DART1270 Game Design 1 (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.3/5 overall, difficulty 3.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
DART1270 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Art & Design. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 游戏设计1
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Art & Design
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Computer and video games have become a cultural major force in the 21st century. This studio course introduces you to this phenomenon by engaging with the creative, conceptual, and technical foundations of game design.
DART1270 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 4.5 · difficulty 3.5 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (3.3/5 overall).
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is DART1270 hard?
A: Students rate DART1270's difficulty 3.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is DART1270 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 4.5/5, overall 3.3/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches DART1270, and when is it offered?
A: DART1270 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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