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Teens:Digital Media Academy Certification: 3D Game Design

Overview

NEW for summer 2010, we have updated our 3-week, modular, game design certification program for teens.  DMA’s Game Design Certification Program is created from multiple weeklong camp courses that together cover all of the major components of the professional game design process. Students can attend one, two or thee weeks in one summer or over multiple summers.  This gives students flexibility on how many weeks they choose to attend. Students may also choose to take a path that explores the more technical side of game design by adding our Game Programming with Python course or choose a more artistic path completely focusing on level and character design. Each course stands alone as a complete learning experience with a defined set of objectives and a final project. Students who choose to, can then add additional weeks and earn certification.

Outcome

Being DMA Certified means that not only has the student touched on all major parts of the game design process and work flow, but that he has also demonstrated a high level of proficiency with the following game industry tools; Maya and/or 3ds Max from Autodesk, Adobe Photoshop, Unreal Game Engine 3 and Unreal Technology including the UnrealEd Content Creation Tool from Epic Games and, in some cases, Game programming with Python. The knowledge gained in our Game Certification Program will be displayed through a portfolio of each students work.

Highlights

  • Flexible-modular program
  • Complete a game and portfolio of your work
  • Learn game industry tools such as Maya®, 3ds Max®, Photoshop®, Zbrush®, Unreal Ed 3® and Python®
  • Build your game with industry leading game engine, Unreal Ed 3®Learn game industry techniques and workflow
  • Earn DMA Game Design Certification
  • Earn (optional) Stanford continuing studies credit

Week by Week Curriculum Overview

Week Course Title Learning Objectives Outcome
DMA Certification in Maya!
Weeks I & 2 2-Week Academy for Game Design
(weeks 1 & 2)

OR

3D Game Creation – Level Design

(week 1)

3D Game Creation – Character Design

(week 2)
  • Model complex architectural structures
  • Model plants and other non-character assets
  • Create custom textures w/Photoshop
  • Game engine modifying interface
  • Basic polygon modeling techniques
  • Proper anatomy & costume design techniques
  • Texture mapping
  • Exporting characters to game engine
 Completion of a playable 3D Game Level
Week 3 – Game Programming Track Game Programming with Python
  • Understanding how Python and other object-oriented programs are utilized in todays top games
  • Proper programming technique
  • Extensive use of variables, loops and functions
 Design a simple computer game from scratch
Week 3 – Game Design Track Game Development for the Internet

or
Game Development for PC or Mac

or
Game Development for the iPhone
  • Introduction to Unity, a powerful multiplatform game development tool
  • Completion of a 3D game
  • Understanding game design and deployment for a specific platform
 Completion of a game designed for a specific platform
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