Module Descriptors
HARD SURFACE 3D VEHICLE PRODUCTION
GDEV50035
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
20 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Pile
Email: chris.pile@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 152
Total Learning Hours: 200
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence B, British University Vietnam, UG Semester 1
Sites
- British University Vietnam
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- DEVELOPMENT LOGBOOK weighted at 20%
- 3D GAME ART VEHICLE PORTFOLIO weighted at 80%
Module Details
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Show critical understanding of hard surface modelling and texturing techniques.
2. Analyse vehicle modelling techniques and develop a workflow based upon research and testing
3. Integrate vehicle assets into game engines showing an understanding industry specifications and limitations.
4. Reflection upon development workflows and analyse your creative process.
2. Analyse vehicle modelling techniques and develop a workflow based upon research and testing
3. Integrate vehicle assets into game engines showing an understanding industry specifications and limitations.
4. Reflection upon development workflows and analyse your creative process.
MODULE ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Assessment Component 1 - (Learning Outcomes 1,2 and 3)
Create a 3D Game Art Vehicle Portfolio weighted at 80% consisting of:
- You will complete several Vehicle Art challenges that will be integrated and presented within a game engine.
Assessment Component 2 - (Learning Outcomes 4)
A Development Logbook weighted at 20% consisting of:
- A forum development log that showcases the stages of development used to produce your vehicle portfolio including a reflective critique.
Create a 3D Game Art Vehicle Portfolio weighted at 80% consisting of:
- You will complete several Vehicle Art challenges that will be integrated and presented within a game engine.
Assessment Component 2 - (Learning Outcomes 4)
A Development Logbook weighted at 20% consisting of:
- A forum development log that showcases the stages of development used to produce your vehicle portfolio including a reflective critique.
MODULE INDICATIVE CONTENT
This module covers the skills required to produce 3D vehicles for games.
Students will study:
- Vehicle Design
- Planning for Development (Limitations, Style, Requirements etc.)
- Hard Surface, Sub-division Modelling
- Vehicle Modelling
- UVW Unwrapping for Vehicles
- Painting Vehicle Textures for PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
- Game Shaders and Presentation Techniques for Hard Surface Models
- Implementation of Artwork into Unreal Engine as Functional Gameplay Assets.
Students will study:
- Vehicle Design
- Planning for Development (Limitations, Style, Requirements etc.)
- Hard Surface, Sub-division Modelling
- Vehicle Modelling
- UVW Unwrapping for Vehicles
- Painting Vehicle Textures for PBR (Physically Based Rendering)
- Game Shaders and Presentation Techniques for Hard Surface Models
- Implementation of Artwork into Unreal Engine as Functional Gameplay Assets.
WEB DESCRIPTOR
This module focuses on learning techniques to produce vehicle models for Games. Students will produce a portfolio of vehicle assets and implement them into a games engine.
MODULE LEARNING STRATEGIES
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.
Learning will be supported by a range of video and written tutorials available online via a VLE.
MODULE TEXTS
Udemy. (n.d.). 3DS Max - Car Modeling for Beginners. [online] Available at: https://www.udemy.com/course/3ds-max-car-modeling-for-beginners/ [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
3dtotal. (n.d.). Mercedes S-Class Car Modeling Video Tutorial. [online] Available at: https://3dtotal.com/tutorials/t/mercedes-s-class-car-modeling-video-tutorial-ali-ismail-3ds-max [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
CarbodyDesign, (n.d.). 3ds Max Tutorials - Car Body Design. [online] Available at: https://www.carbodydesign.com/tutorials/3d/3ds-max-tutorials/ [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
Pluralsight. (n.d.). Modeling a High-performance Vehicle in 3ds Max. [online] Available at: https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/modeling-high-performance-vehicle-3ds-max-2443 [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
Pluralsight (n.d.). Automotive Modeling in 3ds Max 2015. [online] Available at: https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/automotive-modeling-3ds-max-1847 [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
3dtotal. (n.d.). Mercedes S-Class Car Modeling Video Tutorial. [online] Available at: https://3dtotal.com/tutorials/t/mercedes-s-class-car-modeling-video-tutorial-ali-ismail-3ds-max [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
CarbodyDesign, (n.d.). 3ds Max Tutorials - Car Body Design. [online] Available at: https://www.carbodydesign.com/tutorials/3d/3ds-max-tutorials/ [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
Pluralsight. (n.d.). Modeling a High-performance Vehicle in 3ds Max. [online] Available at: https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/modeling-high-performance-vehicle-3ds-max-2443 [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
Pluralsight (n.d.). Automotive Modeling in 3ds Max 2015. [online] Available at: https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/automotive-modeling-3ds-max-1847 [Accessed 13 Jan. 2023].
MODULE RESOURCES
Digital Academy Forum
Digital Academy Uploads
Adobe Photoshop
Pixologic ZBrush
Autodesk 3DS Max
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Fusion 360
3D Coat
Unreal Engine
Internet access
Blackboard
Digital Academy Uploads
Adobe Photoshop
Pixologic ZBrush
Autodesk 3DS Max
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Fusion 360
3D Coat
Unreal Engine
Internet access
Blackboard
MODULE SPECIAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Prior study of Game Ready Asset Creation or Equivalent