Students will study:
•Vehicle Design
•Planning for Development (Limitations, Style, Requirements etc.)
•Hard Surface, Sub-division Modelling
•Vehicle Modelling
•UVW Unwrapping for Vehicles
•Baking Hard Surface Normal Maps
•Painting Vehicle Textures for PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
•Sculpting Vehicle Interiors
•Game Shaders and Presentation Techniques for Hard Surface Models
•Implementation of Art Work into Unreal Engine 4 as Functional Gameplay Assets.

The module will be delivered using a combination of lectures, demonstrations and supervised tutorials. The majority of the work will be of a practical nature and students are expected to use their independent study time undertake further study as well as practise taught techniques.

Digital Academy, Adobe Photoshop, Pixologic ZBrush, Autodesk 3DS Max, Autodesk Maya, 3D Coat, xNormal, Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), IS and Faculty laboratories with Internet access, and Blackboard.

Ahern, L. (2008), 3D Game Environments: Create Professional 3D Game Worlds, Focal Press
Babington, R. (2010). The Fountain (Part 1 & 2). [DVD] USA: Eat 3D.
Corijn, L. (2011), Creating a Next-Gen Video Game Hot Rod. CG Tuts+.
Corijn, L. (2010 - 2012). The Dozer (Parts 1-3). [DVD] USA: Eat 3D.
Gahan, A. (2011), 3D Automotive Modelling, Focal Press

1. SHOW CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF HARD SURFACE MODELLING TECHNIQUES.
[Knowledge & Understanding]

2. ANALYSE HARD SURFACE MODELLING TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOP A WORKFLOW BASED UPON RESEARCH AND TESTING.
[Analysis; Enquiry]

3. PRODUCE PRACTICAL COMPONENTS BASED UPON INDUSTRY SPECIFICATIONS AND GAME ENGINE LIMITATIONS.
[Application]

4. REFLECT UPON EFFECTIVENESS OF CHOSEN TECHNIQUES AND WORKFLOW.
[Reflection]

A hard surface modelling portfolio and accompanying reflective discussion consisting of weapons based on existing concept art, game models or real world examples. The models will be presented in either a gameplay prototypes or static presentations using a real time solution. (Learning Outcomes 1, 3 and 4) 50% weighting

A hard surface modelling portfolio and accompanying reflective discussion consisting of vehicles based on existing concept art, game models or real world examples. The models will be presented in either a gameplay prototypes or static presentations using a real time solution. (Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4) 50% weighting

This module focuses on learning techniques to produce hard surface models such as weapons and vehicles. Students will produce a portfolio of weapon and vehicle assets to varying specifications and implement them into a games engine.