News from Level 3 Computer Games Design
Disneyland Paris trip
Date: 25/01/12
We have now received confirmation of the departure and arrival details for our trip to Disneyland Paris.
The trip is scheduled for Sunday 5th February 2012 - Wednesday 8th February 2012 and will feature 75 students and 7 staff.
Outbound Journey
- Meet at the entrance to Thornes Park, on Horbury Road, at 04:30am on Sunday 5th February 2012. Teaching staff will be there to meet students from 04:10am. Students must have valid passports with them.
- Depart at 04:45am. Please be aware that we cannot be delayed as we must be on time for the crossing.
- Outward channel crossing from Dover at 11:50.
- Arrive at Disneyland Paris Resort at approximately 18:20.
Return Journey
- Depart Disneyland Paris resort early on Wednesday 8th February 2012 (time to be advised upon arrival).
- Return channel crossing from Calais at 18:50 (local time)
- Arrive Thornes Park at approximately 01:00 am – early hours of Thursday 9th February. Teaching staff will remain with students until they have been picked up.
Disneyland Paris trip
Date: 30/11/11
73 students, from across 5 courses, have now paid for the Disneyland Paris trip and the booking has been confirmed. Could all those students who have paid their deposit please ensure that they have a valid passport and a European Health Insurance Card (free from www.ehic.org.uk).
Royal Armouries, Leeds
Date: 22/11/11
The Year 1 Games development students visited the Royal Armouries in Leeds. The purpose of the visit was to help the students with the "Drawing Concept Art for Computer Games" unit. The students spent the day looking at and sketching the weapons, armour, poses and costumes of the exhibits.
Euro Gamer Expo
Date: 23/09/11
52 Games students and 4 staff visited the Euro Gamer Expo 2011, at Earls Court in London. The expo gave us the opportunity to play a range of new games including Battlefield 3, Skyrim, The Old Republic, Forza 4, Batman: Arkham City, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Dark Souls, Ico Collection, Journey, Mass Effect 3, Rage, and Street Fighter X Tekken, as well as experience the new PS Vita. We also had the opportunity to attend developer sessions, including an excellent Naughty Dog session on the forthcoming Unchartered 3, presented by the the voice of Nathan Drake himself, Nolan North, and Unchartered 3 co-lead designer Richard Lemarchand. The expo also featured a careers event for those hoping to work within the games industry, retro gaming and an indie gaming showcase. Click here for more information.
Year 1 group lists
Updated 11/09/11
The updated 4 new groups for year 1 are listed below. Please find which group you are in, then look at the timetable page and identify which days you should attend college, starting next week. If you achieved C or equivalent in Maths and English then you don't need to attend the Functional Skills/GCSE session.
Please come to the Games studio (MF05A&B) for the first lesson on your timetable and I will show you how to get to the other rooms. If you cannot remember where the Games studio is, please wait in reception and I'll come and get you.
If you have any concerns about the group/timetable that you have been allocated, please get in touch with me ASAP either by email or using the contact page on this website.
New resources and lecturers
Date 05/09/11
Due to our, as expected, high enrolments we have added an additional Games studio. We are now able to provide three custom studios that are exclusively used by the Level 3 Games Design students. As part of this expansion we have also updated our hardware, installed new high spec PCs, and purchased additional software licenses. We have also been fortunate to be able to add Rob, Dave and Zach to our teaching team. Rob and Dave have well over 30 combined years of experience within the games industry and will be teaching across a range of subjects. Zach is an ex-student of the games design course and has joined us as part of his Games Design sandwich degree, and will be teaching animation.
New timetables
Date 24/08/11
All the new year 1 and year 2 timetables have been uploaded to the timetable page. Year 1 groups will be allocated immediately after enrolment and will be listed here on the news page.
New resources
Date 15/07/11
We've just received our new 3D TV to enable us to better deliver the Games Platforms and Technologies unit. We have also recently purchased some more games for our Computer Games library, and are currently awaiting upgrades to our Adobe Suite and 3DS Max software.