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Bachelor's degree in

Video Game Design and Development

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Introduction

Do you want to be a part of the growth of the professional video game industry?

Train to achieve the double profile of videogame designer and videogame programmer - jobs in great demand today, with great prospects.

Your best choice is to study at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).

The bachelor's degrees in Video Game Design and Development is a response to the global market of which the international video game and interactive applications industry is a part.

Backed by 10 years of exceptional experience with the UPC master's degree in Design and Creation of Videogames, one of Europe's first educational programmes in the sector.
A benchmark in Spain, supported by over 30 Spanish and international companies in the field, such as King, Social Point and Ubisoft.
You will obtain an official qualification oriented towards the international market.
You will be able to do placements from the third year.
We will advise on your professional future and on job interviews, raising your profile among companies in the sector.

The objective of the bachelor's degrees in Video Game Design and Development is to train professionals able to conceptualise, design and program video games and content for digital entertainment and appropriate for dissemination on various platforms and mobile devices.

Join the big community of UPC alumni who are already working at many video game companies both in Spain and around the world.

This degree is available at the TR12 (c/ de la Igualtat, 33, 08222 Terrassa). You can view the centre and its facilities in this 360º virtual tour.

Teaching goals

The aim of the bachelor's degree in Video Game Design and Development is to obtain the multidisciplinary skills required in the creation of video games and interactive materials, with a robust scientific foundation in the technology involved, programming with multiple platforms, artistic and graphic design, and 2D and 3D modelling and animation.

By the end of the degree course, you will have conceptualised and undertaken video game projects individually and as part of a group, as well as obtaining a broad-based knowledge of the industry and the keys to entrepreneurship, the financing and monetisation systems within the sector, with the active participation of the various companies involved.

General Details

The bachelor's degree in Video Game Design and Development is an official university degree, complying with the requirements of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Type of qualification: official degree.
Language of instruction: Catalan, Spanish and English. Consult the language of instruction for each course in the course guide included in the programme of study.
Information about the use of languages in the classroom and the linguistic rights of students.
Taught at: Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia (c/ de la Igualtat, 33, 08222 Terrassa). Virtual tour
Schedule: morning and afternoon.
Number of new places available: 40 places.
Pre-registration code: 31074 - Video Game Design and Development
Duration and course load: 4 years, 240 ECTS credits. The duration of the studies is eight semesters, including the final year project. Each semester consists of 18 teaching weeks.
Academic calendar: Download the Calendario académico 2022-2023
Admission cut-off mark for academic year 2022-2023: 7.000
Price: 106 €/ECTS (€6,360 per academic year of 60 credits)*.

Grants of 100% of the registration fee for the first year for students with an excellent academic record in upper secondary school education +Info

Methods of payment and deductions

Information about scholarships, loans and grants

* The discounts indicated by the DOGC on the public part of the price of the credit will be applied.

Applicants are given the option of making a voluntary €5 contribution when formalising their enrolment. As part of the UPC's 0.7% Campaign, this donation will go towards meeting charitable needs in developing countries.

Quality of the degree

In this section you will find all the information related to the Quality Assurance Internal System.

Quality Assurance Internal System and VSMA Framework
Bachelor's degree in Video Game Design and Development indicators. Main indicators and results of satisfaction polls.
Main indicators for the programme. EUC - Link to University Studies of Catalonia, published by AQU Catalunya (Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency), where you can find information on the quality of the bachelor's and master's degrees taught at Catalan universities.
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Academic information

In this section you will find the academic regulations and support plans that we apply to the degree.

Studies Academic Regulations Grade

TFG Regulations

Evaluation criteria for CITM curriculum blocks

Tutorial Action Plan

Institutional Action Plan to Facilitate Job Placement

Host system Plan

Entrance requirements and registration

University pre-registration

Pre-registration for official programmes of study must be done via the Government of Catalonia's university pre-registration process.

Cut-off mark academic year 2022-2023: 7.000

Pre-registration code: 31074

University pre-registration

The studies providing access to this official qualification are:

1. Higher secondary education certificate of any type and university entrance tests.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Have completed higher secondary education studies of any type.
Pass the university entrance test (PAU). You can check the weighting parameters of the subjects of the baccalaureate type that will be applied for access to the university. You can also consult the Table of weightings of the subjects in the degrees of the CITM.
Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route 0 –University entrance examinations.

