Have you seen our excellent facilities?
We have some of the best facilities for animation, animation, games design and VFX students including:
This fast-paced industry is a huge growth area. Our region has some of the most innovative and exciting technology companies in the UK and we can help you be part of the digital revolution!
It goes without saying that you should have great creativity and imagination! You should be able to express your ideas and be a logical problem-solver too. You also need to be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and know where technology is heading.
You will study this subject full time at Bede Campus and you will have access to Specialist development studios, Virtual Reality Labs, Mixed Reality Labs, Foundation motion capture equipment and access to industry-standard game engines such as Unity and Unreal.
We work with the following employers to help you gain real work skills:Bluezoo, Microsoft, DNEG, Rebellion, Creative Assembly, Centriod.
of our digital students progressed to employment or further study.*
*Destination data, academic year 2016/17 (FT FE 16-18 students)
Sunderland College is one of only a few colleges in the UK to offer NextGen qualifications.
We have some of the best facilities for animation, animation, games design and VFX students including:
Specialist development studios.
Foundation motion capture equipment.
Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality labs.
Autodesk’s Media and Entertainment Collection including 3DS Max and Maya.
Access to industry-standard game engines such as Unity and Unreal.
Adobe’s Creative Cloud including Photoshop and After Effects.
You will use maths skills every day in the digital sector to:
You will use english skills everyday in the digital sector to:
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