Toy And Game Design
The primary objective of the discipline is to help develop a holistic understanding of play and arrive at creative-innovative designs for a diverse profile of students.
Courses involve basic design fundamentals, cultural studies, creative thinking, psychology, elements of play, game theory, character design, user research and testing methods etc. The inputs cover a large range of hard/soft materials and digital media/electronics.
The students are encouraged to explore and work on projects based on their interest and aptitude. An active student exchange program with Dept. of Play and Learn, Burg Giebichenstein School of art and design, Halle, Germany as well as collaborative classroom projects with industries provides a rich exposure to students.
The emphasis on originality-uniqueness of ideas as well as practical know-how provides students to begin their career in broad areas of: educational sector, digital game sector, toy industry sector, sports sector and craft heritage sector.
Entrepreneureship opportunities in this sector have also led alumni to set up their own design and production units.
For admission:
Eligibility: B.E. / B.Tech/B.Des / B.Arch/ B.F.A/ Applied arts/ Computer science/ Electronics or equivalent (under 10+ 2+ 4 pattern)/or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant professional experience.
Last date for submission of the application is 12th November,2010
For more information and downloading the application form visit:
www.nid.edu or
http://toyandgamedesign.blogspot.com