2. University entrance tests for candidates over 25 years old.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Pass the university entrance test for candidates over 25 years old.
Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route - Over 25 years old.

3. Undergraduate training cycles.

Access to any bachelor's degree is possible from undergraduate training cycles, although the access grade (mean grade for the studies) or the weighted admission grade will be taken into account for admission to the studies depending on how the subjects in the specific University entrance tests are related to the knowledge area of the degree course for which access is sought. More information to the Universities Channel of the Generalitat of Catalonia. You can also consult the Table of weightings of the subjects in the degrees of the CITM.

The UPC provides official recognition for subjects and credits is some of the bachelor's degree courses for those who have completed specific undergraduate training cycles. Check which subjects in undergraduate training cycles this recognition of credits applies to on the Government of Catalonia website or by consulting the CITM Degree Validation Board.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route 4 – Higher level vocational training.

4. Change of university and/or official university studies (transfer of transcript).

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Submit the Application for access due to change of university and/or university studies to the CITM Academic Secretary's Office (Application document). You can check the requirements for access by this means via this link.
Apply for a place in the call for University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 7 - University entrance examinations with degree course started or Access Route 8 - Advanced vocational training cycle with degree course started.

After you have been awarded a place at our centre, you will have to apply to your home university for an "academic record transfer".

5. Hold an official university qualification at Bachelor's degree level or an equivalent qualification.

To access our studies by this means, you must do the following:

Apply for a place in the University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 2 - Qualified.

6. Student from a foreign education system.

These students can access the university by different routes depending on the country of origin, the existence of agreements and the situation of residence in Spain.

You will find the detailed information on the website of the Secretaría de Universidades e Investigación de la Generalitat de Cataluña.

7. Access for over 40 year students with accreditation of experience.

People over 40 years of age can access the university by accrediting work or professional experience related to a degree study, if they do not have an academic qualification that enables them to access the university by another access route.

Access to the university for over 40 years is convened once a year and can only be requested for a single study centre of Catalan universities.

The centre will reserve 1% of the places. +INFO

To access our studies by this means, you must do the following:

To accredit work or professional experience in relation to university education of the degree for which access is requested (minimum 4 years).
Do not possess any academic qualification that qualifies to access the university by other means of access.
To overcome the evaluation phase of the accredited experience carried out by the centre itself. The results will be communicated to applicants on 31 May.
Apply for a place in the University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 10 - More than 40 years of age with work experience.

Entrance requirements and registration

Syllabus

Modular structure

	ECTS credits
Basic Training	66
Mathematics	12
Physics	12
Graphic Expression	18
Computing	18
Business	6
Compulsory	138
Design & Entertainment	30
Development	36
Animation & Digital Arts	24
Management & Business	30
Projects *1	18
*Elective Training 2**	24
Elective Subjects	24
TFG Final Degree Project	12
Total	240

1st Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Game Industry	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Mathematics	Basic	1st Semester	6
Physics	Basic	1st Semester	6
Programming I	Basic	1st Semester	6
Design Basics	Basic	1st Semester	6
Concept Art	Basic	2nd Semester	6
3D Modeling	Basic	2nd Semester	6
Architecture & Operating Systems	Basic	2nd Semester	6
Programming II	Basic	2nd Semester	6
Project I: Casual Games *1	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
		Total	60

2nd Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Game Design I	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Interaction & Interface Design	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Mathematics II	Basic	1st Semester	6
Physics II	Basic	1st Semester	6
Game Development	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Audiovisual Narrative	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
2D Animation	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
3D Scenaries	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Business environment	Basic	2nd Semester	6
Project II: 2D Game *1	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
		Total	60

3rd Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Game Design II	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
3D Animation	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Artificial Intelligence	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Game Engines	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
MCTile Devices	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Augmented Reality	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Gamification	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Digital Audio	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Marketing and Digital Distribution	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Project III: 3D Game *1	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
		Total	60

4th Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Communication & Leadership	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Networks & online games	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Financiation and Business Models	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Data Analysis	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Elective Subjects *2	Elective	1st & 2nd Semester	24
TFG Final Degree Project (Regulations)	Compulsory	2nd Semester	12
		Total	60

