Students will continue their learning of the Technical Games Design pipeline. they will continue to develop their understanding of:



Complete industry style Technical Design Tests

Editor User Interfaces for Tools

Variants and Prefabs

World Building

Procedural Foliage, grass and ecosystems

Game Engine IO

Tool Documentation

Tool Testing and Iteration

Rendering and Gameplay Optimisation

Assessment Component 1 (Learning Outcomes 2,4)

Technical Games Design Tool Project weighted at 70% consisting of:

You will produce a Technical Games Design Tool project using a games engine to either solve a games development problem or provide additional functionality to an existing tool or feature.



Assessment Component 2 (Learning Outcomes 1,3)

Technical Games Design Documentation and Reel Portfolio at 30% consisting of:

You will create Systems Design Documentation and an accompanying Series of Short Reels to demonstrate your Technical Games Design projects functionality, usability, features and technical solutions.

2 * 3 hours per week Lecture / tutorial incorporating practical demonstrations, tutorial activities and technical challenges.

1. Research and plan a Tool Development Enquiry within a modern games industry environment.

2. Apply complex problem solving by creating a Tools based project that meets the demands of a modern industry design challenge.

3. Reflect on your chosen development approach. Explore avenues for future improvement and explore how your created Tool/s could benefit a games industry studio.

4. Conduct reviews of your created Tool/s that analyse their performance and effectiveness within a games development pipeline.

Wacom tablets

Digital Forum

3DS Max

Maya

MotionBuilder

Houdini

Houdini Engine

Substance Painter

Substance Designer

Unreal Engine

Unity

Digital Academy Forum

Digital Academy Upload System

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Zubek, R., 2020. Elements of Game Design. The MIT Press ISBN: 978-0262043915

Tool Development for Technical Designers will help you build a library of tools and experiments to help improve your colleagues game development practise. In this module you’ll produce Technical Games Design projects within leading Game Engines. You’ll projects will be support by excellent Technical Design Documentation and well-presented game engine tools.