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Qualification
Master in Science (with Honours) – MSci (Hon)
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Location
Escape Studios 2
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
If you love games, films and animation, have a passion for problem solving, finding creative solutions and being part of a team, then Technical Art for Games and VFX is for you. Technical Artists are the bridge between code and art, they are the people who innovate solutions, write scripts, use code and maths in software packages and game engines that enable artists to make great graphics or ensure that FX simulations not only look amazing but are efficient. Technical Artists are highly sought after in industry with great employment opportunities across games, animation and VFX. Taught by industry professionals, you will learn to create tools, scripts and FX simulations, developing graphics and solving problems for teams in the games, visual effects and animation sectors. You will have the transferable skills to work and support teams in both technical and artistic capacities across different real-time and graphics production environments, such as virtual reality and virtual production.
Why choose this course+ Ranked
1st in the worldfor
Production Excellence in Immersive Mediaand
3rd in the UK (10th in the world)for
Production Excellence Visual Effectsby
The Rookies+ Based in London - home to some of the best video games and VFX studios in the world + Partnership with
Epic Games- the first
Unreal Engine Authorized Training Center in the UKand an
Unreal Engine Academic Partner. Our certified tutors also run short courses for studios who want their staff to be trained in
Unreal Engine+ We’re a
Houdini certified school+ Work on industry-standard briefs, experience real-life scenarios and receive feedback on your work from external developers to learn about current development practice + Successful alumni - you’ll join our community of thousands of Escapees, many of whom have gone on to work at some of the world’s top studios including
Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft, DNEGand
Framestore. 47 Escapees worked on
Avengers: Endgame, 26 on
The Mandalorian, 23 on
Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3and 16 on
Stranger Things+ Study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using high-spec equipment and professional software such as
Unreal Engineand
Houdini+ Professional input - industry partners have helped design this degree to make sure it is relevant to employers and up to date + All-round technical skills - learn software, skills and techniques for both games and visual effects and learn how the pipelines cross over
Application deadline
29 January
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Campus address
Escape Studios, 6 Mitre Passage, North Greenwich, London, SE10 0ER, United Kingdom