Elective Subjects *2	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Postproduction and Visual Effects	Elective	1st Semester	6
Serious-Games Design	Elective	1st Semester	6
Advanced 3D Modeling and Animation	Elective	1st Semester	6
Advanced Graphics Programming	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Level Design	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Data Visualization	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Narratives for Real-Time	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Fundamentals, Design and Sound Editing	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Animation and Stop Motion	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Generative Art and Processing	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Creative Lab	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Producción Transmedia	Elective	1st Semester	6
In Company Practice	Elective	1st or 2nd Semester	12

*1 By the end of the course, students will have learnt and will be able to prove their knowledge with the practical exercises for each of the course subjects; furthermore students will participate in a group project every year to strengthen and materialise their curriculum. The first year, students will develop casual games, the 2nd year a 2D Game, the 3rd Year a 3D Game and the fourth and final year students will prepare their Bachelor Thesis (TFG) individually.

*2 In the 4th year of the bachelor's degree in Video Game Development and Design, the 24 optional ECTS can be obtained by studying optional subjects in the syllabus or in two blocks: 12 ECTS of external internships and 12 ECTS of optional subjects.

Clarification notice:

The CITM recommends students to follow the normal itinerary of 60 credits per academic year. The curriculum for this degree programme includes the possibility of external practice work (companies, public organizations…) that is considered as an optional subject area for students. As well, it is possible to take these courses in other foreign universities.

