This course will help students to develop their creative writing skills and focus on how they relate to games design and game play. Students will learn about the application of traditional story and narrative design and how it applies to games design and gameplay.

This course is taught through lectures, workshops, seminars, play sessions and tutorials. Students will also use the online forum to discuss, share and develop their knowledge. They'll gain confidence in sharing their ideas, giving and receiving feedback and working individually as well as in a multi-disciplinary team.

The teaching team are experts in nurturing games talent and students will benefit from their insight into the industry. Students will be introduced to ideas at the forefront of the discipline as well as sharing their knowledge and understanding of professional practice. This will help to keep students up-to-date with industry developments and show them how the skills they learn on this course are applicable to the world of work.

Of course the best teachers of writing are writers and Creative Writing at Brunel is taught by successful, published writers, many of whom have international reputations. Students will draw on their experience across a range of genres and they will have the opportunity to study Creative Writing to a high level. Students will develop their knowledge, understanding, and analytical and creative skills through the analysis, interpretation and creation of literary texts.

All games students will have 24-hour access to the games lab, where high spec PCs are available for them to work on and play games. Students will also use the Design room, where an impressive collection of board games is available for them to learn and understand the principles of games design. This room also serves as a wonderful, collaborative space where students can play and generate ideas, work, relax and have fun.

Students finish this course with a skillset that will allow them to develop a game from scratch and be ready to work and thrive in the games industry.