Diploma of Creative Arts (Game Design)
Diploma of Creative Arts (Game Design)
At Diploma level, design, develop, prototype and implement an idea, and gain hands-on knowledge of leading industry software and game engines. Explore everything from concept drawing, digital sculpting and visual narrative to expressive animation techniques, game art development, 3D modelling, asset creation and building immersive game spaces. You will begin…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
At Diploma level, design, develop, prototype and implement an idea, and gain hands-on knowledge of leading industry software and game engines.
Explore everything from concept drawing, digital sculpting and visual narrative to expressive animation techniques, game art development, 3D modelling, asset creation and building immersive game spaces.
You will begin to understand the core components of visual narrative and games design and will adopt a range of rich, diverse and expressive animation techniques, which you’ll develop into sophisticated outcomes. A solid foundation in game-art development practice will provide you with the perfect platform upon which to deepen your critical level of knowledge and understanding in a Bachelor degree.
Technology & Facilities
JMC Academy has dedicated digital art + development studios with purpose built workstations, cintiq and intuos pro wacom tablets, non-digital art studio for prototyping, stop motion, sculpting and life drawings, portable VR development suites, motion capture studios, 3D printers, green-screen cyclorama studio and mixing + recording studios.
JMC uses a range of software including Unity 3D and Unreal Game Engine, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Creative Cloud, Pixologic Zbrush, Substance Suite, Foundry Suite with Nuke + Mari, Redshift GPU + Arnold CPU Renderer, Adobe Suite, Toon Boom Harmony with Unity middleware, Shotgun Studio and SourceTree.
Duration
In just 2 trimesters you can graduate with a diploma thanks to our accelerated full-time course.
Intake Dates: February, June, September.
REQUIREMENTS
- Successful completion of a senior secondary school certificate
- English proficiency: minimum IELTS 6.0 overall (with no single band score below 5.5) or equivalent.
- Interview
- Must be at least 18 years old at course commencement
- TOEFL iBT: 73 overall with a minimum writing score of 18
- Pearson English Test (PTE) 50-57
- Cambridge English Test – C1 Advanced overall score of 169.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
JMC Academy is Australia’s leading specialist creative-industries institution, having educated and equipped creative minds for 40 years. It has campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. The lecturers at JMC Academy have strong connections to industry and are passionate about equipping their students with the skills needed for career success. Its global connections help students to take advantage of exchange and study tours abroad. JMC Academy students can access a range of effective support systems including orientation, mentoring, counselling and a complete range of academic assistance programs. For 2 years in a row, JMC was ranked #1 for student satisfaction and skills development amongst all private creative institutions in Australia (QILT SURVEY 2019/20 & 2020/21).
