Character Animation for Games - The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Character Animation for Games from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is a Campus Certificate Game Design degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. The Character Animation for Games Certificate program is deisgned for students who wish to develop skills to specialize in Character Animation or to enable a career change. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the skills needed to work as a Character Animator, with special emphasis on the areas that differentiate game animation from other animation disciplines. Graduates of the Character Animation for Games Certificate program will be able to use a variety of advanced tools and techniques to model and animate characters for use in video games. Graduates will be able to create 3D geometry and texture for realistic characters, as well as create skeletons for these models building on this basic knowledge, students will implement single and multiple character actions within a game environment, with attention to such other factors as camera and lighting constraints. Contemporary video games employ highly interactive and often very realistic characters, with the added constraint that all animation must be accomplished in real time. The primary career opportunity for graduates with a Character Animation for Games Certificate would be in Character Animation. In addition to the game industry, students will be prepared for animation and modeling positions in other industries such as movies,televison, simulation, and advertising. The mission of the Character Animation for Games Certificate Program reinforces that of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh , through its emphasis on high level training in skills with real world demand. Students with this Certificate will possess a body of knowledge that will empower them in the competitive job market and also prepare them for future academic endeavors if they choose. The courses are identical to the ones taken by our Bachelor of Science candidates, so academic rigor is maintained throughout. View more details on The Art Institute of Pittsburgh . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Game Design courses.