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BA in digital arts for video games

Presentation

The bachelor's degree in digital arts for video games from the Cnam is a three-year apprenticeship in a company, with periods of study at the Cnam-Enjmin in Angoulême. 

It offers the opportunity to prepare for various careers in the following sectors:

  • Video Games: general 2D/3D artist, tech artist
  • Communication for all types of industry: graphic designer
  • Animation, animated films and 2D/3D series: layout artist, modeler, rigger, animator, compositing artist, VFX artist...
  • Audiovisual post-production: VFX artist, cinematography technician

Program

The course offers several essential blocks:

  • Visual design, 2D/3D computer graphics
  • Charadesign
  • 2D/3D animation
  • VFX
  • Game & Level Design     
  • UI/UX design
  • Sound design

Game engines and tools:

  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine
  • Blender
  • Project management throughout the course
  • Production pipeline and collaborative working methods
  • Portfolio

  • The gamer and his market
  • Interface design and UX (human-computer interaction)
  • Mathematics and geometry, probabilities, colours

Educational Mechanism

The courses in this degree are entirely online, via a digital learning environment. 

They are delivered asynchronously, i.e. the apprentice works at his or her own pace, reading the content provided. 

The apprentice is supervised by a course leader, who ensures that personal work is carried out regularly and that the group dynamics are maintained. 

The courses are created and improved each year by the authors on the basis of feedback from the trainees, but there is no exchange between teachers and students during the course.

Goals

  • A teaching approach based on the development of various skills: autonomy, proactivity, collaborative work, etc.
  • A ‘challenge-based approach’ that encourages each student to explore concepts and seek solutions to the problems raised by the teaching team
  • Courses and projects that enable students to work together and give them the keys to a successful integration into the business world

Further studies

The bachelor's degree in digital arts allows students to continue their studies at master's level, subject to acceptance by the schools concerned. There is no automatic progression to the Master's degree at Cnam Enjmin. It is, of course, possible to take the competitive entrance examination for the Master's degree.