BA (Hons) Games Art Bachelor's degree at Northampton

This module introduces students to 2D and 3D visual communication, stimulating visual perception and idea generation. Students will be encouraged to be experimental in their approach to applying suitable media and techniques to communicate technical and aesthetic subjects.

This module introduces students to group working practices within the context of a computer game development project. The module encourages the development of key interpersonal skills needed for collaborative work, such as communication, problem solving, respect and consideration of others, and identifying roles and responsibilities within a multidisciplinary group project.

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the principles and technical skills used to create 2D digital graphics for video games and other creative industries, and to explore the creative processes required to produce their own digital assets to professional standards.

This module introduces students to the technical 3D modelling skills and creative processes required to produce 3D digital assets within creative industry projects. The module will also introduce students to the study of professional developers and their product standards, to contextualise and understand current market trends and platform limitations.

This module develops the student's knowledge and practical expertise in 3D modelling, with a specific focus on the technical skills required to produce 3D character models for use in computer games. Students will develop experience with character construction, topological deformation and rigging for animation.

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the principles and technical skills used to create materials and textures for use in video games and other creative industries. Students explore the creative processes required to produce their own digital materials to industry standards.

This module further develops learners' technical 3D modelling skills in application to computer game environment production. Learners are encouraged to produce optimised and efficient digital assets for game environments following industry development standards.

The purpose of this module is to develop fundamental skills in 3D digital sculpting. Students use relevant digital sculpting software and non-linear creative processes to produce efficiently retopologised 3D models for use within computer game projects.

This module develops students' professional collaborative skills and experience of the game development process when working in multi-disciplinary groups to develop a 3D digital game to a deadline. Students use effective communication methods, empathy and compromise, problem solving and organisation skills within the context of a computer game project.

This module provides students with the opportunity to expand their digital and traditional drawing skills into contemporary concept art techniques for creative industries such as computer game development. They will develop their individual design philosophy and workflow through study of current industry trends and practical application to computer game projects.

This module develops the technical skills required to integrate 3D game art assets into a real-time game engine. Learners develop game engine specific techniques such as basic scripting, shader and geometry management, lighting and post processing.

The purpose of this module is to develop students' skills in 3D digital character sculpting. Students will design and build 3D character models through the study of organic forms such as anatomy, skin, hair and clothing with consideration of polygonal topology and rigging for animation.

This module ensures students are fully aware of the needs and expectations of the contemporary computer game industry through an understanding of its social, economic, and cultural climate. Students will engage in employability focused tasks to develop a greater understanding of professionalism within their chosen industry and specialism.

This module develops the student's experience and collaborative skills when working in multi-disciplinary groups to develop a social computer game to a deadline. Students are encouraged to apply themselves professionally to recognised industry specialisms within the framework of a live computer game project.

This module builds upon the first two years study of visual form and language within the context of design for game art assets. Learners are encouraged to develop individual design philosophies through research and design ideation techniques to a conceptualise new designs within the constraints of an industry brief.

This module provides students with the opportunity to investigate and research an aspect of the games industry and produce a dissertation through study of current industry practice and trends, and analysis of primary and secondary data sources.

This module allows students to develop a body of professional portfolio work that focuses on a chosen career specialism. Students are supported through regular staff mentoring and projects refined via critiques of work-in-progress and feedback from milestone presentations.