1. DEMONSTRATE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF IMAGE MANIPULATION AND 2D BITMAP CREATION Knowledge and Understanding
Learning

2. INVESTIGATE AND APPLY PHOTOSHOP FUNCTIONALITY TO BITMAP CREATION
Application
Problem Solving

3. INVESTIGATE AND PRESENT ENVIRONMENT DESIGNS.
Enquiry
Reflection

A skills portfolio weighted at 100% comprising -

The portfolio will involve students creating Bitmap imagery throughout the module with one final submission at the end, assessing Learning Outcomes 1 to 3

This module forms an introduction to Photoshop and the skills required to produce texture bitmap assets and environment designs.

The focus will be on:
- Understanding the transferrable role of the Games Environment Designer and Texture Artists in the field of Robotics
- Understanding the development pipeline and work flow for realistic environments

Students will produce

- Robot Designs
- Game ready sprite sheets
- User Interfaces, and
- Level concepts for 2D games

These skills are transferable to further studies and texturing for 3D.

A variety of learning strategies will be employed, including lectures, practical and tutorial sessions.
Semester 1: 3 hours per week lectures / Tutorials
Semester 2: 1 hour lecture and a 2 hour lab per week

Each Delivered intensively over the first 8 weeks followed by 4 weeks of surgery sessions

Fuller, L. U. & Fuller, R. C. (2018 Edition/Reprint), Photoshop CS5 Bible, John Wiley & Sons,
ISBN: 978-0470115411

Ahearn, L. (2018 Edition/Reprint), 3D Game Textures: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop, Focal Press
ISBN: 978-0240811482

Omernick, M. (2018 Edition/Reprint), Creating the Art of The Game, New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 0735714096

Franson, D. (2018 Edition/Reprint), The Dark Side of Game Texturing, Course Technology PTR, Premier Press
ISBN: 1592003508

Photoshop

None

Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Admissions requirements
Disqualified combinations Taught in common with GAME30161: PHOTOSHOP FOR GAMES DEVELOPMENT