Games Art and Design Murdoch University

Overview

Take your passion for video games to the next level and develop the creative thinking and production skills that you need for a career in the games industry.

In The Games Art and Design program at Murdoch University you’ll level up your knowledge of games art and design processes, production concepts and industry-standard tools and techniques. By creating games and mods you’ll learn about animation, 3D modelling, concept art, and designing for mobile and virtual reality platforms.

For roles in concept art, you’ll learn how to bring your ideas to life, building skills in 2D illustration and character design. For roles in games design, you’ll learn to construct virtual worlds, as well as techniques for level design and developing high-concept gameplay. In production art, you’ll learn to create characters, props and terrains, and will explore production art processes for 3D modelling, animation and texture painting. Games Art and Design student Rhianna translated their passion for gaming character creation into course assignments - hear all about their journey.

Your future career

The games industry is experiencing substantial growth and the ubiquity of games means that there are not only more jobs than ever available in the entertainment games space, but that companies in other fields are looking to skilled games graduates to create digital experiences for their business needs, such as simulation, training, or education.  

Careers could include:

• Concept or Technical Artist

• Animator

• Character or Environment Modeller

• Game or Level Designer

• Production or Lighting Artist