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Hector Verdugo- Senior Vice President of Admissionshverdugo@academyart.edu

hey, Hector nice to be here again!

O.o

Legacy Of Kain, you have my attention..

had at me at shrek 3D

yeah same

awesome

amazing

that KFC on the wall had my atttention

omg same i saw the KFC

oh nah lol

@Ruoyu- David worked on animation for KFC videos.

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awesome!

technical art is definitely my niche

Yup

oh for real?

and oooo

AMAZING

i cant even draw a stick figure

Oh no

so cool

woah

@Pablo just practice man

This looks like a dream..

very cool

Hey all, sorry to ask if it's already been asked, but will this video be available online later?

ooooo nice

that’s really good

thats so cool

nice!

Awesome to see the different styles and genres!

so cool!

yes!

@Everyone- A Copy of this recording will be automatically emailed to everyone!

perfect

nice

That will be helpful!

incredible

delicious

ay chill lol

concept art is more so my route

are we getting a recording of this?

yeah

they send it to us?

@Antonio- Yes. It will do to the email you used when you registered for this event.

IS THAT MONSTER HUNTER???

@Rocio- Yes

ok, thank you, that's great because I have to leave for a minute

it’s worth it

@Rocio- Ok. Hope you come back son,

soon

son? *gasp*

I have to get better with background and props

character development is what I’m great with

are ya winning?

I hear theres a CAPCOM branch there

Here is a great link to student work:

https://springshow.academyart.edu/schools/game-development

You can also find our spring show award show for this year here: https://youtu.be/9gPK53LU-XU?t=156

which majors are the ones where the works we’re seeing fit into?

World of Warcraft characters!

This art is just amazing!

That is just amazing to see!

Really is

@Amelia- Game Development but some of these examples could cross over into other fields.

awesome, thank you

no way

omg i love Futurama

Some of our students work in film as well as games

Alumni now

That’s so cool

nice

das me

Oh good

oooo ok so starting from the ground up?

I love it. Building a step at a time!

if only

I can draw it’s only things that have extra details, like guns or architecture.

is the game development major available through your online courses?

woah it looks so coolthe lineart

I use procreate

Yes, Game Development is available online

nice

@Amelia- Yes we offer this program 100% online. Send me an email and I will get you all the info.

You can draw on the ipad?! Cool!

I draw so much procreate crashes 😂

hverdugo@academyart.edu

I really like this shark character

@Amelia- hverdugo@academyart.edu

taco

I normally create the character and the origin of those characters normally come to me later, I build their story off of their looks.

taco?

Taco

nice

🌮?

and tacos?

I’m in artist heaven right now

geez

noice

lol I like that

Nice

networking too

That is correct. Networking is very important

I don’t think 13 year olds look that old

They did then

that sounds like me lol

ahhh fathers

should I learn coding?

rpg criminal

i like this guy

@Ronald- It depends on what you want to do in the industry. We will talk about coding in a bit.

That’s what I call a hacker

Do you like to code Ronald?

my dad spoke to me about it

arrest him at once for his crimes. also yay coding

7 day ban

i love this chat

10 year sentence for fudging your dnd rolls

red redemption 3 omg

I don't play video games but I love the art for video games so much so I hope to do art for games in the future

I’m interested in coding though, I’ve always been an artist’s artist so coding is still a foreign language to me.

Used adobe photoshop a lot at times.

same

@Ronald- We have a coding major. We will be talking about that option soon tonight.

send me an email: hverdugo@academyart.edu

awesome

im a minor sir

F in the chat

I had thoughts about becoming a Game Tester.

it’s not bad

those are some rad glasses in the back

Truly outstanding

ACTIVISION

If only I could accomplish such a feat

XD

it looks like a hidden treasure lol

lol

you got the job

crash bandicoot gone wild

Michael Scott lol

im jealous of that chest hair

Im getting a D&D vibe

Pablo- Can you try to be a little more respectful? I am ok with you chatting and all but please try to be respectful.

I apologize

scott, if you see this say hamburger

Yaaass!! indie development

yeeeees!

haha

right

coding is definitely going to be the way to go

if you learned how to code you could built your own engines

scripting lol

love using C#

i should be a designer...

I’ve always been nervous and shied from coding and designing because, I’m terrible with math I always assume that making code was you using a lot of math. Math has always been my weakness lol.

I'm back, I just lost my internet connection.

Programmers create functionality. Designers use functionality. It's highly collaborative and very rewarding when you get the right people together.

the math😔

so if I was a designer, I would make characters, and design levels?

@Jason such a great description!

and mechanics

you mix the art and code together. Best of both worlds.

ok

i would probably just stick to 2d games lol

I can mange both 2d and 3d

Alexander@ or you could do concept art for 3D

what program could I use for designing characters?

