Game Development Courses & Degrees

The school is miles ahead of any other university when it comes to making games. Also, I pretty much know most of the industry thanks to studying here.

Have passion. It’s becoming one of those careers that everyone wants to give a go, but the important thing is to love what you’re doing, because anyone can learn the skills.

Communication in a team environment is so important to having a team that works together and has minimal conflict.

The best advice I can give anyone studying to pursue a career in the games industry is to get involved in community events.

Keep going, research and explore as many things related to your craft as you can. Even now, the learning never stops.

MDS gave me a great introduction into programming and game development. The C++ I learnt was extremely useful in my career.

Media Design School was the best decision I ever made.

I'd definitely advise working on personal projects on the side. Being able to apply what you learn at MDS to something other than course work is very valuable.

I really enjoyed the challenges of assignments & projects as it kept me sharp and resourceful.

Don't forget the soft skills! I chalk up a good chunk of our success to our soft skills, our ability to work as a team, to communicate, to compromise, to put ourselves out there and move out of our comfort zone

I didn't know where I wanted to take it; I just knew I had to do something ASAP. I guess you could say I had a bit of a quarter-life crisis.

He also stresses that anyone considering working in New Zealand needs to be comfortable with self-directed learning and picking things up on the job, as there is an "emphasis on the cultivation of self-learning abilities.

Passion and enthusiasm makes a great work environment.

My training at Media Design School definitely helped me hit the ground running and cope with the pressure.