Duration
11 Months
Eligibility
Age 17 Years & Above
Location
Mumbai
The Professional Certificate in Game Design with Unreal Engine is a professionally focused 11-month course that empowers students with specialist skills in designing assets and environments, and creating simple playable games using Unreal Engine. During the course students will learn all aspects of using Unreal Engine as a tool for developing games with sophisticated environments. They will also learn additional software such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Blender to create their own design concepts and assets. The outcome of the course is that the student develops their own playable game or a complex rendered short film as their final portfolio project.
Formerly taught at FX School, this course is now offered by Pearl Academy.
Professional Certificate Course in Virtual Production (with Unreal Engine) course is a 11-month program that takes a student from Novice to Master in Unreal Engine Virtual Production.
The course is a fully integrated Virtual Production training program that you can join even if you have no prior experience or background in CG, VFX or Game Design but a passion to tell stories that involve fantastic visual effects and work hard to achieve it.
Starting with the very foundations of storytelling, camera techniques and computer graphics we will propel you to a professional level in just one year of intense training and ensure that you have your very own Portfolio Film when you graduate to show your expertise in Virtual Production.
Introduction
Unreal Engine Boot Camp
- Getting Started with Unreal Engine
- Navigation and Interface
- Meshes, Collusion and Actors
- Asset Placement
- Materials
- Landscape Tools
- Basic Lighting
- Basic Blueprints
- Camera, Sequencer & Post-Processing
- UE Landscape Project
Game Concept Art
- The Importance of Concept Art for Games
- Role and Responsibility of the Concept Artist
- Photoshop Essentials
- Designing Problems – big environments vs small props
- Drawing vs Photo-bashing
- Creating the Idea and style of your Game
- Creating a style sheet from reference for your game idea
Asset Development
- Introduction to Blender
- Object and Edit Mode
- Using Modifiers
- Introduction to Materials and Shaders
- Basic UV Mapping
- The Asset Browser
- Creating a hard Surface Game Asset
- Modular game assets
- Creating assets for a Modular Environment
- Modular Game Asset Project
Advanced Unreal Engine
- Metahumans
- Niagara Particles
- Audio in Unreal Engine
- VFX in Unreal Engine
- Advanced Cinematics using Quixel Assets
- Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG)
- Creating HUD and UI Elements
- Advanced Blueprints
- Using VR with Unreal Engine
- VR Game Project
Multiplayer Games
- Fundamentals of Multi-Player Games
- Peer to Peer and Client Server Models
- THE Online Subsystem
- Core Classes used in multi-player
- Testing Multiplayer Levels
- Joining Game Sessions
- Creating a Battle Royale Project
Metaverse Design Concepts
- Key Elements of Metaverse Design
- Creating Metaverse Environments
- Metaverse Design project
- Testing the Metaverse Project
Final Portfolio Project
Designing, building, testing, and packaging your own multi-player game or Metaverse Project as your final Portfolio Project.
Metaverse Design Concepts
- Key Elements of Metaverse Design
- Creating Metaverse Environments
- Metaverse Design project
- Testing the Metaverse Project
Final Portfolio Project
Designing, building, testing, and packaging your own multi-player game or Metaverse Project as your final Portfolio Project.
Designing, building, testing, and packaging your own multi-player game or Metaverse Project as your final Portfolio Project.
Unreal Engine Boot Camp
- Basic Cinematography
- Introduction to Unreal Engine
- Introduction to Computer GFX
- Introduction to Compositing
Unreal Engine Mastery
- UE for Pre-visualisation
- UE Environment Design
- Character Animation in UE
- UE Cinematic Sequence
Unreal Engine Mastery
- Visual Effects Storytelling
- Advanced Story Workshop
- Advanced Computer GFX
- Advanced Compositing
Unreal Engine Project
- UE Virtual Production
- Student Professional Portfolio Production Project using Unreal Engine and Live Shooting
- Film Screening and Upload
Applicants aspiring to enrol in the Professional Certificate Course in Game Design and Virtual Production (with Unreal Engine) must be at least 17 years old. These Professional Certificate Courses are designed to be completed within 11 months, offering specialized training and skills in various aspects of Game Design and Virtual Production (with Unreal Engine).
1. FOUNDATION
Unreal Engine Boot Camp
- Getting Started with Unreal Engine
- Navigation and Interface
- Meshes, Collision and Actors
- Asset Placement
- Materials
- Landscape Tools
- Basic Lighting
- Basic Blueprints
- Camera, Sequencer & Post-Processing
- UE Landscape Project
2. ADVANCED
Game Concept Art
- The Importance of Concept Art for Games
- Role and Responsibility of the Concept Artist
- Photoshop Essentials
- Designing Problems – big environments vs small props
Asset Development
- Introduction to Blender
- Object and Edit Mode
- The Asset Browser
- Modular asset creation
- Using Modifiers
- Basic UV Mapping
- Material Slots in Blender for Unreal
Advanced Unreal Engine
- Metahumans
- Niagara Particles
- VFX in Unreal Engine
- Advanced Materials
- Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG)
- Creating HUD and UI Elements
- Advanced Blueprints
3. SPECIALISATION
Asset Development
- Advanced asset model creation
- Introduction to Materials and Shaders
- Understanding UV Mapping
- Introduction to Texturing and Projection Mapping
- Creating a hard Surface Game Asset
- Creating assets for a Modular Environment
Filmmaking with Unreal Engine
- Advanced Lighting
- Using Multiple Cameras
- Advanced use of Cameras and Sequencer
- Rendering out a short sequence
- Introduction to Editing and audio Post Production
First Person Shooter
- Fundamentals of First Person Shooter
- Creating a working first person shot level
- Key Elements of First Person Shooters
- Key Concepts of Advanced Game Mechanics
- Modular Game Asset Project
4. PORTFOLIO PROJECT
- Designing, building a Game Project, Environment walkthrough or rendered short film using Unreal Engine
- Publishing/present a working Game, Environment walkthrough or Short Film as a Portfolio Project.
No Cost EMI - For Professional Certificate Courses
Pearl Academy has collaborated with GrayQuest, a loan provider financial institution that will help you pay the fees for Professional Certificate Courses in equated monthly installments via a 6 months No Cost EMI plan. It is an easy and convenient way to pay your course fee.
Faculty
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