I use blender

this is the binding of Isaac lol

this is amazing

@Alexander- To design or program?

design

what engine was this made in

my name is chase btw, im on my stepdads pc

@Alexander- Pen and paper is always great. I know many people are using Ipad right now and procreate. I also see people on WACOM tablets using Photoshop.

ok

@Alexander- Got it Chase!

Thanks for being here.

you guys are awesome

May I recommend a few programs I know of?

yes

a few popular ones a Fire Alpaca, hat one can also be used for animation, Clip Studio Paint, which is 80 bucks, Sai.net which is 50 I thibk, as well as krita which is free

I’d love to do concept art for a game like GOW

ok thanks!

Im not a big fan of krita though, personally I find it's interface a bit irritating to figure out, but there are always tutorials. theres also a lot of free apps for your phone.

mhm no problem

ok then

Medibang Paint is another app from Fire Alpaca, it is essentially a darker version of FA

free?

procreate is 9.99

the only software I use as of now

Yes the lounge is part of the school

do you guys hold smash bros tournaments

We do

I am a huge SF shock fan

id play steve

love SF

i play on ps4 so i cant play smash lol

I don’t live in Cali so I feel like I’ll miss out on things that are on campus

but I think it’ll still be worth it if I go to the school

@Ronald- Send me an email. We have some cool online events t show you what is like to be an online student.

Esport sounds really awesome to go into.

I struggle

hverdugo@academyart.edu

For David: What did you animate on Evolution?

im thinking of a game where you play as s ghost and posses different objects to help a monster through a course. Anybody here can help me with that?

How would someone who wants to get into designing narratives for games best go about that?

from autism and find game development hard

I like simple 2d art

Is it realistic for someone with very little drawing experience to try for a concept artist?

The great thing about esports now is that we have been able include everyone from Online and On Campus to participate.

@alexander, what type of game? rpg?

a game about a ghost

he helps a monster

that doesn't really help, like what genre?

through courses

I like the Esports and 3D art.

For The concept Artists, are there storyboarding segments

it will be 2d

You can also join our Discord Server http://discord.gg/ArtUEsports to start getting into our game nights and tournaments!

in their lessons?

like murdered: soul suspect type of game alexander?

that still isn't very helpful, like is it a puzzle platformer??

idk

yes

hverdugo@academyart.edu sent the email sir

except you don't play as the person going through course

Sounds great!

can u help?

its just an idea

@Michael Witzel have you met members of the San Francisco Shock? just curious.

figure out what platform you want to build it for then you'll know which engine you want to use

I think one of you greatest tools for staying connected with all the other students and instructors is our Discord Server!

maybe ps4 so i can test and have skill at it

We have worked with SF Shock

I am greatly interested in being behind the art aspect of games but would also like to learn about the programming as well. What kind of classes should I be focusing on for something like this?

That's so cool. I'm a huge fan of the OWL

you guys want to exchange socials?

try unreal engine, its free and its coding is easier to use

yeah we have run events with the SF Shock, and have a close relationship with them

I already have it

my instagram is @ronnycreates

but how do i make a 2d on unreal?

@jayson Covar make sure you work hard in your math courses, and see if your school offers computer science or programming courses

many of our esports students work with them for many of the events they run.

paper 2d for unreal

ok

is that a download or no

What would be the primary things to focus on (or could help) when you want to become a Game Designer with a focus on designing narratives for games?

Visual Development Major for Film and TV

idk

Concept Art for Game

probably concept art for 2d games

@Niraj Shah, we have offered courses on VR and AR as there are a lot of overlapping concepts and technology

I should say we do offer them, they're not gone or anything :)

man these places are going to be saturated with ppl who want to do the same thing. I’m going to have to prove myself, I know the industry must be tricky.

I am an architect graduated last year and I want to have different skill set for my career in game design, specificialy in environment art. Is there certification option that offers a specialization rather than taking all courses?

For David: What did you animate on Evolution?

I have learned show much

he’s mute

lol

Is There a segment for Storyboarding in the concept art portion of Game development?

Wonderful that’s great news for me, thank you!

great I’m on the right track then!!!

Who here plays little big planet?

Thanks Jason and Scott that’s such a relief

lol mobile

ayyyyy

LOL yeah my backlog is insane

GOT is beautiful

I 100%'ed Ghost of Tsushima.

spider man for the ps4 was a game i 100%

I beat call of duty advanced warfare in 5 hours

and beat it at 3 am

I'm still stuck on dark souls III

if I didn’t have a laptop/computer which would you recommend to get?

what is the link of the shrek website!??!?!?!?

@Micheal Witzel Is Esport best the way to get noticed by game companies in the Bay Area?

Very cool

My Dad didn't like Minority Report. He said it was unrealistic. Lol.

