Game Art- Exercise: Foundational Design Studies

24/09/26 - 18/11/26 (Week 1-Week 10)

Chika Clarissa Widjaja / 0378636

Character Design/ Bachelors Of Design (Creative Media) / Taylor's University

Game Art: Exercise: Foundational Design Studies

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INSTRUCTIONS
• TASK
• FEEDBACK
• REFLECTION

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INSTRUCTIONS

Essential Game Art Studies – Shape, Form & Function

Select a unique world or theme (Can refer to an existing game) in Week 1 (e.g., post-apocalyptic jungle, sci-fi city, dark fantasy ruins). All projects contribute to building a consistent visual universe through modular prop and asset design. You will complete weekly exercises to master the fundamentals of visual design. These tasks focus on material studies, form language, modularity, and rapid iteration techniques required for designing game-ready props and assets.

Deliverables:

• Shape language studies (from primitive to complex)

• Form explorations for modular props

• Texture & material rendering (wood, metal, glass, etc.)

• Ideation sketches (weapon heads, containers, architecture bits)

• Technical test (3D Modeling, Texturing, Optimization, Porting, Game Engine Test)

Submission: Weekly on Teams (Week 1–10)

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TASK

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FEEDBACK

Week 1:

Brief of module and what to deliver next week (Proposal). Play games and do research.

Week 2:

You can start from here, see fantastic beast for more research, create and think the bigger picture on how the game arena is going to be. Is it in a mountain, does it have platforms? How is the character going to go in to this arena? Is there going to be portals? How big is the arena? where is the pond going to be? in the middle then you fight around it? Since shes living here, then it would make sense if there is maybe a hut nearby for her to sleep. So sketch first the arena and mechanics of the environment, also the character. It doesnt have to be perfect.

explore character silhouttes

find out the game arena mechanics

How is the character going to fight here

Is there a portal/something to introduce to th eboss fight

how is the boss fight going to start?