Level 3 Games Art & Design
Transition Activities
Books to read The Anim ator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0571238343
Films to watch Ready P layer One (2018) Indie Game: The Movie (2012) Indie Game: Life After (2016) Video Game The Movie (2014) Wreck It Ralph (2012) Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) The Pixar Story (2007)
YouTube channels to subscribe to
Blender Guru: https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewPPrice Unreal Engine: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBobmJyzsJ6Ll7UbfhI4iwQ WCG Staff video tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/user/kungfurob WCG Staff video tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEZdUL_4KpSsOfdAJof29Eg Game Maker’s Toolkit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ-Xo29CKyLTjn6z2XwYAw
Social media accounts to follow @WCG amesArt (Twitter) @LeamColWCG (Twitter) Any game studio Twitter accounts e.g. Rare, Playground Games, Ubisoft, Rebellion
Websites to read GamesI ndustry.biz: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ Games Radar: https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/ Gamespot: https://www.gamespot.com/ IGN: https://www.ign.com/uk Gamasutra: https://www.gamasutra.com/
Music to listen to Red De ad Redemption 2 Soundtrack Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag soundtrack Sea of Thieves soundtrack Any other video game soundtracks, old or new!
Notable practitioners to research Phil Sp encer Hideo Kojima Amy Hennig Cory Barlog Ralph Fulton Peter Molyneux Rhianna Pratchett Craig Duncan Todd Howard
✋ A topic to form a critical opinion on Is cloud -gaming the future of games playing? (e.g. Google Stadia, Project XCloud)
Something to create Downl oad Blender from https://www.blender.org and attempt to make a simple 3D model using basic shapes (e.g. cubes, cylinders, spheres). Follow some of the tutorials listed in the YouTube section to learn more advanced techniques.
If you would like any further information on any of these resources, please contact: Rob Gardner: [email protected]