Bachelor of Game Development (Hons)

Join one the South East’s Asia’s most Recognized and Leading Universities in Game Development

UOW Malaysia KDU has always been recognized as one of the premier Game Development Institutes in Malaysia and is the forerunner for producing the best graduates in this field. As one of the earliest private educational institutions in Malaysia, we at UOW Malaysia KDU not only pride ourselves with delivering quality education, we are also championing the nation’s digital content initiative in Game Development. As we continue to grow and evolve, UOW Malaysia KDU has now taken the role as one of the primary movers in the space of Game Development for both education and industry collaborations. The UOW Malaysia KDU Bachelor of Game Development Program is one of the biggest talent suppliers to the industry at the moment.

What is Game Development?

Game development is the art whereby an individual or a team creates new games. The development process includes concept generation, design, building, and testing. It requires skills and knowledge pertaining to storytelling, player engagement, and principles of gameplay. 

Game development also involves programming language and the best practices of user interface. There are now plenty of tools available such as an open source for graphics and sound effects that make the process much easier.  

What will I study in Game Development?

The Electronic games industry is are one of the fastest growing industries in the world economy with net earnings surpassing that of the entertainment industry. The global market for electronic games grew to US$148.8 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach US$189.6 billion by 2022. The Malaysian electronic games market reached a four-year growth of 167.7%, reaching US$589 million in 2018. With over 86+ game studios in Malaysia, of which 6 of them are renowned international studios, Malaysia is poised to be one of the biggest game development hubs in the region. In light of this incredible growth and with the pressing need for game developers with very specialised skills, UOW Malaysia KDU aims to cultivate high quality talents familiar with production processes and aware of what is needed to produce successful games in these three main areas:

GAME ART handles the visual components of games. Game Artists have to learn how to create 3D and 2D art assets for various types of games ranging from simple pixel-based graphics to hyper-realistic graphics for total player immersion.

GAME DESIGN handles the gameplay, mechanics, level and world design as well as storytelling/narrative of electronic games. Game Designers have to learn how games function to construct experiences, including play mechanics, game balancing, social game interaction and the integration of visual, audio, tactile and textual elements into the total game experience.

GAME TECHNOLOGY focuses on the technical aspects of Games such as physics engines, graphics engine, artificial intelligence and networking. Game Programmers have to learn the optimisation of mainstream algorithms such as path finding and sorting, and real-time 3D rendering for a ground-up games engine or modification of an existing engine.

Students will explore new technologies like 3D graphics, animation, game mechanics, user interface designing for games, gaming software development, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and interactive design. 

What do game developers do?

While specific duties may vary, common tasks include:

• Planning games – Plan the storyline, characters, activities, scoring and progression. Schedules and timelines also need to be set.
• Design games – Game developers use numerous tools to make 2D and 3D models of characters, and scenery. Graphics such as maps and character animation are also created. 
• Write code – The code that implements the game and allows players to interact with the game is an important parts of game development
• Testing and debugging – This entails checking broken features, inspecting code errors and fixing reliability issues.