3D动画程序

项目级别: 度,证书
部门: 计算机科学与技术 & 业务
研究所: 有创意的 & 沟通的艺术
大学: 签证中心

三维动画有关连结协调员教师 & 工作人员马上申请

 

关于项目

This program trains entry-level professional designers to work in a variety of career areas that include: 3D animation, 电影 & 特效和电子游戏产业. Graduates also have employment opportunities flowing from the increased demand for 3D animation, 航空航天仿真与可视化, Life-Bio-Health科学, 国防, 旅游, 教育, 及资讯科技领域 utilizing new methods of communication, 包括虚拟现实, 增强现实, 还有电子游戏...  

 

我能学到什么??

学生将学习如何创建3D动画, 培养人物来模仿逼真的动作, and create environmental pieces and settings for the 字符 to interact. 学生将发展他们的传统艺术技能, 包括:图纸, 绘画, 雕刻, and graphic design and technical art skills utilizing software such as Zbrush, Photoshop, 玛雅, 3 ds Max, 物质的画家, 和更多的. Students will also learn industry pipelines and hardware tools such as VR (Virtual Reality), 和动作捕捉. 

我可以用这门课程做什么?

This program prepares students to work for development companies that produce industry or commercial animation, 视觉效果 & 电影和电子游戏. The demand for developing creative ways to communicate information, 市场服务/产品, 表现艺术在全球范围内也在增长. The response is due to the variety of marketing mediums that advertising firms are using in today's world and an increase demand for multi-media in professional training, 高等教育和不断发展的娱乐业.

这个项目有什么特别之处?

The students will be using the same software and hardware tools that 这个行业 uses to develop animations, 影响 & 电影和电子游戏. 课程材料, including processes and outcomes have also been developed to reflect industry standards and expectations to best emulate a studio environment and prepare students for their professional entrance into the great field of 3D animation. 职业: The following titles are examples of careers associated with the 3D animation degree:

  • 动画师
  • 游戏设计师
  • 游戏开发者
  • 游戏制作人
  • 游戏程序员
  • 艺术家
  • 游戏测试员
  • 特效

就业前景

This program trains entry-level professional designers to work in a variety of career areas that include:  3D animation, 电影 & 特效和电子游戏产业. Graduates also have employment opportunities flowing from the increased demand for 3D animation, 航空航天仿真与可视化, Life-Bio-Health科学, 国防, 旅游, 教育, 及资讯科技领域. 

The demand for developing creative ways to communicate information, 市场服务/产品, 表现艺术也在增加. The response is due to the variety of marketing mediums that advertising firms are using in today's world.

Occupational profiles indicate an 13-18% growth for Multimedia Artists, 动画师s and Computer Programmers* by the year 2022 in the Alamo Region. (*当结合3D动画与 游戏开发). 估计平均时薪为**$23.87-39.10人在阿拉莫地区. (Source: SOCRATES-Occupational Profiles-Alamo Region) **Note: Variations should be expected.

职业:

The following titles are examples of careers associated with this program but not limited to: (please note titles also include 游戏开发 职业)

  • 动画师
  • 游戏设计师
  • 游戏开发者
  • 游戏制作人
  • 游戏程序员
  • 艺术家
  • 游戏测试员
  • 特效

 

关于项目协调员:
威廉·范德堡,m.m.F.A

职业生涯

威廉Vanderburg3D动画,项目协调员 & 西北远景学院讲师,2019年至今
Professor of Game Art and Design at the Art Institute of 圣安东尼奥, 2013-2019
Senior Principal Artist, 38 Studios Big Huge Games, EA (Electronic Arts), 2011-2013
高级环境艺术家,Volition, Deep Silver/THQ, 2005-2011

William has over eight years of game industry experience working at two of the largest video game companies in the world (EA and THQ) as a senior artist on the Red Faction series, 黑道圣徒系列, Darksiders, 和阿玛鲁尔王国的发展环境, 字符, 动画和视觉效果.

教学理念

高等教育是, 其核心是, preparation for the professional industry in which the candidates (students) are applying themselves toward. 这就要求课堂必须, 无论主题如何, try to emulate that relevant professional work environment as best it can. This includes everything from project planning and scheduling (so that tasks can be tracked, 完成, 并在分配的时间段内迭代), 休息(这样缺勤就不会阻碍进步), and work expectations (by giving thorough review and evaluation based upon industry standards).

视频游戏

教育

美术,互动开发和游戏设计硕士
萨凡纳艺术与设计学院,萨凡纳,佐治亚州,2018年12月

美术,游戏艺术与设计学士学位
艺术学院,绍姆堡,伊利诺伊州,2004年9月

西北维斯塔学院

William was selected as program coordinator of the animation program in the game department on 1/18/2019. As a recent hire with extensive game industry experience as well as teaching experience, his goals are to enhance the animation program to meet the needs of both the students, 这个行业, 以及这个机构.

 

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比利Vanderburg
项目协调人

地点:
MLH 201

电话:
210-486-4059

艾米丽Coppin
管理. 专家

地点:
MLH 201

电话:
210-486-4352

艾德丽安Partida
行政助理

电话:
210-486-4354

特蕾莎修女迪马斯
讲座

地点:
MLH 201 b

电话:
210-486-4087