Gamification has a simple mechanic: by winning a battle, the player gets a prize and occupies a place on the leaderboard”  

The advance of technology has led to a rapid increase in the number of video games worldwide. During its early years, the dynamics of a game were simple, only one opponent was needed to compete. Today this has changed, thanks to new inventions such as Virtual Reality, allowing players to enjoy an immersive experience with greater ability to feel, see, experience and be more connected to the game's story. But none of this would be possible if it were not possible to motivate users to participate in these adventures.

For all these reasons, this postgraduate diploma will help students learn the guidelines used by developers when creating addictive and stimulating games. The program will begin with an understanding of the importance of application usability and the interaction of people with computers. This will help programmers to adapt the interface of a game to the users' needs.

Then, the importance of gamification will be analyzed, understanding the rewards and incentives that drive people to play every day. Finally, the architecture of networks and multiplayer systems to develop online games will be described.

The idea of gamification in video games has been extended to the educational sector to motivate children to learn by following a method of rewards” 

This postgraduate diploma in Video Game Gamification and Devices contains the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. Its most notable features are:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Video Game Narrative
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

A game with good challenges and tasks will keep users' attention and motivate them to play for more hours”

The teaching staff of this program includes professionals from the industry, who contribute the experience of their work to this program, in addition to recognized specialists from reference societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive learning programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Game challenges help social cooperation and civic participation on a large scale”

A good game is fun and opens the door to participate, learn and communicate in a different way”

The postgraduate diploma in Video Game Gamification and Devices will offer its students the opportunity to access current knowledge in the area, as well as an in-depth study of the impact it has had on the field of education and research. In this way, the student will create collaborative and educational games that encourage social cooperation among users, motivating them to complete the levels and solve the puzzles.

Gamification in video games allows users to be taken through a completely different and motivating experience”

General Objectives

• Understand the different elements that make up a story
• Apply narrative structure to the video game format
• Explore, in depth, the process of script writing and storyboard for a video game, differentiating between all the stages involved
• Analyze the key components and concepts that should be found in a script
• Study the narrative fundamentals and the hero's journey as one of the main forms of narration
• Examine storyboarding and animatics, highlighting their importance within the scripting process
• Know the different genres and existing narratives in the world of video games
• Learn to develop effective dialogue through the script

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Human-Computer Interaction

• Explore the different accessibility guidelines, the standards that establish them and the tools to evaluate them, as well as the different methods of interaction with the computer, through peripherals and devices
• Understand the importance of application usability and the different types of human diversity, the limitations they imply and how to adapt interfaces according to the specific needs of each of them
• Learn the process of interface design, from requirements analysis to evaluation
• Go through the various intermediate steps necessary to make a proper interface

Module 2. Video Games and Simulation for Research and Education

• Examine the main characteristics of representative serious games in the fields of education and research
• Understanding how video games can affect people's emotional state
• Obtain the ability to evaluate video games from different approaches

Module 3. Multiplayer Networks and Systems

• Describe the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) architecture and the basic operation of wireless networks
• Analyze video game security
• Acquire the ability to develop online games for multiple players

With this postgraduate diploma you will be able to create and program different challenges in each level of the game, achieving the loyalty of your users to play again”