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Laurie Ulrich Fuller and Robert C. Fuller, 2007, Photoshop CS3 Bible ISBN-10: 0470115416, ISBN-13: 978-0470115411
Luke Ahearn, 2009, 3D Game Textures: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop by Ahearn (Paperback - 22 Jul 2009) ISBN-10: 0240811488, ISBN-13: 978-0240811482
Mathew Omernick, 2004, Creating The Art Of The Game, New Riders Publishing ISBN: 0735714096
David Franson, 2004, The Dark Side of Game Texturing, Course Technology PTR, ISBN: 1592003508

3 hours per week lectures / labs
(1:n) (1:20)2
1 hour lecture and a 2 hour lab per week

All COURSEWORK weighted at 100%.
A Portfolio of Bitmap imagery limited to game engine restrictions assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 2

This module is an introduction to the Photoshop skills required to produce texture bitmap assets for the games industry. The focus will be on producing game ready sprite sheets and User Interfaces for 2D games. These skills are transferable to further studies and texturing for 3D.

The Project Handbook, Photoshop, the Library.
IS and Faculty laboratories with Internet access, and Blackboard.