Game Art Certificate GES 604 » 420 hours

Upon successful completion of this program, you’ll be able to:

• Construct 3D models in Autodesk Maya by creating and editing primitives by moving, rotating, scaling, and grouping them
• Manipulate objects in Maya by selecting, rotating, scaling, and transforming components and using Boolean objects to combine or extrude shapes
• Develop tiling textures for video games from reference photos or other source material
• Test and apply texture tiles to 3D objects and environments and apply tiling textures to a range of maps commonly used in video games
• Apply basic three-point lighting techniques in Maya and use shadows and highlights to affect emotion
• Apply ambient, directional, spot, and point lights in Maya and modify their controls for position, intensity, and color
• Develop and apply shaders that create realistically-lit surfaces with color, gloss, reflection, and other characteristics
• Apply basic principles of animation with Maya, such as squash and stretch, anticipation, and follow-through, to basic characters and objects
• Use the Maya Graph Editor and Dope Sheet to create natural-looking, overlapping animated action
• Develop a believable walk cycle and use posing within the cycle to create mood and personality

You’ll achieve additional objectives, depending on the electives you choose.