Enhance Your
3D Modeling for Games
Skills
Creating the characters and other objects found in video games requires a unique skillset. The 3d modeler must work closely with other talented professionals including programmers, designers and conceptual artists in order to amaze us with their 3d creations.
If you are an artist or other professional in the video game industry looking to advance your career or perhaps gain new skills, then the Certificate in 3d Modeling for Games program at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division might be the perfect fit for you.
The curriculum consists of 13 core courses that provide students with a comprehensive overview of the skills needed to work as a 3D Modeler, with special emphasis on the areas that differentiate game modeling from other modeling disciplines.
The real time nature of model rendering in games places a high demand on efficiency that is not found in other programs that offer 3D modeling. It is easier to expand on this paradigm to create more complex models than it is to refit complex models for real time rendering, so this program provides training valuable for any area of 3D art production.
Upon completion of the 3D Modeling for Games Certificate program, students will be able to use a variety of advanced 3D modeling tools and techniques to create high quality models, both for characters and for environment/props.
Career Portrait
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employment of multimedia artists and animators is expected to grow by 8 percent from 2010 to 2020, slower than the average for all occupations. Expected growth will be due to increased demand for animation and visual effects in video games, movies, and television. However, it will be slowed by companies hiring animators who work overseas.
Consumers will continue to demand more realistic video games, movie and television special effects, and three-dimensional movies. Video game studios will require additional multimedia artists and animators to meet this increased demand. In addition, an increased demand for computer graphics for mobile devices, such as smart phones, will lead to more job opportunities.”
Source:http://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/multimedia-artists-and-animators.htm
Accreditation
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).