^ bruh

who decides on what new titles come out? it might be a stupid question, but who says huh we should make this?

shrek link now please.

@miles If you are trying to get into their community developments teams, sure. but if you are trying to get hired for being a Designer, Programmer, Concept Artist, etc, then doing the best you can in school, and network as much as possible is the best way possible.

so a lot of the games that were pitched that didn’t fall through are essentially cancelled titles.

who plays geometry dash here?

i love this guy lol

using esports events to network is good to for meeting the other people that may get hired at those companies. or already work there.

also can you guys drop your instagrams as well? if you use them.

@Micheal Witzel Thank you

been s long time

What's a project you really struggled with in your careers?

you are welcome!

As a concept artist, what are some ways to get your portfolio seen by art directors if you don't necessarily have any contacts? Aside from just contacting them cold?

that’s a good question

that sounds like an incredible class!

if you can see this say pizza

🍕

lol

pizza time

aww fooey, but that's cool too. Ive been working on a story I started way back in 2010,and drew them all out as amateur comics, 41 chapters in all

Who in the game industry comes up with the ideas of new games or get ideas for games?

I am an architect graduated last year and I want to have different skill set for my career in game design, specificialy in environment art. Is there certification option that offers a specialization rather than taking all courses?

Thanks

“ It’s not who is right it’s what’s right”

would an idea for a game (2d) where you play as a ghost and help a monster through a obstacle course be good?

Thank you.

@Alexander most ideas can be good or bad, it's where you take the idea that counts!

ok thanks

Flesh out that idea! Write out some ideas. Draw some levels. Build it with board game pieces and see if you can play it out in some form

ok then

Or even get some people together to play-act the mechanics :)

I can use a program called scratch to make a prototype

^ yeah that's a good idea

I'll have to leave the zoom early, thank you for an enjoyable session. goodbye, can't wait for the recording.

if u want to use it type scratch.mit.edu

Link bomb coming:

Apply for Admissionshttps://www.academyart.edu/admissions/apply/Pre-College Art Experiencehttps://www.academyart.edu/academics/pre-college-art-experience/The Art and Science of Video Game CreationTuesday, November 24th @7pm PSThttps://www.academyart.edu/about-us/news/events/the-art-and-science-of-video-game-creation/Upcoming Eventshttps://www.academyart.edu/admissions/upcoming-events/Scholarship Linkhttps://www.academyart.edu/finances/scholarships/Spring Showhttps://springshow.academyart.edu/Hector Verdugo- Senior Vice President of Admissionshverdugo@academyart.edu

How different is animation in film to games?

you need 0 coding experience

scratch needs 0 coding experience, could I use it for prototypes?

@Alexander we used to teach scratch in early classes but honestly I've never used it so I couldn't say

u just place blocks

and it does things

its 2d

but laggy

you can also try Construct

whats that?

is it a website?

https://www.construct.net/en

ok thanks!

Thanks so much for this!

instagram is @ronnycreates

Thanks everybody!

Thanks everyone!

Thank you everyone!

thanks guys 👍🏻🎉🎊

if you guys want to make a group chat or something

Thank you everyone so much!

Thank you for your time

and thanks everyone

Thank y’all so much for the insight and inspiration and the time y’all put in! much appreciated!

noice

Apply for Admissionshttps://www.academyart.edu/admissions/apply/Pre-College Art Experiencehttps://www.academyart.edu/academics/pre-college-art-experience/The Art and Science of Video Game CreationTuesday, November 24th @7pm PSThttps://www.academyart.edu/about-us/news/events/the-art-and-science-of-video-game-creation/Upcoming Eventshttps://www.academyart.edu/admissions/upcoming-events/Scholarship Linkhttps://www.academyart.edu/finances/scholarships/Spring Showhttps://springshow.academyart.edu/Hector Verdugo- Senior Vice President of Admissionshverdugo@academyart.edu

aaaaaah! Not the links!!!

Thank you everyone this Event was AWESOME!!

I applied to the pre-college

you guys should too

https://discord.gg/4M9vEkwNI haven't said anything but uhh, here's the discord I made after the art panel last week

noice

Hector Verdugo- Senior Vice President of Admissionshverdugo@academyart.edu

could get a 1000 dollar scholarship if you pass the classes in pre-college

is making for ps4 easy

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and pre-college is free you guys!

Hector Verdugo- Senior Vice President of Admissionshverdugo@academyart.edu

hey guys if you wanna connect with other attendees, you can join our personal discord,https://discord.gg/eYZQJDxZ

The recording of this workshop will be available in a few days. Keep your eyes on your email inbox form Academy of Art University. We will send you an email with a link to the recording.Or you can watch the recording and other past workshop recordings on our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd85419XAWmV2lNN9D48poTH5IjPo4vpL