University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand

Master of Arts in Digital Arts

The Master of Arts in Digital Arts in Arts is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Arts in Digital Arts offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

The Master of Arts in Digital Arts is a 1 year full-time or 2 years-part degree offered in Game Design, Game Studies and Interactive Narrative.

Research in these fields fall under the Masters by Dissertation, or Dissertation with Creative Work. The degree allows candidates to focus on a range of topics, and have the option to link their research to their own creative practice.

Research topics in Games include Game Design, Games in Culture, Games as Artistic Expression, Games in Education, Serious and Applied Games, and Simulation.

Research in Interactive Narrative includes work on Storytelling in Interactive Environments, Visual Storytelling, Hypermedia Narrative, Creative Writing in Interactive Media, and Scriptwriting of Interactive Environments.

This Masters allows for research from the perspective of candidates from other disciplines in the humanities (for example Anthropology, English Literature, Psychology), from arts and design backgrounds AND candidates from engineering, science and technology backgrounds who wish to engage with the creative possibilities offered by games and interactive stories.

As this is a developing field in South Africa with almost no research available within a local context we encourage study into South African and African industries and practices.

The degree is offered by the Department of Digital Arts in the Wits School of Arts.



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