Teens:3D Game Creation: Level Design with the Unreal Engine™

Learn how the pros create level art as seen in Unreal Tournament 3™

Overview
What You’ll Learn
Who Should Attend
Related Courses
Fees

Create Worlds as a Video Game Designer

Create exciting new video-game levels using the Unreal Development Kit™ (UDK™), the same software used by major studios to make games like Gears of War™, Borderlands™, and Batman: Arkham Asylum™. Be a part of the entire creation process—all the way from concept to a finished game level. By using Autodesk® Maya®, Photoshop® and the UDK™, you’ll learn industry-standard production techniques to produce quality game levels infused with your creativity.

Learn to plan levels, create them with 3D modeling, make your levels pop with texture mapping and build immersive virtual 3D environments! On the last day of the program, share your levels with other students and spend the day play-testing and analyzing your designs.

What You’ll Learn: 3D Game Creation: Level Design with Unreal Engine™

Course Content	Software Used
• How to create and define the details of a 3D game environment and concept a project • Autodesk® Maya 2012® basics for environmental models • Techniques for low polygon modeling and optimizing poly count for games • Creating textures using Adobe® Photoshop® • Importing models into the UDK™ • Using the UDK™ to create realistic lighting and special effects

Course may vary slightly based on student expertise & class interest. All students work on their own personal projects, which they keep.

Who Should Attend:3D Game Creation: Level Design with Unreal Engine™
Ages 13-17 | Beginner – Advanced | No Game Design or Programming Experience Required

This course is designed for aspiring game designers and level creators who want to learn how to use the same award-winning software tools the pros use: the Unreal™ Development Kit (UDK™). With guidance from Digital Media Academy’s expert game industry professionals, you’ll develop custom maps and amazing environments while learning what makes a game challenging and playable.

The UDK™ is a comprehensive 3D game-development tool that is used to make some of today’s most popular video and computer games. If you’re a dedicated gamer who wants to become a game developer, this course will put you on a fast track to a career.

Related Courses: You May Also Be Interested In…

Course Title	Brief Description	Duration
Academy for Game Design	Create 3D levels and characters using Maya and Unreal™	2 Weeks
3D Game Creation: Character Design	Create your own 3D Video Game Characters using Unreal™	1 Week
DMA Studio: 3D Game Production	Premium experienced for advanced students	2 Weeks
Academy for 3D Modeling & Animation	Learn how artists create worlds and characters	2 Weeks

Questions about a course or additional weeks at DMA? Ready to register? Please call 866.656.3342 for more information and to speak with a Guest Experience Representative.

Fees & Additional Options: 3D Game Creation: Level Design with Unreal™

Options	Price	Duration	Meals
Tuition (base price)	$1,045	1 Week, Mon-Fri	Lunch not included
Lunch Plan (for non-residential students)	add $65	1 Week, Mon-Fri	5 lunches
Residential Program – Dorm (shared room)	add $495	1 Week, Sun-Fri (weekend add’l)	3 meals/day
Residential Program – Hotel (Harvard)	add $795	1 Week, Sun-Fri (weekend add’l)	3 meals/day
Stanford Continuing Studies Credit	add $90	4 Quarter Units	NA