Games Art (with Foundation Year) - BA (Hons)
University of Northampton
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Our Games Art BA (Hons) programme focuses on the visual side of the video game industry, including specialist areas such as concept art, UI, 3D modelling, environment and character design. You will be introduced to the key points in the creative process, from initial concepting through to the production of final assets, as well as the technical skills required to implement these into a working video game.The Games Art programme has a collaborative group project module with our Games Design and ...Read more

Our Games Art BA (Hons) programme focuses on the visual side of the video game industry, including specialist areas such as concept art, UI, 3D modelling, environment and character design. You will be introduced to the key points in the creative process, from initial concepting through to the production of final assets, as well as the technical skills required to implement these into a working video game.The Games Art programme has a collaborative group project module with our Games Design and Games Programming courses, so students on the Games Art course can work with programmers and designers to produce commercial quality games.On this Games Art BA (Hons) course, you will focus on the production of professional standard art assets for video game development, but you will also be exposed to the whole life cycle of game production from the initial ideas process, through testing and iteration stages, to the final release stage. Students in this game art degree will work with programmers and designers from the Games Programming BSc (Hons) and Games Design BA (Hons) courses to ensure you understand the requirements of games development for specific platforms and markets.

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18 Feb 15

The lecturers and the modules are very insightful and you reflectively get inspiration to work your hardest. As a commuter, I find it quite easy to park up and have a full day at..Read more

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Games Art - BA (Hons)
The lecturers and the modules are very insightful and you reflectively get inspiration to work your hardest. As a commuter, I find it quite easy to park up and have a full day at...
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University of Northampton
Waterside Campus University Drive Northampton Northamptonshire NN1 5PH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Northampton  0.6 miles away

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