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GAMES

Dive into the dynamic world of game art, development, and technology with ACC’s cutting-edge courses. Our programs offer a comprehensive understanding of the gaming industry, providing insights into various roles and their specific requirements. Using industry-standard software, including Unreal Engine, 3ds Max, and OBS, you’ll gain hands-on experience to shape the next blockbuster game.

Time to level up

GAMES

Dive into the dynamic world of game art, development, and technology with ACC’s cutting-edge courses. Our programs offer a comprehensive understanding of the gaming industry, providing insights into various roles and their specific requirements. Using industry-standard software, including Unreal Engine, 3ds Max, and OBS, you’ll gain hands-on experience to shape the next blockbuster game.

Time to level up

GAMES

Dive into the dynamic world of game art, development, and technology with ACC’s cutting-edge courses. Our programs offer a comprehensive understanding of the gaming industry, providing insights into various roles and their specific requirements. Using industry-standard software, including Unreal Engine, 3ds Max, and OBS, you’ll gain hands-on experience to shape the next blockbuster game.

Your Pathway

GAME ON

At ACC, we foster a professional mindset and instil transferable skills crucial across related industries. The Games Lab, equipped by Overclockers, serves as your creative playground, empowering you to apply your knowledge in a real-world setting. Collaborate with like-minded peers aspiring to carve a niche in the games art, development, and tech sector.

With a focus on critical thinking and skill development, our specialist teaching staff guide you through a highly creative media environment. The UK gaming market, valued at almost £5.5 billion annually, is the world’s fifth-largest. The industry’s constant innovation offers vast possibilities, and ACC is your gateway to a thrilling future in creating art for games.

Your Pathway

GAME ON

At ACC, we foster a professional mindset and instil transferable skills crucial across related industries. The Games Lab, equipped by Overclockers, serves as your creative playground, empowering you to apply your knowledge in a real-world setting. Collaborate with like-minded peers aspiring to carve a niche in the games art, development, and tech sector.

With a focus on critical thinking and skill development, our specialist teaching staff guide you through a highly creative media environment. The UK gaming market, valued at almost £5.5 billion annually, is the world’s fifth-largest. The industry’s constant innovation offers vast possibilities, and ACC is your gateway to a thrilling future in creating art for games.

Your Pathway

GAME ON

At ACC, we foster a professional mindset and instil transferable skills crucial across related industries. The Games Lab, equipped by Overclockers, serves as your creative playground, empowering you to apply your knowledge in a real-world setting. Collaborate with like-minded peers aspiring to carve a niche in the games art, development, and tech sector.

With a focus on critical thinking and skill development, our specialist teaching staff guide you through a highly creative media environment. The UK gaming market, valued at almost £5.5 billion annually, is the world’s fifth-largest. The industry’s constant innovation offers vast possibilities, and ACC is your gateway to a thrilling future in creating art for games.

Follow in the footsteps of

Alumni

Kaine Simpkins
Kaine Simpkins really hit the ground running after studying Games Technology with us in Bristol, back in 2020. He’s released his own indie game on Steam, ‘Meteorites 3D’, he’s using the transferable skills learned at ACC to work as a freelance video editor for Pyrocynical and he’s getting busy creating content on Youtube. We’re really looking forward to seeing more of Kaine in the future.
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Alex Lawrence
Alex studied Games Art at ACC Bristol from 2019 to 2021. His work on the course was always completed to an exceedingly high, professional standard; something that was clearly recognised when he graduated from ACC and went straight into working with Catastrophic Overload on Tower Defense game ‘Bish Bash Bots’. Alex is definitely one to watch.
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Aysheq Hussain
Aysheq has made a massive impact on industry already, including winning a number of awards including a BAFTA Young Game Designers Award and multiple National ACC Awards. Since leaving us, he’s gone onto university to study Computer Games Design, launched his own games company and is also interning at Tencent Games. Expect Aysheq to be a big name in games in the near future.

