Creative Digital Media & Game Design

The MSc in Creative Digital Media provides a number of possible specialisations for students; these can be broadly categorised into, but not exclusive to, the following;
(links are to the DIT course detail and admissions page)

(1) An Interactive Media specialisation
(2) A Digital Games specialisation
(3) A Mobile, Smart Device and Dynamic Web Applications specialisation.

Philosophy

The Masters in Creative Digital Media will provide candidates from a wide spectrum of disparate disciplines with a thorough grounding in the particular theoretical, technical and practical knowledge base as well as the critical acumen to enable them to:

Creative Media
Comprehend the fundamentals involved in the creation of various kinds of digital media assets (i.e. still and moving images, sound, etc.)  for deployment in a range of modes of digital display formats (i.e. web, DVD, dedicated interactive systems, info kiosk, 3G telephony, mobile, gaming platforms.).

Adopt a ‘reasoned’ approach to ‘design’ (i.e. interface, architectonic, graphic, etc.) based upon specific user requirements and best practices.

Develop management skills and rationales for project cycles.
Evaluate project processes, performance and results in the light of established criteria and thereby be able to identify strengths and weaknesses as well as postulate improvements to those components.

Focus on a particular medium (i.e. specialization by themes) whilst also being conversant with issues and technologies in complimentary digital media disciplines other than their specialization.

Contribute to both their area of specialization and creative digital media production and the critique of those processes and products.

Create, for prospective employers, a portfolio of both digital media assets/applications and attendant reports from assignments undertaken in module and major projects.

Digital Games
Digital games comprise a large and fast-growing part of the global entertainment industry. This new masters programme will prepare graduates to become innovators in this exciting field. It provides a multi-disciplinary and well-rounded education in game conception, design and manufacture, uniquely building on the combined expertise of the Digital Media Centre, and the Schools of Media and Computer Science.

This masters programme which was merged with the masters in creative digital media in 2011 provides a thorough grounding in the core skills and knowledge of digital media & gaming technologies and offers specialist production techniques dedicated to the specific needs of the games industry.  The course is designed to advance students’ employment potential and addresses the specific needs of employment in the various game development industries particularly focusing on the independent game developer and new gaming platforms.

Mobile and Web App Design
With web accessibility increasing through new mobile and smart devices along with the intriduction of the HTML5.0 web platform, it is becoming ever more important to be able to design web services that can be accessed accross these platforms. Indeed developing and desiging services, apps, interfaces and games on a web platform is the future. This specialisation addess both the technical and design coniderations in developing for both a mobile and web platform.

Modules Offered (some are options)
This programme acknowledges that many modules are relevant accross all specialisations and the structure of the course facilitates this by allowing students to mix modules depending on the project they are doing, the career they are looking at or the skills they wish to develop.

Visit the links above to get details on the modules on offer

Assessment Assessment is by project and coursework. The progamme culminates in the completion of a major (individual/group) project with an accompanying research report.

Location DIT Aungier Street

Timetable / Hours

The programme is full-time and students will take a total of 30 credits of coursework per semester.

Entry Requirements Primary degree (Honours 2.2. or better) in relevant disciplines to include Computing, Information Technology, Engineering, Media or Many Design backgrounds (fine art, print, photography, architecture). Other disciplinary backgrounds will be taken into consideration.

Award MSc in Creative Digital Media with Specializations in

- Interactive Media

- Digital Games

- Mobile & Web App Development

Career Opportunities Graduates of the course(depending on the stream) can pursue careers as web & mobile service designers, web authoring & production, user experience design, game designers, level designers, game software engineers, project managers, consultants, games analysts/testers, mixed media producers.

Have a look at a showreel of work which was made in 2010 containing some work from previous years.

For further information about the programme, please contact:

Course Co-Ordinator:

Hugh McAtamney

School of Media, College of Applied Arts, DIT Aungier Street, T: + 353 1 4023282 E: 

hugh.mcatamney@dit.ie

Duration

Full Time