Spring Camp – Game Design short course
Course details
About the course
SPRING CAMP
Learn to create a simple platform style game with your own characters and worlds.
Game Design is part of the School of Design Spring Camp. You can enrol in this course and Digital Illustration together for $230 (including GST).
Digital Illustration (2 days)
Learn how to: 1. Develop a unique illustration from digital, hand rendered and/or photographic material. 2. Employ computer software to apply line, colour and other effects to the illustration. | Game Design (2 days)
Learn how to: 1. Develop a simple game using GameMaker. 2. Create art and animation for 2D games. |
Entry requirements
- This short course is open to domestic students and international students (who are currently based in New Zealand).
- An interest in games!
- Photoshop experience will help but is not essential.
- No coding experience needed.
Course content
Extend your interest from playing games into making games! Design your own characters, enemies and environments. Create artwork, level layouts and animation. Combine all these elements together using a pre-made template into your own original game design.
We will use Photoshop, Aseprite and GameMaker to create artwork, animation and playable game levels.
Content includes:
- Photoshop pixel art
- Character design and animation
- Aseprite for animation
- GameMaker level design
If you have an idea for a game character, bring it along!
Materials
Please bring a pen, a pencil, drawing paper and a USB stick.
Tutor
Oli Blair
Location
Please meet at the Design Reception on day one (Level 5, H Block, Cnr Forth and Union Streets, Dunedin - side entrance off Forth Street)
For more information
Email [email protected] or call 0800 762 786.
Payment
You will need to pay for this workshop in advance. Payment can be made at our Dunedin Campus’s Customer Services desk (Ground Floor, F Block, Forth Street).
About the provider
If you want to get a job and build a great career, Otago Polytechnic is a smart choice.
We’re known for offering the highest quality, hands-on training that helps students succeed. Our graduates are confident, skilled, and ready to work from day one. And, employers love that.
We’ve earned the highest ratings from the New Zealand Government for our teaching and support. Our flexible study options make it easier for you to learn in a way that suits your life.
At Otago Polytechnic, you’ll gain practical skills, real-world experience, and the confidence to make a real impact - in your career and in your community.