Bachelor's Degree

Design and Digital Art for Video Games

You will learn to project three-dimensional elements using professional 3D modeling tools and technologies.

You'll delve into the principles of marketing and their application in digital media and integrated communication, developing plans and strategies for the development of products and services within the creative industries. You'll understand the audiovisual market and launch a production, understanding financing options, pre-production activities, filming, post-production, and marketing.

You'll begin your introduction to video game design in a practical environment. You'll learn how to use the main video game engines to generate levels, lighting systems, integrate characters, and implement basic game mechanics.

Begin to master the different forms of video game storytelling, taking into account the necessary script strategies and the most important dramatic rules for writing a video game script. This course will also give you an overview of the technical, artistic, and organizational foundations of video game creation to develop the necessary technical documentation.

You'll learn the fundamentals and technical applications of 3D digital modeling and sculpting through the use of current digital modeling tools for high-poly organic models. You'll also apply traditional sculpting methods to the creation of high-poly 3D models.

You will continue to advance in 3D design, gaining knowledge of complex processes to generate objects and spaces in a 3D environment. You will develop the skills to correctly assign attributes to surfaces obtained through 3D modeling, as well as understand the principles of lighting and its various applications in 3D animation.

You'll begin to learn the fundamental techniques and concepts of 2D and 3D animation for video game characters, with a special focus on the main differences compared to animation for audiovisual pieces: motion cycles, transitions, cinematics, idles, and gameplay.

You will apply all the knowledge acquired during the course to the development of a prototype for a 2D or 3D game, while also deepening your knowledge and application of production and distribution techniques and processes in their various phases, from the perspective of the organization and management of technical, human, and budgetary resources on different platforms. You will work on the conceptual and technical tools for creating a functional and stable prototype, as well as different iterative methodologies for developing a video game.

These are teachings oriented toward respect for and the promotion of human rights, the values ​​inherent to a culture of peace and democracy, and the principles of equality and solidarity, with a special focus on the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.

You'll begin to study the techniques for visually representing surfaces, textures, and shaders in 3D and CGI models, as well as how to adapt color and light to represent a specific visual sensation. You'll also gain an in-depth understanding of the tools needed to render materials and textures and add dynamic effects.

You will delve into aspects of functional gameplay mechanics design.

You'll advance your knowledge of technical and artistic concepts related to 3D modeling while studying organic character creation techniques and delving deeper into modular creation techniques for environments, as well as solid surface creation techniques.

You'll learn the main graphics engines used at a professional level and how to use them. You'll primarily cover rendering applications for 2D and 3D graphics, physical collisions of objects and their response, audio integration, animation applications, and management of complex lighting systems. This course will allow you to begin creating complex functional prototypes for video games.

You will learn the processes for visualizing ideas and artistic pre-production of 2D and 3D video game projects, combining aspects of drawing, illustration, and design.

These are teachings oriented toward respect for and the promotion of human rights, the values ​​inherent to a culture of peace and democracy, and the principles of equality and solidarity, with a special focus on the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.

You'll delve into the workflow a modeler follows to approach their work with the most efficient methodologies in a workflow: rendering, painting, and digital texturing.

You'll continue to familiarize yourself with the fundamental techniques and concepts of 2D and 3D animation of video game characters, with a special focus on the main differences with respect to animation for audiovisual pieces: motion cycles, transitions, cinematics, idles, and gameplay.

You will apply all the knowledge acquired during the course to the development and publication of a 3D game project, taking into account the analysis and documentation processes to determine the viability of projects from a cultural, communicative, and financial perspective. You will deepen your knowledge and application of production and dissemination techniques and processes in their various phases, from the perspective of the organization and management of technical, human, and budgetary resources, understanding the nature and characteristics of funding sources, intellectual property, trademarks, patents, and copyrights.

You'll learn the appropriate technology for creating real-time visual effects, as well as the main graphics engine tools for creating both simple and complex effects, primarily particle and volumetric effects.

In this course, you'll explore advanced techniques for preparing a 3D character model, animating it, and integrating it into a production. You'll learn to work fluidly and efficiently with facial and body topology in different styles, both realistic and stylized. You'll also explore different deformation methodologies for a generic model by combining base models.

You will explore advanced techniques for creating a 3D scene and various object and environmental elements for integration into a production, as well as considering the computational load required to process said model.

You'll be introduced to advanced 3D techniques for creating and animating clothing and fabrics. Using physical simulation systems, you'll learn how to create patterns to simulate fabrics on any 3D element. You'll be able to create hair systems on 3D elements. You'll also learn their physical properties and animation systems.

You will explore the fundamentals of the video game designer's role, including their knowledge of production and publishing, legal aspects, and technical documentation, primarily the GDD (Game Design Document). You will also delve into advanced prototyping techniques and various actions involved in the publication and distribution of different products.

The subject of civic ethics harmonizes professional practice with the dynamics of civil society, with the set of human rights and values, and with the achievement of the common good.

You will complete your internship in a real-life work environment where you will apply all the theoretical and technical content acquired throughout your training.

As the end of your studies, you will be required to present an original, independent, and personal project. This work may be completed individually or in a coordinated manner and will be carried out under the guidance of a tutor.