Teaching a Master of Professional Practice in Games Development A case study of the ‘MProf’ in Games Development at the University of Abertay Dundee

Authors

  • Ken Fee University of Abertay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21100/compass.v5i9.116

Keywords:

Professional Practice, Employability, Computer Games

Abstract

A suitable analogy for student teams at university is perhaps that of a football team. In this case, half would not turn up to play the game – or train – and would not have learnt the rules, requiring desperate cover by the other half of the team. This other half would be a disparate collection of individuals, some of whom may try to change the shape of the ball through a sense of curiosity or just to see what could happen, some would change the rules of the game if they seemed too hard, and practically all of them would not move until 5 minutes before the final whistle. There would be a couple of students who were actually trying to play properly – but they would burn out, consumed by a combination of frustration and rage. A disastrous model to take forward into employment in games, the University of Abertay sought to address and ensure that graduates from a new Masters programme could emphatically demonstrate the value that Universities could offer 

Author Biography

Ken Fee, University of Abertay

Lecturer and programme Tutor for the MProf in Games Development within the School of Arts, Media and Games - having previously worked in the games industry for some twenty years in the UK and USA.

References

Developing Professional Knowledge And Competence, Michael Eraut, Routledge (5 Sep 1994)

The Livingstone Hope Review, Ian Livingstone and Alex Hope, NESTA, 2011

http://www.skillset.org/games/careers/article_2768_1.asp, 2006, accessed June 12th 2012

Learning Journals: A Handbook for Reflective Practice and Professional Development, Jennifer A Moon, Routledge; 2 edition (27 July 2006)

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Published

09/16/2014