Animation and Gaming, Associate in Arts (AA)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Units | |
| MAT 103 | Introduction To Multimedia | 3 |
| MAT 131 | Digital Imaging I | 3 |
| MAT 136 | Computer Animation I | 3 |
| Units | 9 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MAT 137 | Visual Effects for Film, Television and Gaming | 3 |
| MAT 116 | Interactive Design I | 3 |
| MAT 145 | Video Game Design | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Portfolio Development And Professional Practices | ||
| Interactive Design II - Simple Games | ||
| Serious Game Prototyping | ||
| Units | 12 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MAT 141 | 3-D Modeling | 3 |
| MAT 138 or MAT 167 |
3-D Character Animation or 3-D Environments Design |
3 |
| Units | 6 | |
| Total Units | 27 | |
Recommended Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ART 124A | Classical Animation I | 3 |
| ART 140 | Studio Art Foundations (2-D) | 3 |
| ART 141 | 3-D Design: Form And Space | 3 |
| CS 111 | HTML And Webmastering | 3 |
| FP 181 | Production Sound for Film and Television | 3 |
| FP 279 | Motion Graphics and Compositing | 3 |
| MAT 112 | Digital Drawing | 3 |
| MAT 132 | Digital Imaging II | 3 |
| MAT 152 | Compositing and Visual Effects for Animation | 3 |
| MAT 153 | Web Design I | 3 |
| MAT 169 | Serious Game Production | 3 |
Graduation Requirements
The Associate Degree will be awarded upon completion of both department and college requirements. These include:
- Complete all department requirements with a “C” or better or “P” in each course. Candidates for an Associate Degree are required to complete at least 20% of the department requirements through SBCC.
- Complete a general education option (Option 1: SBCC General Education and Institutional and Information Competency; Option 2: IGETC; Option 3: CSU GE Breadth). General Education options allowed for each Associate Degree program vary. Refer to http://www.sbcc.edu/apply/degrees_certificates.php for a list of General Education options for each SBCC Associate Degree program;
- Other graduation requirements as outlined on the Graduation Requirements page.
- Students will be able to create complex models, apply complex colors and textures to them according to a storyboard.
- Students will be able to create a digital lighting system and render Photorealistic images in 2D.
- Students will be able to create the necessary visual effects (environments and natural forces) specified for the story.
- Students will be able to set up a skeleton for a 3-D model and animate a character according to a storyboard.
- Students will be able to animate a character according to the dialog in the story.