Game Production Year Incubator Programme

This programme has been designed for students with a game development focus. You need knowledge or a specialisation in basic coding, game engines, 3D graphics or other combinations of game development skills to benefit from this amazing incubator. You will gain hands-on experience in team-based game creation, from concept to publication. Enhance your expertise and boost your CV with a game title that is officially published and available worldwide.

Level up your game development career with us!

Throughout this immersive journey, you will experience the invaluable benefits of practical, hands-on experience. Working collaboratively in teams, you will embark on a complete game development project, starting from scratch and taking it all the way to a polished and fully playable title. You will gain in-depth practical experience, advanced skills in your specialised areas of game development, and insights into the business side of the industry.

The programme culminates with the goal of publishing the game, providing all students with a tangible achievement for their CVs and a competitive edge when it comes to actual work experience as they embark on their careers in the game development field.

Join us for an exciting year and a team experience that will jumpstart your career into the international world of game development and interactive media development.

Limited bursaries available. Apply now to secure your spot!

The participants of this programme will work as a game development team on a game through all the different production phases. The team will consist of different departments, just like a real-world development team. Based on what you have specialised in, you will be placed in a department at the beginning of the year and work with your department and the rest of the team on the project for an entire year.

The departments will work on campus, joined online by remote team members, 5 days a week from 1pm to 5pm.

The production team will go through all necessary steps from pre-production to final product and publishing.

You will be mentored by lecturers, and the project lead will be an experienced mentor who makes sure everything works as planned.

The general and specialised workshops will happen throughout the year, when the additional knowledge becomes relevant to the project.

The workshops are compulsory for the team members and will happen during the project time as a break from working on the project. They can last from a day to an entire week.

General workshops are compulsory for all participants from all departments.

Specialised workshops are compulsory for members of the specific department, but members of other departments can also join.

The goal of the incubator project is to publish a game on known game publishing platforms.

The game will be available for free to an international audience.

The game will make sure that gamers understand it was created by talented young South Africans, to generate more interest in the South African and African game development scene.