Game Art

Highlighted courses are unique to the Game Art Concentration grid. Please note: this curriculum is subject to change.

• Term 1

  Overview of Digital Production
  Language Arts 1
  Figure Drawing
  Earth Science
  Cultural Studies
  Visual Communications 1

• Term 2

  Art History 1
  Storyboarding
  Color Theory and Light
  Perspective
  Character Sculpture 1
  Anatomy

• Term 3

  Introduction to 3D with Maya
  Texturing and Shading 1
  Photoshop for Digital Production
  Quantitative Principles 1
  Digital Photography

• Term 4

  Art History 2
  Texturing and Shading 2
  Animation and Visual Effects 1
  Hard Surface Modeling 1
  History and Principles of Animation
  Digital Painting

• Term 5

  Digital Sculpting
  Game Design
  Animation and Visual Effects 2
  Introduction to Compositing
  Hard Surface Modeling 2

• Term 6

  Props and Weapons for Games
  Animal Drawing
  Lighting and Rendering 1
  Game Creation 1
  Language Arts 2

• Term 7

  Character Modeling and Sculpting
  Character Animation 1
  Level Design
  Environment Creation for Games
  Texturing and Shading for Games

• Term 8

  Digital Sets
  Character Creation for Games
  Game Creation 2
  Animation for Games
  Dynamic Effects 1

• Term 9

  Quantitative Principles 2
  Character Rigging Fundamentals
  Game Creation 3
  Houdini 1
  Elective 300 (choose one from below):

  • Digital Matte Painting
  • Character Animation 2
  • Lighting and Rendering 2

• Term 10

  Narrative Structure
  Game Creation 4
  Social Science
  Visual Effects for Games 1
  Elective 400 (choose one from below):

  • Dynamic Effects 2
  • Creature Animation 1
  • Character Animation 3

• Term 11

  Oral Communication
  Demo Reel 1
  Demo Reel 2
  Elective 410 (choose one from below):

  • Houdini 2
  • Character Rigging for Production
  • Creature Modeling and Sculpting

• Term 12

  Portfolio Preparation
  Demo Reel 3
  Demo Reel 4
  Elective 420 (choose one from below):

  • Character Animation 4
  • Advanced Digital Sculpting
  • Maya Modules

Note: This is a sample curriculum and is subject to change.

• Term 1

  Introduction to 3D with Maya
  Photoshop for Digital Production
  Texture and Shading 1
  Drawing Fundamentals 1
  Storyboarding
  Overview of Visual Effects and Games

• Term 2

  Hard Surface Modeling 1
  Intro to Compositing
  Texture and Shading 2
  Animation and Visual Effects 1
  History and Principles of Animation
  Character Sculpture 1

• Term 3

  Digital Sculpting
  Hard Surface Modeling 2
  Game Design
  Animation and Visual Effects 2
  Anatomy of Games
  Lighting and Rendering 1

• Term 4

  Character Modeling and Sculpting
  Game Creation 1
  Props and Weapons for Games
  Character Animation 1
  Digital Photography
  Visual Structure

• Term 5

  Animation for Games
  Level Design
  Character Rigging Fundamentals
  Environment Creation for Games
  Digital Sets
  Texturing and Shading for Games

• Term 6

  Character Creation for Games
  Game Creation 2
  Houdini 1
  Dynamic Effects 1
  Visual Effects for Games 1
  Expressions and Scripting

• Term 7

  Demo Reel (6 Credits)
  Career Realities
  Game Creation 3
  Elective

  • Reel Lab 1
  • Reel Lab 2
  • Reel Lab 3

• Term 8

  Demo Reel (6 Credits)
  Portfolio and Resumé Workshop
  Game Creation 4
  Elective

  • Reel Lab 4
  • Reel Lab 5
  • Reel Lab 6