3D Game Creation III with 3ds max & Maya - Video Game Camp

Course Overview

As this game design course is meant to be a window into the game production process, students will begin the week by learning about the pre-production process and creating a game design document. This document will define the game play and interactions that students wish for their game. Students will then turn their attention to creating assets for a predetermined 3D game project. Defining quality expectations for models, textures, and setting milestones for asset progress will also be part of the real world game production process learned in this course. Students will be tasked with creating different assets based on ability and inclination.

After the planning process is complete, the real fun begins as everyone starts to work on the game. The emphasis will be on producing true game quality assets using advanced modeling, texturing and animation techniques with industry standard game creation tools such as 3ds max, Maya, Photoshop and the Unreal Game Engine (Unreal Ed.) With the help of the expert instructor and knowledgeable technical assistants, students will have all the support they need to complete their game assets to a professional level of quality. At the end the week you will have most of the assets needed to complete a high level mod, but not quite enough to make a new game. That’s for next week!

 

New for 2007
All DMA Game Creation Courses Including Game Modding will use the Unreal Game Engine and Unreal Technology including the UnrealEd Content Creation Tool from Epic Games. This latest version of the Unreal Engine is the game industry standard for next generation PC and Console based games for the both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Most of the major game publishers such as Namco, Microsoft, Sony and EA have licensed the Unreal Game Engine.

DMA Certification Program

This course is part of a DMA Certification Program.

Prerequisites

3D Game Creation II with 3ds Max or equivalent experience.


DMA's Recommended Multiweek /Multicourse Programs
Summer 2007
Our courses are built around the weeklong immersion format and can be taken in multiweek tracks. DMA's multiweek/multicourse tracks allow you to gain a great deal of knowledge and skills in a particular topic and progress from beginning to advanced levels. The suggested programs below are just some of the many course combinations that are available. Please note all of the multicourse programs listed are available at Stanford. Please refer to our course schedule for other locations.