Management & Faculty

Name	E-mail	Type of teaching staff member
Adrián Dorado Garrido	adrian.dorado@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Albert García Belerda	albert.garcia.belerda@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Àlex Perdices López	alex.perdices@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Anna Inetskaya Inetskiy	anna.inetskaya@upc.edu	UPC professor
Anna Solanas Santacana	anna.solanas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Antonio Uceda Vera	antonio.uceda@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Beatriz Martínez Navarro	beatriz.martinez@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Photography and Digital Creation (CITM/UPC) Masters Degree in Photonics (UPC) Doctoral student in Image Quality Projects and Professional Experience: Researcher working on video image quality measurement systems. External work placement and degree final project coordinator at the CITM. Image Quality Laboratory. Areas of training: Audiovisual Communication Image Structure and Lighting 3D Scenarios TFG Final Degree Project Lighting
Carla Molins Pitarch	carla.molins@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Carlos Monte Salvador	carlos.monte@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Carolina López Caballero	carolina.lopez.caballero@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Presente: Directora de Animac, Muestra Internacional de Cine de Animación de Cataluña. Comisaria de la Sección Oficial Competitiva de Animación de FICG México (Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, México). Comisaria invitada en Animario, Festival Internacional de Animación Contemporánea de Madrid. Anterior: Directora de Xcèntric, el cine del CCCB. 12 años de temporadas anuales de proyecciones, actividades pedagógicas y publicaciones. Comisaria de ciclo audiovisual itinerante From Doodles to Pixels, Over 100 Years of Spanish Animation. (AC/E-CCCB). Proyección en el festival de Annecy, el MoMA de NY y 30 sedes internacionales más. Publicación con Cameo. Comisaria de la exposición Metamorfosis, visiones fantásticas de Starewitch, Švankmajeels Hermanos Quay (CCCB y La Casa Encendida de Madrid). Realizadora de publicidad en Tesauro SL (Madrid y Barcelona) y Group Films (Barcelona) Guionista y realizadora independiente TV (TVE, Canal Plus) Productora creativa y realizadora MTV Music Television en la sede de Miami (USA). Co-creadora, programadora y coordinadora de la sección oficial Anima't. Sitges. Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Cataluña. 10 años de programas, exposiciones y publicaciones. Animadora y realizadora independiente Areas of training: 2D Animation 3D Animation Visual Culture Projects
Cecilio Angulo Bahón	cecilio.angulo@upc.edu	UPC professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Subdirector de Investigación. Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas. Investigación centrada en el desarrollo de sistemas de aprendizaje y cognitivos que permitan ser aplicados en situaciones donde la información es poco estructurada, imprecisa o subjetiva. Director del GREC Grupo de Investigación en Ingeniería del Conocimiento desde el 2014. Director del Máster en Automatic Control and Robotics de la UPC. Areas of training: Mathematics
Cristina Guzmán Anaya	cristina.guzman.anaya@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Daniel Hurtado Torres	daniel.hurtado.torres@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
David de la Torre Sangrà	david.de.la.torre.sangra@upc.edu	UPC professor
David del Campo Sud	david.del.campo@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
David Fernando Sarabia Jacome	david.fernando.sarabia@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
David Font Moragas	david.font.moragas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Video game programmer, audio specialist. Development of sound systems for GameBoy Advance, Super Fighter Team. Composer and developer for Freak Frog: Yume and The Legend of the Dragon. Founder of Synchrnzr A.M. & A.R. Sound systems: Digital Legends - One Sequel (International Mobile Gaming Award for best technology), Dance Fabulous, Kroll. Effects and dialogue specialist at Kukoo Kitchen (ArtFutura award). Composer for MMA ProFighter and Millionaire City.
Elisabet Fonts Gonzalez	elisabet.fonts@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Degree: Degree Holder in Audiovisual Communication (UVIC) Doctoral student PhD in the field of science and new technologies Projects and Professional Experience: Lecturer at ENTI-UB, UVIC, Teknós and UPC. CEO at Applicamos Designer of characters and application environments for: Nació Digital, Play Creatividad, Clipouneds, UVIC, Gotika group and Play Attitude. 3D animator for a short film directed by Anthony Wong for Pixar/Disney. Areas of training: 3D Animation
Francisco Javier Ruiz Carrasco	francisco.javier.ruiz.carrasco@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Gerard Escudero Bakx	escudero@cs.upc.edu	UPC professor
Ignacio Sabino García-Noblejas López	ignacio.sabino.garcia-noblejas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Ismael Navales Farreras	ismael.navales@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Jesús Alonso Alonso	jesus.alonso-alonso@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Responsable del Área de Videojuegos, UPC. Director del Máster en Diseño y Creación de Videojuegos y del Máster en Mobile Business & Apps Design, UPC School. Más de 20 años de experiencia como desarrollador de videojuegos y 12 años de experiencia docente universitaria en el área de videojuegos. Áreas de expertise: Industria y Desarrollo de Videojuegos. Computación Gráfica. Innovación Tecnológica y Emprendimiento. Areas of training: Games Industry Projects I, II, and III
