该学位将发展思维方式，风险承受能力，创造力，热情，大胆思考，团队建设和领导能力-这是具有高影响力的企业家的关键鲜明特征。在一个创业生态系统中，您将学习有关机会发现，影响分析，客户分析，战略团队建设和领导力，创业的心理和道德，资金建模和财务分析，增长和退出策略的知识和技术。游戏设计和模拟专业知识将通过开发和应用游戏与模拟将您对玩游戏的热情转化为对解决问题的科学和艺术的深入了解。该研究领域包括游戏化，游戏设计，基于游戏的学习和游戏心理学，严肃游戏，游戏企业家精神以及更广泛的建模和仿真。它具有两个西方大学所没有
The degree will develop the mindset, risk tolerance, creativity, passion, big thinking, team formation and leadership capabilities the key distinct characteristics of high-impact entrepreneurs.<br><br>In an entrepreneurial ecosystem, you will learn the knowledge and techniques for opportunity discovery, impact analysis, customer analysis, strategic team-building and leadership, the psychology and ethics of the start-up, funding modelling and financial analysis, growth and exit strategies.<br><br>The Games Design and Simulation specialisation will convert your passion for playing games into deep knowledge of the science and art of problem solving through development and application of games and simulations.<br><br>This area of study includes gamification, games design, game-based learning, and psychology of gaming, serious games, games entrepreneurship, as well as broader modelling and simulation. It features two majors that are not available in any other Western University degree - Game Programming and Game Design.<br><br>Upon completion you will have developed an entrepreneurial mindset and will know how to apply this mindset to address a diverse range of problems through game and simulation-based solutions.<br><br>The program incorporates practical experience in every semester of study, placing students in entrepreneurial environments (incubators, technology parks, innovation centres) and enabling them through all the stages from creative ideation through the sustainable development of the idea into a lean start-up.