Follow in the footsteps of

Alumni

Kaine Simpkins
Kaine Simpkins really hit the ground running after studying Games Technology with us in Bristol, back in 2020. He’s released his own indie game on Steam, ‘Meteorites 3D’, he’s using the transferable skills learned at ACC to work as a freelance video editor for Pyrocynical and he’s getting busy creating content on Youtube. We’re really looking forward to seeing more of Kaine in the future.
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Alex Lawrence
Alex studied Games Art at ACC Bristol from 2019 to 2021. His work on the course was always completed to an exceedingly high, professional standard; something that was clearly recognised when he graduated from ACC and went straight into working with Catastrophic Overload on Tower Defense game ‘Bish Bash Bots’. Alex is definitely one to watch.
SEE MORE
Aysheq Hussain
Aysheq has made a massive impact on industry already, including winning a number of awards including a BAFTA Young Game Designers Award and multiple National ACC Awards. Since leaving us, he’s gone onto university to study Computer Games Design, launched his own games company and is also interning at Tencent Games. Expect Aysheq to be a big name in games in the near future.

Career Maps

Games Art

Animator
Animators take the objects created by 2D and 3D artists and make them able to move bringing them to life. Working from the designer’s storyboard, an animator creates the movements for characters and vehicles. They bring personality and add emotion and realism to the game.
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Character Artist
Character Artists create and draw the visual elements of a game, these include the characters, the environment, vehicles, weapons and other props or items. You could also be working on films creating characters, scenery or props.
More
Environment Artist
The key responsibilities of an Environment Artist comprise of constructing various aspects of gaming environment like terrains, valleys, scenery, props, and models in 2D and 3D.
More
Texture Artist
A Texture Artist’s job is to paint surface textures on animated characters, environments, and props.
More
Technical Artist
Technical Arists make it a lot easier for animation to happen. Many technical challenges are faced when creating animation for games. Movements can be complex and can slow the gameplay down or can take so long to create that the game becomes too expensive to produce.
More
Visual Effects Artist
VFX Artists add the touches that bring another level of realism to the game. They create anything that moves that isn’t a feature character or an object. For example they may create dust, water, explosions and superpowers.
More

Games Design

Games Designer
Game Designers duties are often things like designing characters, levels, puzzles, art and animation. They may also write code, using various computer programming languages.
More
Games Developer
Video Game Developers write code for games for a variety of formats, such as PCs, consoles, web browsers and mobile phones. Taking a designers concepts, they build code into a playable game for users.
More
Games Tester
A Game Tester’s main responsibility is to ensure the quality assurance of a product by playing the game in as many ways as possible.
More
Games Writer
A Video Game Writer creates the storyline and character backstories for video games. Their work is integral to the overall game design process and accompanies graphics, gameplay and other virtual elements.
More
Audio Engineer
An Audio Engineer helps to produce a recording, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound.
More

Games Programming

Games Programmer
Gameplay Programmers are the ones who write the code for the interactions that make a game enjoyable. While the lead designers decide on the overall gameplay experience, programmers are the ones who make it happen.
More
VR Programmer
VR Programmers write the code for cutting-edge game development. VR games are where a player uses a headset or goggles and has the sensation of actually stepping into another world, often gaining a deeper sense of immersion than in regular video games.
More
Rendering Engineer
A Rendering Engineer is involved in architectural design and implementation of rendering technology on multiple platforms.
More

Industry

Games Teacher/Tutor
Tutors are responsible for helping students to understand different subjects. They assess, assist and encourage the students throughout the learning process.
More
VR Studio Manager
The Studio Manager is responsible for setting up client accounts, invoicing clients for their time and tracking the invoices to make sure they are paid in full.
More
Games Blogger/Vlogger
Bloggers and Vloggers write, edit, post, and promote the content on their web pages or websites. They generate and pitch ideas, compose and edit posts, market posts to readers, and conduct research.
More
Games Studio Finance
Financial Managers within a game studio advise clients on appropriate business planning and help in decision making processes to ensure that businesses are financially successful.
More
Games Retail
A Retail Sales Associate is responsible for all sales activities and sales associate job duties. This includes greeting customers, answering questions, offering assistance, suggesting items, lending opinions and providing product information.
More