Joan Arnedo Moreno	joan.arnedo@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Profesor agregado del Departamento de Estudios de Informática, Multimedia y Telecomunicaciones de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya desde el año 2004, donde ocupa el cargo de director académico del Msc. en Diseño y Programación de Videojuegos. Investigador visitante en el Fukuoka Institute of Technology (福岡工業大学) y miembro del grupo de investigación GAME, donde se centra en el estudio de los juegos y el juego en contextos no de entretenimiento para una mejor participación e implicación de los usuarios, principalmente en la educación. Ha publicado más de 60 artículos científicos, varios en revistas de alto impacto indexadas en ISI y ha actuado como co-chair general de diversos eventos académicos internacionales, como las sucesivas ediciones del simposio GamiLearn, o la edición 2019 de la conferencia ACM CHI PLAY. Creador y coordinador del MOOC “Introducción a la gamificación a través de casos prácticos” en la plataforma MiriadaX. Jurado del concurso de emprendedores SpinUOC. Coleccionista de viejas consolas y de todos los videojuegos de la saga Zelda (sí, incluidos los de Phillips CD-i). Areas of training: Gamification
Joan Francesc Bañó Maldonado	joan.francesc.bano@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Jordi-Ysard Puigbò Llobet	jordi-ysard.puigbo@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
José Díaz Iriberri	jose.diaz-iriberri@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Actualmente, se dedica a la investigación en el campo de la informática gráfica y es profesor agregado en la Universidad de Vic. También colabora como docente en varios posgrados de la UPC School. Ha sido investigador postdoctoral del programa de becas Marie Curie de la Comisión Europea en el grupo de Visual Computing del CRS4 (Italia). Su investigación se centra en la visualización de datos científicos, la computación paralela y la programación de GPUs, así como en el diseño de aplicaciones en entornos de realidad virtual y aumentada. Áreas de expertise: Programación Realidad Aumentada Areas of training: Programming
José Luis Eguia Gómez	eguia@ege.upc.edu	UPC professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree Holder in Fine Arts (UB) Doctor of Digital Interactive Communication (University of Valencia) Projects and Professional Experience: CEO at Digital Work Force. Researcher in Video games and gamification of education. Project Engineering and Construction Dept., UPC. Member of the Digital Games Research Association (DIGRA). Member of the GIE-UPC Research Group. He has published books on gamification and graphic design and articles in academic journals, and gives international lectures on new information and communication technologies. Areas of training: Foundations of Design Graphic Design
Josep Serrano Recuero	josep.serrano.recuero@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Josep Torelló Oliver	josep.torello@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Audiovisual Communication (UB) Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Education of the Arts (UB) Doctor of Audiovisual Communication Projects and Professional Experience: Postdoctoral Research at St. Petersburg State University (Russian Federation). Member of the Interactive Media Laboratory consolidated inter-university Research Group recognised by the Government of Catalonia (2014 SGR 604). Head of UPC Arts. Areas of training: Projects Audiovisual Communication History of Art Audiovisual Narrative
Juan Carlos García Pascual	juan.carlos.garcia-pascual@upc.edu	UPC professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree Holder in Political Science and Sociology (UAB) Doctor of Business Organisation (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: A lecturer at the Computer Architecture Department of the UPC-BarcelonaTech since 2002. He has worked with the most important digital post-production companies of Barcelona in distributed rendering projects and custom applications. Areas of training: Business
Juan José Costa Prats	jcosta@ac.upc.edu	UPC professor	Mes info
Degree: Technical Systems Engineer (UPC) Doctor of Computer Architecture (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Lecturer in the Computer Architecture Department. Lecturer and Researcher on Operating Systems. His research focuses on distributed shared memories (DSM) using software and the optimisation of application performance in this environment. He has published several articles in JCR-indexed journals and at prestigious conferences. Areas of training: Architecture and operating systems
Juan José Pons López	juan.jose.pons@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC
Julian Francisco Cayero Becerra	julen.cayero@upc.edu	UPC professor	Mes info
Degree: Advanced Aeronautical Engineering (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Specialisation in aircraft design and automatic control in the aerospace sector. Areas of training: Mathematics
Lasse Löpfe	lasse.lopfe@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Doctor in Environmental Sciences (UAB) Projects and Professional Experience: Professional career: 2010 - 2014: Post-Doc Research fellow UPC, UCIII, CREAF 2015 - 2016: CTO, GKT Studios 2017- 2018: CTO, DefyU Technologies 2014 - Present: Freelance game designer Projects: Danger Room: https://store.steampowered.com/app/852250/Danger_Room_VR/ Janken Cards: https://store.steampowered.com/app/527210/Janken_Cards/ DefyU: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DefyUTechnologies.DefyU Areas of training: Programming Virtual Environments Game Design Data Analysis
Marc Ripoll Tarré	marc.ripoll.tarre@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Multimedia Design and Animation Masters Degree in 3D Design (Media Arte Institute) Graphic Design and Illustration (Escola Joso) Projects and Professional Experience: CEO and Lead Artist at The Game Forger. Lecturer in 3D design and video games at BAU and ETSEIB and on the UPC School master's degree course in Video Game Design and Creation. Coordinator of video game development courses at TEC in Monterrey, Mexico. Áreas de expertise: 3D animation Game design Areas of training: Programming Virtual Environments
Marc Torres Jiménez	marc.torres.jimenez@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Marcel Bilurbina Camps	marcel.bilurbina@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Mariona Borrull Zapata	mariona.borrull@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Marta Fernández Ruiz	marta.fernandez.ruiz@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Investigadora en el área de los Game Studies con interés en la experiencia de usuario y la intersección entre las humanidades y la tecnología. Ha sido docente en el ámbito universitario y en el de formación profesional en el área de videojuegos, medios interactivos y narrativa transmedia. Ha trabajado en la creación y edición de contenidos multimedia, en la implementación de interfaces de usuario y en la gestión de proyectos orientados a la formación deportiva. En 2014 co-fundó Labhipermedia, spin off de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ha publicado en revistas nacionales e internacionales como Icono 14, Brumal, Teknokultura, Computers and Education y Education and Information Technologies. Areas of training: Audiovisual Narrative Transmedia production
