3D modeling and game development (3MS)

Create Modern Interactive 3D Worlds: Model 3D objects, develop materials and animations, work with lighting, rendering, and visual programming, and create interactive applications ranging from prototypes to complete games.

Contents

• Modelling, Blender GUI
• 3D coordinates, coordinate transformations and geometrical basics
• Physically-Based-Materials (PBR) and shader programmierung
• Textures, UV-Coordinates and texture mapping
• Lightning and photorealistic rendering
• Rigid body animation and humanoids
• Node editor, visual programming and compositing of render layers
• Game development with collision detection, interaction, scripting and model
• import
• Creative project management, roles in creative teams and rapid prototyping

Competencies

Students are able to

• plan and realize creative projects
• use and adapt frameworks /e.g. game engines) for own projects
• visualize concepts

Literature

• John Vince, Handbook of computer animation
• Carsten Wartmann, Das Blender-Buch
• Marius Apetri, 3D-Grafikprogrammierung
• Jeremy Birn, Lighting & Rendering
• James Chronister, Blender Basics Classroom Tutorial Book

Lecturer

• Prof. Dr. Tobias Günther

Recommended Previous Knowledge 

• Lineare Algebra für die mathematischen Grundlagen und Bildverarbeitung für die Anwendung von Algorithmen zur Bildverbesserung.
• Programming 1 (PR1)
• Programming 2 (PR2)
• Programming 3 (PR3)

Module Details

Semester	6/7
Lecture Language	German
Frequency	Not regularly
Credit Points (ECTS)	5
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Thomas Ihme
Duration	1 Semester
Course Achievement	None
Prerequisite for exam	None
Exam	Continuous Assessment (CA)

Weekly Hours (SWS) 

Lecture	2 SWS
Exercises	2 SWS
Sum	4 SWS

Work Load 

Lecture	30 h
Lab	30 h
Self Study	90 h
Sum	150 h