Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments (Animation)
Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments (Animation)
Highlights This major provides you with important animation skills as well as the core principles, concepts and history of animation. You learn and apply current and emerging techniques within the animation industry including motion graphics, 3D modelling and animation, real-time 3D and character animation. Through practice-based projects you will be…
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Highlights
- This major provides you with important animation skills as well as the core principles, concepts and history of animation. You learn and apply current and emerging techniques within the animation industry including motion graphics, 3D modelling and animation, real-time 3D and character animation. Through practice-based projects you will be given the opportunity to refine your skills and expand your knowledge of the animation industry.
- Cover both the technical and creative aspects of games development.
- Be prepared for a career in games design, animator, special effects developer, or mobile entertainment developer.
- QUT’s Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments degree is the most successful degree of its kind in Queensland, with strong connections to local games industries, as well as other industry partners in game-based technology.
- Be a part of Queensland’s leading video game industry, responsible for titles such as Hellboy, Fruit Ninja, the children’s game Viva Pinata Party Animals and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Choose your career path in this multibillion dollar industry. This degree allows the development of creative skills ranging from the technical to the artistic. You will gain experience in the whole process of game and interactive media development, from identification and evaluation of ideas, creation of design concepts, critique of existing and potential products, analysis of cultural impact and industry trends, through to the development and delivery of a final product.
You will learn about the games and interactive environments industries through interacting with industry members, reviewing the development process of games and related products, participating in class discussions and studying industry literature. You will discover visualisation, interaction and communication techniques as applied to games and interactive media. A strong foundation in both entertainment technology and creative skills is complemented with options in games programming, including graphics programming and game artificial intelligence. You will be introduced to generic programming concepts and problem-solving strategies, team work, and the ethical and social responsibilities of an interactive media professional.
Why choose this course?
The Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments (Animation) degree gives you practical skills in motion graphics, 3D modelling and animation. You will acquire underlying conceptual knowledge of the field of animation and develop the professional skills to effectively work within the animation industry.
You will develop a depth of understanding in the animation discipline, and be able to apply creative, critical and reflective practice and multi-disciplinary theory to game design and development problem solving processes. You’ll develop the skills to apply modelling and abstraction techniques within complex game animation domains.
You will gain experience in the whole process of game and interaction development, from identification and evaluation of ideas, creation of design concepts, critique of existing and potential products, analysis of cultural impact and industry trends, right through to the development and delivery of a final product.
Careers and outcomes
As a graduate from the Animation major, you will develop skills enabling you to work as a 3D modeller, animator, stop motion animator, character animator, concept artist and visual development artist.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Study at The University of Queensland. Learn with leading academics in world-class facilities and join the most employable graduates in the state. At UQ you’ll benefit from flexible study options, field trips, lab work, industry placements, research experience, and online study in Brisbane, Australia.
