Howest University of Applied Sciences - Digital Arts and Entertainment

Visual Effects

The process of film magic starts with rotoscoping, tracking, matchmoving and compositing. We dive into the greenkey studio or we film on location with a green screen. You will be given a solid technical foundation at the start of the course math and programming, after which we pull open all registers of SideFx Houdini to show you how all the visual effects are made and what’s needed to bring them all to life.

3D Animation

We start with the visual storytelling in a storyboard: evolving from a 2D animatic to a 3D block-out to the final scene. In this pipeline, *you* are the “puppet master”. Let virtual beings jump, run, fly, talk, cry, fight, fall in love… There are no limits. Within animation, the boundaries are endlessly.

Game Graphics Production

A graduate from Game Graphics Production is an expert in creating graphical assets for AAA games. Starting from a concept, you translate the vision of your art director into breathtaking graphics. Just like a game developer you own a thorough understanding of the production pipeline and you are able to find a balance between quality and production speed. You master a wide set of 2D, 3D and technical skills. Moreover, you know which tool is best suited for a specific situation.

Game Development

In this specialisation you will immerse yourself in the full production process of AAA games. You become an all-in developer, who learns to conjure with game graphics and gameplay programming. In addition, the student learns breathtaking real time productions such as games, AR and VR simulations. Art and game design are controlled by code that leads to a sensational gaming experience.

As an accomplished juggler, you keep the many elements that lead to a game in balance. They’re in the center of a game’s radar work, be it in the engine, the artificial intelligence, the game play, the UI, the 3D visuals…

Sound Design

Sound is an indispensable and crucial part in audiovisual media and games; its importance can hardly be overstated in modern-day game productions. With this DAE-major in Sound Design, we initially aim at imparting our students with an attuned set of programming skills. This part of the program enables students to fully grasp and function in various roles of a game development team (e.g. basic programming skills, knowledge of audiovisual language, math, physics, 2D & 3D, game engines, level editing, procedure and pipeline).

Independent Game Production

Making games is not a game but serious business. Independent Game Production takes you through the full production of a game. During your training it introduces you to the game engine within which you bring a world to life. You learn also the ins and outs of the content creation tools that you design them with. We focus on the knowledge needed to take the lead in the development of new projects. Supplemented with a solid portion of game design knowledge you are ready to play 3D and games like your favorite medium. As a student in IGP, we will provide you with the necessary knowledge to make your own game to develop within a pipeline that is suitable for smaller productions.