Marketing

Social Media
Social Media Specialists spend their days planning and executing social media strategies, creating and publishing content to a variety of platforms, and interacting with their communities and audiences. A social media specialist also needs to measure results by tracking metrics and insights on each platform.
More
Games Influencer
Gaming Influencers are online content creators operating primarily on the major social video platforms, such as YouTube or Twitch. Their output in the videogames field has earned them a significantly sized and loyal audience.
More
Graphic Designer
Graphic Design is all about the ‘visual brand’ of a product or company; that is, what people think of when they think about a certain game or studio.
More
Videographer
Videographers spend their time filming productions using associated production equipment. During postproduction they will edit film and raw footage using video editing software such as Adobe Premier Pro.
More

Career Maps

Games Art

Animator
Animators take the objects created by 2D and 3D artists and make them able to move bringing them to life. Working from the designer’s storyboard, an animator creates the movements for characters and vehicles. They bring personality and add emotion and realism to the game.
Character Artist
Character Artists create and draw the visual elements of a game, these include the characters, the environment, vehicles, weapons and other props or items. You could also be working on films creating characters, scenery or props.
Environment Artist
The key responsibilities of an Environment Artist comprise of constructing various aspects of gaming environment like terrains, valleys, scenery, props, and models in 2D and 3D.
Texture Artist
A Texture Artist’s job is to paint surface textures on animated characters, environments, and props.
Technical Artist
Technical Arists make it a lot easier for animation to happen. Many technical challenges are faced when creating animation for games. Movements can be complex and can slow the gameplay down or can take so long to create that the game becomes too expensive to produce.
Visual Effects Artist
VFX Artists add the touches that bring another level of realism to the game. They create anything that moves that isn’t a feature character or an object. For example they may create dust, water, explosions and superpowers.

Games Design

Games Designer
Game Designers duties are often things like designing characters, levels, puzzles, art and animation. They may also write code, using various computer programming languages.
Games Developer
Video Game Developers write code for games for a variety of formats, such as PCs, consoles, web browsers and mobile phones. Taking a designers concepts, they build code into a playable game for users.
Games Tester
A Game Tester’s main responsibility is to ensure the quality assurance of a product by playing the game in as many ways as possible.
Games Writer
A Video Game Writer creates the storyline and character backstories for video games. Their work is integral to the overall game design process and accompanies graphics, gameplay and other virtual elements.
Audio Engineer
An Audio Engineer helps to produce a recording, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound.

Games Programming

Games Programmer
Gameplay Programmers are the ones who write the code for the interactions that make a game enjoyable. While the lead designers decide on the overall gameplay experience, programmers are the ones who make it happen.
VR Programmer
VR Programmers write the code for cutting-edge game development. VR games are where a player uses a headset or goggles and has the sensation of actually stepping into another world, often gaining a deeper sense of immersion than in regular video games.
Rendering Engineer
A Rendering Engineer is involved in architectural design and implementation of rendering technology on multiple platforms.

Industry

Games Teacher/Tutor
Tutors are responsible for helping students to understand different subjects. They assess, assist and encourage the students throughout the learning process.
VR Studio Manager
The Studio Manager is responsible for setting up client accounts, invoicing clients for their time and tracking the invoices to make sure they are paid in full.
Games Blogger/Vlogger
Bloggers and Vloggers write, edit, post, and promote the content on their web pages or websites. They generate and pitch ideas, compose and edit posts, market posts to readers, and conduct research.
Games Studio Finance
Financial Managers within a game studio advise clients on appropriate business planning and help in decision making processes to ensure that businesses are financially successful.
Games Retail
A Retail Sales Associate is responsible for all sales activities and sales associate job duties. This includes greeting customers, answering questions, offering assistance, suggesting items, lending opinions and providing product information.

