Game Design and Art and Immersive User Experience Design

Overview

Overview

Step into the future of play and interactivity by combining Game Design and Art with Immersive User Experience Design. This double major gives you the chance to explore two complementary creative fields – designing engaging game environments and characters, while also shaping intuitive, human-centred digital experiences.

You’ll learn how to design and animate 3D assets, develop game levels and mechanics, and apply principles of user experience and interface design. Alongside these technical skills, you’ll experiment with immersive environments and mixed reality applications, gaining the tools to create digital worlds that are both visually compelling and highly usable.

At Curtin, you’ll study in purpose-built creative spaces with access to cutting-edge technology such as VR/AR and motion capture equipment, game development software, and user experience labs. These facilities mirror professional studios, giving you the chance to collaborate across disciplines, test ideas with real users, and build a portfolio that demonstrates your creativity and industry readiness.

This double major is offered as part of the Bachelor of Digital Creative Industries. You can also choose from the following options:

Single majors, with an optional specialisation*

• Animation, Visual Effects and Virtual Production
• Game Design and Art
• Immersive User Experience Design

*Specialisations

• Game Design and Development Specialisation
• Mixed Reality Experience Design Specialisation
• Virtual Production Specialisation

Double majors

• Animation, Visual Effects and Virtual Production and Game Design and Art
• Animation, Visual Effects and Virtual Production and Immersive User Experience Design

What you'll learn

• apply discipline knowledge to critically review, analyse, consolidate and contribute to evidence-based practice in the context of content creation pipelines for Game Design and Immersive User Experience Design, GC1
• demonstrate cognitive and technical skills in both a broad understanding of creative digital sectors and with depth in utilising game art and design and immersive experience design for content development, GC2
• use and discern between a range of creative technologies and media platforms in the production of creative digital artefacts for games and immersive user experience design content, GC3
• demonstrate effective visual, spoken, written and technical communication relevant to creating digital content and apply effective self-directed learning skills, GC3
• demonstrate personal awareness of specific digital creative practices and sustain an engagement with contemporary practices, approaches and technologies in game art and design and immersive user experience design, GC3
• develop a predictive overview of future trends that will influence one’s creative identity and digital creative practices relevant to the context of game content creation and immersive user experiences, GC4
• recognise the importance of social, ethical and cultural diversity and consider local and international perspectives in creative activities, studio practice and production across game design, studio practice and production approaches for game content creation and immersive user experience design disciplines , GC4, GC5
• demonstrate how intercultural awareness and understanding impacts on personal identity as a creative practitioner and professional skills and on the ability to lead in the discipline areas, GC5
• work independently and collaboratively across game content creation and immersive user experience design content and respond to project demands, GC6