Miquel Suau González	miquel.suau@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Miquel Sureda Anfres	miquel.sureda@upc.edu	UPC professor	Mes info
Degree: Aeronautical Engineering (UPM) Doctor of Mechanical Engineering, Fluids and Aeronautics (UPC) Master of Science - MSc (Imperial College London) Projects and Professional Experience: Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering at the ESEIAAT (UPC). Co-ordinator of the master's degree in Space and Aeronautical Engineering. Research in space technology applied to low orbits. Areas of training: Physics
Mónica Martín Mínguez	monica.martin.minguez@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Neus Soler Labajos	neus.soler@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Noemí Blanch de la Cueva	noemi.blanch@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Consultoría de proyectos de gamificación y serious games en diferentes ámbitos: participación ciudadana, reciclaje, liderazgo, emprendimiento y educación, entre otros. Áreas de expertise: El poder del juego Gamificación Serious games Género y habilidades Areas of training: Gamification
Núria Riba Roqué	nuria.riba@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Pablo Fernández Duran	pau.fernandez@upc.edu	UPC professor	Mes info
Degree: Telecommunications Engineer (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Creator of Minidosis.org. Researcher in Artificial Intelligence. Areas of training: Programming Virtual Environments Applied Multimedia Technologies
Pau Sánchez Penella	pau.sanchez.penella@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Paula Martín López	paula.martin.lopez@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Pedro Omedas Morera	pedro.omedas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Pere Torrents Poblador	pere.torrents@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree Holder in Economics (UB) Projects and Professional Experience: Extensive experience in the online and mobile video games industry. Marketing executive in projects and innovative companies including Zonejeux, Gaelco Mobiles, PlayerX and Softonic. Currently heads Gamebcn, a project by Incubio, the Government of Catalonia and Caixa Capital Risc. Áreas de expertise: Marketing Project Finance Business Development Areas of training: Business
Ramon Mateo Navarro	ramon.mateo@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Ramon Oliva Martínez	ramon.oliva@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Ramon Sangüesa Sole	ramon.sanguesa.i@upc.edu	UPC professor
Rodrigo Pizarro Lozano	rodrigo.pizarro@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Romà Patricio Castillo	roma.patricio@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Salvador Bolarin Molina	salvador.bolarin@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Director of The Velocity dot Art, a post-production studio specialising in advanced retouching, CGI and special effects. Areas of training: Postproduction and visual effects
Sergi Abadal Cavallé	abadal@ac.upc.edu	UPC professor
Sofia Seinfeld Tarafa	sofia.seinfeld@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Experta en aplicaciones de realidad virtual, interacción humano-ordenador, psicología y neurociencia. Doctorada en el Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) i Event Lab (UB), investiga el uso de la realidad virtual para disminuir actitudes racistas, mejorar la empatía en maltratadores y también para mejorar el tratamiento de fobias. Durante sus estudios de doctorado, realiza una estancia pre-doctoral en la Universidad de Maastricht (Holanda) con el fin de utilizar técnicas de neuroimagen para comprender mejor el impacto de la realidad virtual en el cerebro. Posteriormente, lleva a cabo una estancia postdoctoral de casi 3 años en la Universidad de Bayreuth (Baviera, Alemania), donde se centra en aplicar conocimientos de las ciencias cognitivas para mejorar el diseño de interfaces como la realidad virtual o también para el desarrollo de nuevas interfaces basadas en levitación por ultrasonidos para crear contenidos digitales que se pueden ver, escuchar y tocar. Ha trabajado en diversos proyectos de investigación financiados por la Unión Europea como Levitate y VERE. Ha publicado varios artículos científicos en revistas internacionales de alto impacto, centrados en la realidad virtual y en el campo de la interacción humano-ordenador. Ver resumen de estas publicaciones. Áreas de expertise: Desarrollo de aplicaciones interactivas, realidad virtual, interacción humano-ordenador y diseño de aplicaciones que utilizan la tecnología para mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas (salud y educación). Areas of training: Human-Computer Interaction Virtual reality
Vicente Villalba Palacin	vicente.villalba.palacin@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree in Marketing (Escola Universitària Mediterrani) Master in Advertising Strategy and Creativity (Blanquerna - Universitat Ramon Llull) Master in Self-Leadership and Group Leadership (Universitat de Barcelona) PhD in Communication (Blanquerna - Universitat Ramon Llull) Projects and Professional Experience: Advertising account manager, social media strategy manager, content manager, university lecturer and researcher at Blanquerna-URL. Áreas de expertise: Social media Communication, group management and leadership Influencers Content P&R Areas of training: Communication and leadership
Xavier Manzanares Gonzalez	xavier.manzanares@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor

Career opportunities

Upon completing the degree you will be able to develop different videogame projects individually and in a group, you will have learnt a large array of knowledge on the industry and you will know the keys to entrepreneurship, as well as the financial and monetisation systems in the industry, by actively participating in the companies participating.

After your training, you may decide to pursue a professional career as a: