Princess Nourah University opens a hands-on games lab with Savvy

Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University has formally opened a gaming lab at its Applied College with Savvy Games Group, the Saudi company that funded, built, and equipped the facility. The lab is meant to turn interest in games into practical creative work: students can train in game design and digital art, then develop their own digital projects in a dedicated workspace. Alongside it, the college launched a nine-month Game Art Path program, with 160 hours of instruction across eight courses covering areas such as visual art, digital tools, AI applications, character design, two-dimensional graphics, and interface design. The initiative gives students a more direct route into the creative side of the games industry, rather than treating gaming only as entertainment.