Objective: Build a strong foundation in programming and game art basics. 

Overview:

Week 1 – Programming Basics
Learn the core programming concepts used in game development, like variables, loops, and conditionals.

Week 2 – Game Art Pipeline Basics
Discover how programming connects with game art. Explore how physically-based rendering (PBR) works and how art fits into the game development process.

Key Topics:

• Programming fundamentals: variables, loops, conditionals, and functions
• How art fits into the game development pipeline
• Basics of PBR and how to apply it in a game project

Goal: Develop essential programming skills and understand how game art and coding work together—a solid foundation for more advanced topics.

Objective: Learn to create game-ready assets and build a foundation in shader development.

Overview:

Week 3 – Polygonal Modeling and Texturing

Learn to create optimized game assets using polygonal modeling in Maya and texture them with Substance Painter.

Week 4 – Intro to Shaders and Materials
Discover how to create shaders and materials in Unreal Engine and explore the basics of GLSL for shader programming.

Key Topics:

• Polygonal modeling techniques for game-ready assets
• Texturing workflows with Substance Painter
• Creating shaders and materials in Unreal Engine
• Introduction to GLSL for shader development

Goal: Gain practical skills in asset creation and shader development for real-time game environments.

Objective: Learn procedural techniques for texturing and modeling in game art pipelines.

Overview:

Week 5 - Introduction to Substance Designer, Advanced Shader Programming: Dive into procedural texturing using Substance Designer and HLSL/GLSL.

Week 6 - Introduction to Houdini: Explore procedural modeling techniques and tool-building in Houdini.

Key Topics:

• Fundamentals of procedural texturing and substance authoring in Substance Designer creation.
• Custom noise functions in HLSL/GLSL for procedural workflows.
• Procedural modeling and tool-building with Houdini’s node-based workflows.
  

Goal: Develop an understanding of procedural methods to enhance efficiency and creativity in game asset production.