Marketing

Social Media
Social Media Specialists spend their days planning and executing social media strategies, creating and publishing content to a variety of platforms, and interacting with their communities and audiences. A social media specialist also needs to measure results by tracking metrics and insights on each platform.
Games Influencer
Gaming Influencers are online content creators operating primarily on the major social video platforms, such as YouTube or Twitch. Their output in the videogames field has earned them a significantly sized and loyal audience.
Graphic Designer
Graphic Design is all about the ‘visual brand’ of a product or company; that is, what people think of when they think about a certain game or studio.
Videographer
Videographers spend their time filming productions using associated production equipment. During postproduction they will edit film and raw footage using video editing software such as Adobe Premier Pro.
More

Career Maps

Games Art

Animator
Animators take the objects created by 2D and 3D artists and make them able to move bringing them to life. Working from the designer’s storyboard, an animator creates the movements for characters and vehicles. They bring personality and add emotion and realism to the game.
Character Artist
Character Artists create and draw the visual elements of a game, these include the characters, the environment, vehicles, weapons and other props or items. You could also be working on films creating characters, scenery or props.
Environment Artist
The key responsibilities of an Environment Artist comprise of constructing various aspects of gaming environment like terrains, valleys, scenery, props, and models in 2D and 3D.
Texture Artist
A Texture Artist’s job is to paint surface textures on animated characters, environments, and props.
Technical Artist
Technical Arists make it a lot easier for animation to happen. Many technical challenges are faced when creating animation for games. Movements can be complex and can slow the gameplay down or can take so long to create that the game becomes too expensive to produce.
Visual Effects Artist
VFX Artists add the touches that bring another level of realism to the game. They create anything that moves that isn’t a feature character or an object. For example they may create dust, water, explosions and superpowers.

Games Design

Games Designer
Game Designers duties are often things like designing characters, levels, puzzles, art and animation. They may also write code, using various computer programming languages.
Games Developer
Video Game Developers write code for games for a variety of formats, such as PCs, consoles, web browsers and mobile phones. Taking a designers concepts, they build code into a playable game for users.
Games Tester
A Game Tester’s main responsibility is to ensure the quality assurance of a product by playing the game in as many ways as possible.
Games Writer
A Video Game Writer creates the storyline and character backstories for video games. Their work is integral to the overall game design process and accompanies graphics, gameplay and other virtual elements.
Audio Engineer
An Audio Engineer helps to produce a recording, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound.

Games Programming

Games Programmer
Gameplay Programmers are the ones who write the code for the interactions that make a game enjoyable. While the lead designers decide on the overall gameplay experience, programmers are the ones who make it happen.
VR Programmer
VR Programmers write the code for cutting-edge game development. VR games are where a player uses a headset or goggles and has the sensation of actually stepping into another world, often gaining a deeper sense of immersion than in regular video games.
Rendering Engineer
A Rendering Engineer is involved in architectural design and implementation of rendering technology on multiple platforms.

Industry

Games Teacher/Tutor
Tutors are responsible for helping students to understand different subjects. They assess, assist and encourage the students throughout the learning process.
VR Studio Manager
The Studio Manager is responsible for setting up client accounts, invoicing clients for their time and tracking the invoices to make sure they are paid in full.
Games Blogger/Vlogger
Bloggers and Vloggers write, edit, post, and promote the content on their web pages or websites. They generate and pitch ideas, compose and edit posts, market posts to readers, and conduct research.
Games Studio Finance
Financial Managers within a game studio advise clients on appropriate business planning and help in decision making processes to ensure that businesses are financially successful.
Games Retail
A Retail Sales Associate is responsible for all sales activities and sales associate job duties. This includes greeting customers, answering questions, offering assistance, suggesting items, lending opinions and providing product information.

Marketing

Social Media
Social Media Specialists spend their days planning and executing social media strategies, creating and publishing content to a variety of platforms, and interacting with their communities and audiences. A social media specialist also needs to measure results by tracking metrics and insights on each platform.
Games Influencer
Gaming Influencers are online content creators operating primarily on the major social video platforms, such as YouTube or Twitch. Their output in the videogames field has earned them a significantly sized and loyal audience.
Graphic Designer
Graphic Design is all about the ‘visual brand’ of a product or company; that is, what people think of when they think about a certain game or studio.
Videographer
Videographers spend their time filming productions using associated production equipment. During postproduction they will edit film and raw footage using video editing software such as Adobe Premier Pro.
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