Who I amRichard Sneyd

Programme Manager of game design courses at Clane College (2010-2013)

Founder of CyberMyth Games (Jan 2013 – Present)

Really love games! (by the way, developing them is far more fun than playing the things)

What Will you Learn?

Game Design Worshop

Game Development 101

•Principles of programming (using a visual system)

•Design principles:

• What makes something look good (aesthetics)

• Gameplay & user experience design

• The Role of Audio in Games

• Why you should consider becoming an indie game developer!

Stencyl

•Cross-platform game development

•Develop once, deploy to Android, IOS, Mac, Windows & Desktop (as of version 3.0)

•Drastically shorten development cycle

•Maximise audience

•Maximise earning potential

Photoshop

Progression Options: Games Analysis & Design Evening Class

(FETAC Level 5 Minor Award)FocusedPracticalIntense3 Hour evening sessions14 weeksDevelop 2D & 3D game prototypes

You learn A LOT more!

Past Students Work

The Irish Games IndustrySome industry giants, like BigFish Games

Middleware developers (Havoc)

A LOT of indie game studios, like bitSmith, BatCat Games, Open Emotion Studios, 2PaperDolls etc...

The rise of mobile gaming (principly IOS & Android) has lead to low barriers to entry. Anyone can develop a mobile game with enough commitment.

Registration:Speak with Kathleen Dobbyn (I think)