Game Art & Development
The Game Art and Development class focuses on the Artistic and technical aspects of creating concept art, assets, Level design, cut scene or in-game cinematic and trailer output or teaser Video for games. The student can choose if they want To use 2D or 3D software to submit their work. There will be basic coding or scripting but no heavy game programming. The class is more into the creative side of the game and learning the knowledge and skills to make it work with the technical side of game development.
Game Art and Development class includes introduction to the fundamentals of game design such as game mechanics, story, and user experience; Concept Art- creating initial sketches and illustrations to visualize game characters, environments, and assets; Storyboarding and Scripting- developing storyboards and scripts to outline the narrative and gameplay flow; Character Design- Designing characters, including their appearance, personality, and backstory; Game animation and to final game teaser or trailer as the thesis.
Our Game Art and Development class provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the game development process, from initial concept to final product. This class is ideal for those interested in careers in the game industry, including roles such as game artist, animator, level designer, and game developer.
Computer Requirements
• Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit or later
• Processor: Intel or AMD with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster
• RAM: 8 GB (16 GB recommended)
• GPU: 2 GB of GPU memory. Compatible with Direct X
• Hard disk drive: 1TB or not less than 500 GB
• Softwares: 3D blender, Clip Studio Paint EX, After Effects, Photoshop, Word, Powerpoint, Excel
• Lightbox or LED light tablet, graphic pen tablet or screen display drawing tablet
• Online camera, microphone, Stable internet access
SUBJECTS
• History of Arts & Animation
• Drawing & Perspective
• Visual Arts
• Principles of Design
• Presentation Basics (Word, powerpoint, Excel)
• Clean-up & In-between (Trad/digital)
• Layout & Background for Production
• Anatomy 1 & 2
• Digital Character Concept Design
• Digital Environment Design
• Basic Scriptwriting
• Basic Storyboarding
• Digital Background Painting
• 2D Animation (if game output is 2D)
• 3D modelling & Texture, Rigging & Animation (if game output is 3D)
• Compositing for content
• Motion Graphics
• Web design
• Capstone/3D or 2D game Thesis project
• Production Management
• Business in Creatives
• Soft skills – Personality & Career Devt Program
• Digital Marketing
• Government Agencies and laws for the Creative Sector
• Philippine taxes, SSS and contributions
• AI basics for Creatives
• 2D or 3D GAME THESIS Presentation/Exhibit
