The Computer Games and Computer Arts courses are taught out of the University's pioneering 'White Space', an innovative learning and teaching environment which sees students working alongside PhD students and lecturers, together with business professionals, broadcasters and artists, allowing students to benefit from the buzz of a real working environment and share knowledge with industry professionals.

White Space features the Human Interactive Virtual Environment (HIVE)  - a multi-purpose space with TV studio, film and digital image realisation capabilities. The HIVE is also home to the cutting edge total immersion video environment for interaction with virtual environments including 3D stereo vision, and surround sound. Offering walk and grab capabilities, one person recordable head tracker and the potential to project a live object into a virtual background. 

A new games lab was added in 2008 and a further two studio environments will be created in 2009 as part of the Centre of Excellence.

Abertay is also home to international student computer game design competition ‘Dare to be Digital’.   Dare to be Digital is world renowned and recognised as the premier new talent spotting opportunity in the UK computer games industry. See www.daretobedigital.com

Abertay is an exciting and fun place to study, offering challenging courses in cutting-edge technologies and the opportunity for careers in next generation technologies and smart systems.   Graduates from the School have gone on to become leaders in the games industry while academics have developed international reputations in Computer Arts, and are currently leading the way in the explosion of digital entertainment in wireless, mobile and traditional networks.

The School continues to be ground-breaking in the development of new courses, as the latest offerings in Smart Systems and Ethical Hacking demonstrate. Numerous international collaborations provide a multicultural environment at Abertay, and significant opportunities for overseas study.  In 2009, Peking and Shanghai Universities became the first international partners for Abertay’s Centre of Excellence in Computer Games Education.

The University offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including BSc(Hons) Computer Games Technology (4yrs), BSc(Hons) Computer Game Applications Development, BA (Hons)Computer Arts, BA (Hons) Game Design & Production Management, BA (Hons) Creative Sound Production (2 Years), MSc Computer Games Technology (16 months), MA Game Art & Animation (16 months).