Introduction to Game Art

What you will learn

Get a comprehensive understanding of the creative potential of 3D animation software used in games, film and visual effects.
Learn the fundamentals of 3D animation including modeling, texturing, animation, lighting, rendering and environment design.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Students that participate virtually must make sure their computer specs will support the programs and coursework.

SOFTWARE
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1), Windows® 10 Professional, Windows 10® version 1607 or higher operating system Apple® macOS® 11.x, 10.15.x, 10.14.x, 10.13.x ¹ operating system Linux® Red Hat® Enterprise 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7 WS operating system Linux® CentOS 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7 operating system Nvidia Guide for Virtualization with GRID & VMWare ¹ The Maya 2020 Release Notes describe several known limitations on macOS Catalina.
Browser	Autodesk recommends the latest version of the following web browsers for access to online supplemental content: Apple® Safari® web browser Google Chrome™ web browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer® web browser Mozilla® Firefox® web browser

SOFTWARE

Operating
System

Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1), Windows® 10 Professional, Windows 10® version 1607 or higher operating system
Apple® macOS® 11.x, 10.15.x, 10.14.x, 10.13.x ¹ operating system
Linux® Red Hat® Enterprise 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7 WS operating system
Linux® CentOS 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7 operating system
Nvidia Guide for Virtualization with GRID & VMWare

¹ The Maya 2020 Release Notes describe several known limitations on macOS Catalina.

Browser

Autodesk recommends the latest version of the following web browsers for access to online supplemental content:

Apple® Safari® web browser
Google Chrome™ web browser
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® web browser
Mozilla® Firefox® web browser

Disclaimer: The VMware application is network-based and the performance of Autodesk Maya for VMware software products may vary with network performance. The software does not include the VMware application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with the VMware application. Users should contact VMware directly with questions related to procurement and operation of the VMware application.

HARDWARE
CPU	64-bit Intel® or AMD® multi-core processor with SSE4.2 instruction set Apple Mac models with M series chip are supported under Rosetta 2 mode
Graphics Hardware	Refer to the following pages for a detailed list of recommended systems and graphics cards: Maya Certified Hardware
RAM	8 GB of RAM (16 GB or more recommended)
Disk Space	4 GB of free disk space for install
Pointing Device	Three-button mouse

Duration

- 4 weeks x 5 hours weekend workshop
- Saturday from 8:00am to 1:00pm
This course will be taught virtually by faculty at our AIE Lafayette campus.