Computer Games Art BA (Hons)

**This is a Connected Degree**<br/>Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.<br/><br/>**Overview**<br/>Discover the power of art in games by studying BA (Hons) Computer Games Art at Portsmouth – two-time winner of TIGAs Best Educational Institution award (2021, 2014).<br/><br/>Youll delve into how game assets are created and used by exploring game art and developing your skills across drawing, modelling, animation, texturing, and composition. You can apply that knowledge in many ways, from collaborating with fellow students on live industry projects to working professionally on an optional placement. With our established relationships with acclaimed national and international games companies – including Rare, Codemasters, Jagex, Stainless, and Climax – you’ll always stay on top of the latest industry standards.<br/><br/>By the end of this course, youll become a versatile games artist ready to transform the games, creative, and tech industries.<br/><br/>**Why study BA (Hons) Computer Games Art at Portsmouth?**<br/>Youll be able to:<br/><br/><br/>- Develop traditional art knowledge by learning concepts such as art theory, observational life drawing, high-resolution digital sculpting, digital substance creation and texture painting<br/><br/><br/>- Gain skills in 3D art by working with real-time engine-compatible 3D modelling, animation rigging and skinning, and engine special effects – with games engines like Unreal and motion capture technologies<br/><br/><br/>- Work with the latest and future technologies in our impressive facilities, including the UKs first ever Centre for Creative Immersive and Extended Reality (CCIXR)<br/><br/><br/>- Enhance your teamworking skills by collaborating with other Games students on game projects, including our annual prize-giving University GameJam<br/><br/><br/>- Expand your cultural horizons by studying abroad in Europe as part of the Turing Scheme<br/><br/><br/>- Wow potential future employers by showcasing your final-year work at our annual Graduate Showcase<br/>

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