Pre-requisites GAME40400

1. SHOW KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERTINENT SKILLS REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE THE INDIVIDUAL PRACTICAL ELEMENTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL PRACTICAL PROJECT
Knowledge & Understanding
Problem Solving

2. COMPLETE A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH RELEVANT TO THE CHOSEN PROJECT AREA. THE OUTCOME OF WHICH SHOULD SOLVE A WORKFLOW ISSUE GAMES ART PIPELINE
Enquiry & Analysis

3. IMPLEMENT A NEGOTIATED PROGRAMME OF STUDY LEADING TO A HIGH QUALITY GAMES ART ARTEFACT.
Application


4. COMMUNICATE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRACTICAL WITH CONCISE DOCUMENTATION IN THE FORM OF A LOGBOOK REPORTING PROGRESS, PROBLEM SOLVING, INDUSTRY COMPARISONS, AND REFLECTION ON THE PROJECT.
Reflection

1) The initial project requires the development of strong research and study skills, which are used to undertake a focused piece of academic study based on an agreed proposal. The subject of the research is grounded in Games art with a forum thread communicating your research, testing & analysis. The student should be engaging with scholarship in their area of interest whilst also undertaking practical experimentation and skills development which leads to an outcome. The ongoing progress is documented and presented regularly. The final assets should be presented in a professional manner. (Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 and 4) 50% weighting

2) Complete a negotiated project or live brief based on industry art standards. This is supported by breakdowns, paintings, and a progression documentation in a forum thread. The final outcome is reflected upon making comparisons to industry artwork. The final assets should be presented in a professional manner in accordance with the requirements of the brief. (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4) 50% weighting

The project requires the development of strong research and study skills, which are used to undertake a focused piece of academic study grounded in Games Art.

The student should be engaging with scholarship and games industry practices and workflows in their area of interest.

Students will research and consider some of the following skills / areas:
¿ Research skills
¿ Traditional art skills (drawing, anatomy, dynamic poses)
¿ Digital sculpting techniques
¿ Hard surface modelling
¿ Games VFX pipeline
¿ Sculpting surface details and forms
¿ Texturing surfaces
¿ Accessories and props (e.g Clothing & Armour)
¿ Material setup, lighting and rendering
¿ Procedural generation tools
¿ Game Engine world building, pre-fabs and art tools.
¿ Game pipelines
¿ Presentation skills
¿ As part of the assignment students will be asked to document their progress and finished designs on the DigitalAcademy forums.

2 hour lecture/tutorial per week.

The module will be delivered using a combination of lectures, demonstrations and supervised tutorials and primarily Student centred learning.

Lectures will introduce research skills and project management followed by regular group tutorials with the supervisor. The weekly session will help the students to research a bespoke range of subjects in 3D Games Art and reinforce key artistic considerations. Within the scheduled sessions interim presentations will help the supervisor to monitor the student's progress.

Individual to the specifics of the chosen research area.

ZBrush
Unreal Engine
Autodesk Creative Suite
Photoshop
Substance Painter
Substance Designer
Photoshop
Premiere
After Effects
Microsoft Office
Digital Academy Forum
Wacom Tablets

This module gives you an opportunity to focus your studies on a specialised subject in Games Art. You could undertake material studies, methods on procedural generation, or photogrammetry. You'll get a chance to complete a live brief from a games studio.