience

Bolster your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning programs, guaranteed in all our bachelor degrees. In the units Games and Interactivity Project 1 and 2 (GAM30002 and GAM30003), you’ll team up to create a game that you’ll showcase at PAX Australia with the aim of releasing it to the public.

Skills you’ll learn

  • Critical and analytical skills
  • Creative problem solving skills
  • Interdisciplinary team work skills
  • Games industry standard software skills
  • Planning, production and presentation skills

Your career opportunities

  • Games developer
  • Computer graphics (CG) animator
  • Games tester
  • Multimedia developer

Key codes

CRICOS course code
088399M
VTAC Code (IFP)
3400234023
VTAC Code (CSP)
3400234021
International student visa

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Professional accreditations

Why Swinburne?

Top 200 for Communication

#1 in Melbourne for overall experience

Top 1% of universities globally

Games and Interactivity is helping Emre craft new realities

Games and Interactivity is helping Emre craft new realities

Whether it's a sensory forest or the International Space Station, Emre is designing world-renowned virtual realities with the help of his Bachelor of Games and Interactivity.

Make industry connections and start your game-changing career at Swinburne.