Game Art & Design 1

Game Art & Design 1 (GAD1) develops core competencies in 3D hard-surface modeling, PBR material creation, Unreal Engine 5 interactive environments, and game mechanics prototyping.

Unit 1: 3D Modeling Foundations

Interface & Navigation

Blender viewport, outliner, properties, and transform gizmos.

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Edit Mode Basics

Vertices, edges, faces, extrude, inset, and loop cuts.

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First 3D Model

Model a complete low-poly prop using primitive primitives and edit mode tools.

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Unit 2: Modular Assets & UV Unwrapping

UV Unwrapping

Seams, texel density, UV packing, and unwrap unwrapping.

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UV Unwrap Drill

Mark seams, unwrap 3 hard-surface props, and pack UV islands cleanly.

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Unit 3: PBR Texturing & Shading

PBR Textures & Maps

Base color, roughness, metallic, normal, and ambient occlusion channels.

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PBR Texture Set

Author a complete PBR material set for a 3D asset.

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Unit 4: Unreal Engine 5 Environment & Lighting

Unreal Interface & Navigation

Viewport controls, content browser, outliner, and actor details.

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Engine Orientation & Graybox

Set up a new UE5 project, organize folders, and build a graybox level blockout.

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Unit 5: Blueprint Interactive Logic

Collision & Trigger Volumes

Box triggers, overlap events, object channels, and physics responses.

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Interactive Door Blueprint

Construct a functional interactive sliding or swinging door actor with audio.

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Unit 6: Capstone Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice Scope

Defining a complete, playable 5-minute gameplay slice.

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Solo Vertical Slice

Package and publish a complete interactive environment with custom 3D models and lighting.

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Game Art & Design 2