Master's Programme in Game Design

In the Master's Programme in Game Design, our emphasis is on teaching active game literacy in order for you to responsibly use games' expressive and conceptual potential and become aware of their impact on society. Active game literacy means the ability to understand games deeply from a theoretical as well as a practical perspective. It includes being able to analyse existing games, design new play experiences, and gain insight into and awareness of the contexts in which games are created and played. Active game literacy also includes understanding how games can affect their players through their rules, mechanics, themes, narrative and audio-visual design. In the Master's programme, you will investigate questions such as: - What needs to be considered for a game to resonate with its players? - How can games allow for the exploration of deep ideas and profound experiences? - What are dark design patterns? - What are the possibilities, but also the responsibilities, of a game designer? - How can game design specialists inform the way games are seen in, and impact, society? The programme is given at Campus Gotland in Visby, on the island of Gotland. The language of instruction is English.