There are currently 790 active studios in Spain. Catalonia accounts for 30% of the active studios, followed by Madrid, with 21%, and Andalusia, with 14%.
This means that as a sector, it has high potential for employment. The fact that 83% of employees have completed some form of higher education must be considered. The video game development and production industry requires its professionals to be highly skilled, and as such high-quality training and constant adaptation to the industry’s needs are essential.
Therefore, the UPC School presents a solid and consolidated training offer both in video game programming and in art and animation. It consists of the Master in Advanced Programming for AAA Video Games, aimed at programmers interested in creating video games of any complexity, genre and platform, and the Master in Animation & Digital Arts for AAA Video Games, which is for designers, animators and technical artists who will acquire the ability to develop the entire artistic process of creating a video game.
The link between this training and the business world is fundamental and essential. More than 50 companies have participated in the master's degrees, offering master sessions and conferences to enrolled students, through which they transmit their knowledge and bring them closer to the reality of the sector.
Furthermore, this master's degree is held in an international environment, not just because it is taught in English, but because of the origin of its students. Programmers and artists of different nationalities coexist.
In addition, it must be emphasized the teaching staff, that is formed by professionals of the sector with an experience of more than fifteen years and the high level of employment, as well as the opportunity to carry out internships within the collaborating companies. As a result of all this methodology and of an essentially professional nature, Social Point's participation is added through its sponsorship to the Three Headed Monkey Awards.
Aimed at graphic designers, animators and technical artists interested in the video games' creation, as well as 3D, virtual reality and audiovisual projects.
Graduates in Fine Arts, Multimedia, Audiovisual production. Professionals with 2D/3D design knowledge.
A video game project with its own technology is developed, implementing an engine from scratch with C ++ and OpenGL. Its own interface, Unity style, is implemented to facilitate communication between programmers and graphic designers.
The groups simulate the creation of a team, with the definition of all roles, scrum methodology, with its brand action, communication and social networks visibility.
At upcvideogames blog, you can see the projects of the master's previous editions.
Clara García Game Artist, Digital Legends Entertainment
