Students will explore the following topic areas:


Automotive Solutions

Architectural Visualisation

Experience Design

Data Visualisation

Cinematics and Sequencer

Real Time Configurators

Designer to Specifications

Product Visualisations

Assessment Component 1 - (Learning Outcomes 1,2 and 3)

An Interactive Visualisation Experience weighted at 50% consisting of:

An interactive visualisation experience using a provided environment in Unreal Engine. The experience will include a series of industry standard interactive elements as well as a developed lighting and presentation solution.



Assessment Component 2 - (Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 4)

A Interactive Configurator Experience weighted at 50% consisting of:

An interactive configurator experience using a chosen vehicle in Unreal Engine. The experience will include a series of expected customisable elements as well as a full user interface.

2 x 3-hour lecture/tutorial sessions per week which will include demonstrations, development periods, critiques and support opportunities.

Learning will be supported by a range of video and written tutorials available online via a VLE.

1. Develop an understanding of Real time technologies application in a wide range of industries

2. Create Advanced Real Time solutions to current industry problems whilst maintaining good performance and optimisation

3. Create real-time interactive elements targeted at a specific platform using visual communication methods.

4. Analyse existing real-time examples to replicate features for a product configurator

Unreal Engine

3DS Max

ZBrush

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere

Adobe After Effects

Substance Designer

Substance Painter

Datasmith

Digital Academy Forum

Digital Academy Uploads

Epic Games (2019), Becoming an Architectural Visualizer https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/onlinelearning

Shannon, T (2017) Unreal Engine 4 for Design Visualization: Developing Stunning Interactive Visualizations, Animations, and Renderings ISBN: 978-0134680705

Romero, M (2019), Blueprints Visual Scripting for the Unreal Engine ISBN: 978-1789347067

Mack, K (2019), Unreal Engine 4 Virtual Reality Projects: Build immersive, real-world VR applications using UE4, C++, and Unreal Blueprints ISBN: 978-1789132878

Short, T (2017) Procedural Generation in Game Design ISBN: 978-1498799195

Students will explore the wider application of Real Time Game Engine technology in a 21st Century setting. Completing this module will afford you skills in a wide range of game engine techniques such as Scripting, Lighting, VFX and Cinematography.