Serious games and virtual reality represent a large, and actively growing, industry – the application of modern games technology in a wide range of areas around medicine, training, education, security and beyond. While educational games already represent a multi-billion dollar global industry, the recent growth in virtual reality has seen predictions that this market will grow to $150 billion dollars by 2020 (Techcrunch, April 6, 2015).
The MSc provides students with the skills to become a key part of this explosive growth, and potential to become key innovators in this exciting and rapidly developing area. The MSc offers students the transferable skills to design, develop and analyse games and simulations for a range of application areas and to conduct interdisciplinary research in the serious applications of games technology, particularly in healthcare, education and training.
An Honours degree or equivalent professional practice in any of the following disciplines would be particularly beneficial:
High calibre graduates from other disciplines may be considered if they are able to demonstrate an interest and ability in the field of serious games development or virtual reality.
Fees for Session 2021-22 are as follows:
Home: £7920.00
Overseas: £19,980.00
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