Games Art (Taught)

This hands-on, career-oriented course develops advanced knowledge and skills in digital art, animation and emerging technologies for games. It gives you both a strong technical foundation and practical experience of asset creation while building your understanding of new industries such as spatial computing (VR/AR/XR) and virtual production. You work on real-life projects, solving complex problems across games development and enhancing your abilities in 2D and 3D digital asset creation so you are well prepared for a range of careers in this rapidly evolving field.

Facilities and specialist equipment

• Specialist games, animation and graphics labs with VR technology and high-spec computers

• Motion-capture and green-screen studios

• Industry-level software including Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, Unreal Engine and Blender

• Modern computing labs, group study hubs and bespoke teaching spaces in our STEM building

Career-powered links
This course has been developed in close collaboration with industry. You also collaborate on projects with industry partners, providing first-hand experience of how the industry operates and allowing you to apply your skills in real-world contexts.

Your student experience
Apply your creativity and craft your own visual environments and characters that captivate players, enhancing their overall gaming experience.

Study in an immersive learning environment where you apply your knowledge to real-world challenges, gaining invaluable experience and building a robust project portfolio.

Benefit from the personalised guidance and industry insights of leading academics who have developed influential projects in games art worldwide.

As well as working on projects with industry partners, you also work collaboratively with students in MA Games Design and other courses.

Take the opportunity to publish your games in collaboration with companies like Andrews.

Benefit from guest lectures by professionals from leading games art and development companies, gaining valuable industry insights.

Course modules

Game art illustration and innovative practice – Develop your skills as a 3D game artist in areas including stylisation, anatomy, perspective and AI-tool illustration.

Experimental techniques (modelling and animation) – Harness cutting-edge tools and methods to refine your technical skills as a 3D game artist.

Collaborative project (preproduction, prototyping, project management) – Using industry-standard project-management tools, work in a team to plan and pitch an innovative short-game concept.

Collaborative project (development, deployment, dissemination) – Move beyond the ‘alpha stage’ by developing, building and releasing your prototype short game.

Games Art major project – Work creatively to generate an idea and develop it, applying your technical, analytical, organisational and practical skills.

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