GAME 138 Introduction to Environmental Art

4 credits

This course introduces students to the basics of creating 3D Environmental Art within Maya. Students will create props and environments suitable for a game environment. Best practices for creating 3D models and related textures will be used to create a final 3D scene suitable for the student’s portfolio.

Prerequisites: GAME 124 and GAME 134

Note: The GAME 134 prerequisite was added on 10/28/2019. It was previously ommitted in error. The skills developed in GAME 134 prepare students for GAME 138.

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Design props and textures for a game level
Edit basic level textures and lighting
Use “lipsticking” techniques and layered shaders to create blended textures
Model props for levels using Maya
Create tileable textures
Create fog and related special effects for level
Expand upon ideas received by creating 3D environments from written descriptions

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

mod game levels in current level editing tools
create props, levels, and textures in current 3D tools

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40