Summer Workshop 2020 - 3-7 August 3D Creation For Videogames - codinglab

Summer
Workshop
2020
3-7 August

                   3D Creation
             For Videogames
             Teacher:

             Victor Karp

Summer Workshop 2020
3-7 August
What?
A summer workshop titled 3D Creation for Videogames,
taught in German by an experienced video game artist. The
workshop is tailored for teenagers and young adults (ages
14-25) who haven’t worked with 3D or computer design
before.

When?
Every morning from August 3 to August 7 2020, 8am – 1pm
(4 hours sessions with 2x 30-minute breaks).

Where?
At Codinglab’s premises and class room near Locarno: 4 via
Giuseppe Motta, CH-6648 Minusio, Ticino.

How?
We are proposing this introductory workshop at the
exceptional promotional price of 450 CHF for the whole
week.                                      Book your seat:
                                       https://codinglab.ch/3d

Summer Workshop 2020
3-7 August
Overview
Codinglab Sagl is a new computer school and “hackerspace” near
Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland.

Staffed by   seasoned engineers and computer experts, we have been
organizing   weekly labs as well as individual courses on topics as
varied as    video game development, Linux system administration,
TCP/IP, or   ethical hacking.

In less than a year Codinglab has established itself as a key
regional player in helping people, and teenagers especially, reach
digital proficiency.

We are thrilled to announce that we will be welcoming this summer
a specialist in 3D environment art and video game development. He
has participated in the creation of scenes and assets for games
such Risen 3, ELEX and SteamVR and created personal works for
Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Quake III and Half-Life 2. He is
an expert in Blender and the Unreal Engine among other tools.

Given this unique opportunity, we will be organizing during the
first week of August a summer workshop in 3D Creation For
Videogames. Our workshops are extremely hands-on, and beginners
are welcome.

The workshop is limited to 8 participants, and will be taking place
at Codinglab’s premises from August 3 through August 7, every day
from 8am to 1pm. The workshop duration is 4 hours daily (plus 2x
30-min breaks) for a total of 20 hours over the whole week.
The workshop will be given in German at the exceptional promotional
price of CHF 450.- for the whole week. Book your seat early before
spaces run out!
                                                      Book your seat:
                                              https://codinglab.ch/3d

Summer Workshop 2020
3-7 August
Workshop Agenda
Day 1 (August 3, 2020, 8am-1pm)
•Brief overview of the user interface's layout, navigating
 Blender's 3D viewport
•Creating the basic default primitives (boxes, cylinders,
 spheres, etc.)
•Moving, rotating and scaling objects
•Shaping the basic primitives into more complex forms by using
 simple operations (bevels, extrusions, dividing edges,
 duplications etc.)

Day 2 (August 4, 2020, 8am-1pm)
•Applying different colors to surfaces
•Using modifiers to accomplish more complex tasks (Array,
 Boolean, Mirror, etc.)
•Advanced techniques to achieve desired shapes

Day 3 (August 5, 2020, 8am-1pm)
•Unwrapping meshes and applying textures from photos
•Students start building their final project

Day 4 (August 6, 2020, 8am-1pm)
•How to compose a 3D scene that looks interesting
•Students continue working on their final project under the
 teacher’s guidance

Day 5 (August 7, 2020, 8am-1pm)
•Creating some simple lighting effects
•Final scene rendering
•Finalization of the students’ personal projects
                                                   Book your seat:
                                           https://codinglab.ch/3d

Summer Workshop 2020
3-7 August
Workshop Details
The workshop is focused on usage of the tool Blender. It is an
open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset used for
creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed
models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, and
computer games. It is a professional tool that is used, for
example and as of this year, by Ubisoft Animation Studio.

Each participant is provided, for the duration of the workshop,
with all the required equipment. Namely, a personal desktop
computer with the appropriate software and tools preinstalled.
Participants who prefer bringing their own computer can do so
too (let us know in advance so we can provide you with the
appropriate software packages).

Beginners are welcome as the workshop will be covering all the
required fundamentals.

The workshop is designed and tailored for teenagers (ages
14-25), but all generations are welcome. The only requirement
is a desire to learn about 3D worlds and videogame asset/scene
development!

The workshop is very hands-on: the teacher presents and
explains notions on a big-screen TV, and participants, under
his guidance and with his help, get to immediately implement
and experiment with them.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have understood
and practiced with all the fundamentals of 3D art creation, and
will have created their own low poly assets or videogame scene!

                                                  Book your seat:
                                          https://codinglab.ch/3d

Summer Workshop 2020
3-7 August

Teacher Bio

Victor has always been an
artist at heart, and started
in 2006 making levels for
Quake III using the
Q3Radiant. As a Level Artist
for videogames, he debuted
his career in 2012 at
Piranha Bytes, the studio
responsible for acclaimed
games such Risen and ELEX,
to which he has made
significant contributions.
Among other projects, he has
produced over 80 meshes for
SteamVR (created by Scraggy
Rascal Studios in
cooperation with Valve).
Over the years, he’s also
been teaching and tutoring
adults and teenagers alike
at the SAE Institute Bochum
and other venues.
                                       Book your seat:
                               https://codinglab.ch/3d