Game Development: Player Experience - Master's programme

Education facts

Code: SUPXA

<p>Player Experience is one of <a href="https://www.his.se/en/education/game-development/game-development-masters/">two closely connected master's programmes</a> focused on game development. These programmes provide you with a deep and broad understanding of how game experiences are shaped and improved, and how technical and artistic perspectives are combined.</p> <h2>What does Player Experience mean?</h2> <p>Player Experience (PX) is about understanding the player's experiences. You will study how the player interacts with the game, how various design decisions affect the experience, and how to test, analyse, and improve games from the player's perspective.</p> <p>In the programme, you will learn to use methods and techniques from user experience (UX) in game development to create engaging game play experiences.</p> <h2>Career opportunities</h2> <p>The programme takes you one step closer to a career in the games industry. It provides you with in-depth knowledge while also giving you a broad understanding of game development. After graduation, you could work as a UX designer, game analyst, developer, or researcher.</p> <h2>High degree of flexibility</h2> <p>The third semester offers great flexibility to deepen or broaden your profile. You can choose to go on exchange to one of our partner universities around the world, take courses from the Serious Games specialisation, or participate in a game project focusing on entrepreneurship within game development.</p>

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen) within the fields of Informatics, Computer Science or Digital Media Studies (or similar).A further requirement is proof of skills in English, equivalent of studies at upper secondary level in Sweden, known as English 6 or English level 2. This is normally demonstrated by means of an internationally recognized test, e.g., IELTS, TOEFL, or an equivalent.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Game Development: Player Experience - Master's programme

  University of Skövde

  Skövde

  Start date: 30 August 2027

  End date: 3 June 2029

  Pace of study: 100 %