Animation, Visual Effects, Virtual Production and Game Design and Art

Overview

Overview

Step into the world of interactive storytelling and digital production by combining Game Design and Art with Animation, Visual Effects and Virtual Production. This double major gives you the chance to master different sides of creative content production – from building immersive game environments and characters to bringing cinematic worlds to life with animation and visual effects.

You’ll learn how to design, model and animate digital assets, craft engaging game levels and experiences, and use cutting-edge techniques in motion design, compositing and virtual production. Along the way, you’ll explore the cultural and creative foundations that shape these industries, ensuring you graduate with both the technical skills and critical insight to create work that is innovative, meaningful and industry-ready.

At Curtin, you’ll have access to world-class studios and technology, including real-time rendering facilities, advanced motion capture and VR/AR equipment, and our AGDX animation studio. These spaces are designed to mirror professional environments, giving you the opportunity to work with industry-standard tools, collaborate with peers across disciplines, and build a portfolio that will prepare you for roles in the global creative industries.

This double major is offered as part of the Bachelor of Digital Creative Industries. You can also choose from the following options:

Single majors, with an optional specialisation*

• Animation, Visual Effects and Virtual Production
• Game Design and Art
• Immersive User Experience Design

*Specialisations

• Game Design and Development Specialisation
• Mixed Reality Experience Design Specialisation
• Virtual Production Specialisation

Double majors

• Animation, Visual Effects and Virtual Production and Immersive User Experience Design
• Game Design and Art and Immersive User Experience

What you'll learn

• apply discipline knowledge to critically review, analyse, consolidate and contribute to evidence-based practice in the context of content creation pipelines for animation, virtual production and visual effects and game design and art, GC1
• demonstrate cognitive and technical skills in both a broad understanding of creative digital sectors and with depth in utilising animation, virtual production and visual effects and game design and art for content development, GC2
• use and discern between a range of creative technologies and media platforms in the production of across animation, visual effects, virtual production and game content, GC3
• demonstrate effective visual, spoken, written and technical communication relevant to creating digital content and apply effective self-directed learning skills, GC3
• demonstrate personal awareness of specific digital creative practices and sustain an engagement with contemporary practices, approaches and technologies in across animation, visual effects, virtual production and game design and art production, GC3
• develop a predictive overview of future trends that will influence one’s creative identity and digital creative practices relevant to the context of games, animation, virtual production and visual effect, GC4
• recognise the importance of social, ethical and cultural diversity and consider local and international perspectives in creative activities, studio practice and production across games, animation, visual effects, virtual production disciplines, GC4, GC5
• demonstrate how intercultural awareness and understanding impacts on personal identity as a creative practitioner and professional skills and on the ability to lead in the discipline areas, GC5
• work independently and collaboratively across animation, visual effects, virtual production and game content and respond to project demands, GC6