Texturing and Shading for Games

Overview

This course immerses students in the process of creating real-time physically based materials widely used in industry standard game engines. Lectures, in-class demonstrations, and exercises cover material network creation methodologies and workflows in Unreal Engine 4. Topics covered include utilizing masks, layers and baked maps, blending environment materials, and working with decals. Students will learn efficient material creation techniques through homework assignments and the creation of a critiqued final class project.