July 31 - August, 4, 2017
Louisiana State University Digital Media Center
**This camp has been canceled**
LSU's Digital Media Arts & Engineering program at the LSU Center for Computation & Technology is happy to provide a new camp offering this summer, "Introduction to Video Game Creation". In this camp you will
- Create “interactive media” aka “video games”.
- Be introduced to the Unity software.
- Work with a gaming wizard and learn how to combine what you've learned in the other two camps (mentioned below) into a multiplatform game.
WHO: High School - Grade 9 through 12 appropriate (rising high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, as well as graduating seniors). No experience required. General computer use a plus. Note: Unity software will be used--this is taught at the beginner level.
Which camp should you take? "Gamecrash" is level one for a very beginner level intro. It is taught in 2D software. "Intro to 3D Animation" is level two. It is more complex and teaches FX/special effects and elements using Maya software. "Intro to Video Game Creation" is level three. This course puts all the elements from step 1 and 2 together to finalize a live, playable game using Unity software.
REGISTRATION & COST: $130.00. Supplies, lunches and snacks are provided during the camp. Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation to and from LSU’s campus. CCT will accept participants on a first-come, first-serve basis. Limited seats available so register early. This camp has been canceled.
INSTRUCTOR: Ken Wesley is an instructor in the Digital Media Arts & Engineering program at LSU. He has worked for more than 35 years in the animation and VFX industry at companies such as Lucasfilm: Industrial Light & Magic; CafeFX; Sony Imageworks; and the Orphanage. His credits include Harry Potter, Star Trek, Alice in Wonderland, Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean to name a few. His specialties include fluid simulations, particle simulations, scripting, lighting, Unity, Houdini, Maya, RenderMan (shader writing, plugins), procedural effects, Arnold, procedural modelling, keyframe animation, and camera work.
SCHEDULE: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM; two snacks and a lunch will be provided each day.
LOCATION: Room #1034, LSU Digital Media Center. Map it! For questions or special needs, contact Karen Jones at kjones@lsu.edu.
The Digital Media Arts & Engineering Program at LSU is dedicated to producing tomorrow's leaders in the digital media arts field. Located in a new state of the art $29.3 million facility that is shared with Electronic Arts North American Test Center, you can work with a diverse group of digital artists, technicians and researchers who are here to help you develop your ideas into the future of media.
For all LSU Center for Computation & Technology summer camp information, visit https://www.cct.lsu.edu/cct-events. For a listing of other LSU pre-college camp offerings visit: www.lsu.edu/camps.
