Bachelor Video Game

Language:

French

Rythm(s):

Traditional course

Eligible for:

Bac or Bac+2

Output level:

Bac+3

Back-to-school:

September 2023

This course prepares students to become experts in 2-D and 3-D video game design. Over the course of three years, students will tackle all aspects of game media: game art, game design, level design and animation.

TRAINING IN A WELL-EQUIPPED SCHOOL

With top-of-the-range equipment, at the cutting edge of digital techniques, and a teaching team made up of video game professionals, LISAA is ranked as the 4th favourite private video game school by industry professionals (L'Étudiant).

LISAA Bordeaux has a Gaming room in partnership with PNY-XLR8 equipped with 6 super-powerful PCs powered by XLR8 GeForce® GTX graphics cards. This room allows students to test the prototypes of video games designed during their training on a dedicated gaming platform. Inter-school e-sport tournaments, streaming sessions, interviews with professional and semi-professional teams, and new product previews will be organised.

LEVEL 6 TITLE RECOGNISED BY THE STATE*

The video game course takes place in 3 years or 2 years after a foundation year in applied arts. It leads to the *title of Video Game Designer - IDAA-LISAA, NSF 323n - level 6, registered in the Répertoire national des certifications professionnelles by order of 27 December 2018 published in the Journal officiel of 4 January 2019. The certifying nature of the training and its suitability in relation to the needs of the labour market are recognised by the State and the European Qualifications Framework. The training can be integrated from the 1st year or during the course (2nd or 3rd year).

Courses

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SUBJECT
SCHEDULE
ECTS CREDITS

Representation techniques

01. Observational Drawing
3 hrs
6

02. Life Drawing
3 hrs
6

03. Outdoor drawing
3 hrs
5

04. Colour
3 hrs
6

05. Methodology / Creativity
2 hrs
6

06. Computer Graphics
3 hrs
4

Specialised workshops

07. Storyboard workshop
3 hrs
6

08. Animation workshop
3 hrs
6

09. Decor / Background
3 hrs
6

Artistic Culture

10. History of Art
2 hrs
5

11. English
1 hr
4

12. Computer Graphics
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SUBJECT
SCHEDULE
ECTS CREDITS

Fundamentals

01. Morphology
3 hrs
6

Development

02. Visual Design
3 hrs
8

03. Game Design
3 hrs
8

Production

04. 3D Production
6 hrs
12

05. 3D Animation
3 hrs
8

06. Applied Techniques
3 hrs
8

07. Script
3 hrs
6

Post-production

08. Sound
3 hrs
4

SUBJECT
SCHEDULE
ECTS CREDITS

Fundamentals

01. Morphology
3 hrs
10

Development

02. Visual Design
3 hrs
10

03. Game Design
3 hrs
10

Production

04. 3D Production
6 hrs
14

05. 3D Animation
3 hrs
8

06. Script
3 hrs
8

Post-production

07. Sound (optional)
3 hrs
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Careers

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You can become:

2D Animator

3-D Animator

Background Designer / Artist

Character Designer / Artist

Motion capture technician

Video games tester / QA tester

Texturing artist

UI Designer

Teaching Staff

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Lucas Leplat

Head of Studies - Video game

Nikita Diet

Head of studies

Noémie Turpault

Admissions manager

Entry Requirements & Application

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Admission is subject to both the presentation of a file and an oral interview. The interview allows a discussion about the candidate's background and ambitions. The objective is to to gauge his motivation and the potential of his or her academic profile to suit the specificities of a profession in animation. Students can join in at the beginning of every year (1st, 2nd or 3rd year).

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