Program Overview

Course Overview

The Digital Asset Creation course, GAME 202, is an on-campus only course that focuses on exploring and developing art and animation assets for game design. Students will learn about the history of developing real-time assets, methods for creating efficient work, and techniques for optimisation.

Course Details

• Course Code: GAME 202
• Duration: 18 weeks
• Start Date: 6 July 2026
• End Date: 8 November 2026
• Trimester: Trimester 2
• CRN: 35009
• Lecture Time: Friday, 12:40 pm
• Campus: Te Aro
• Fees:
  • Domestic students: NZ$1,083.45
  • International students: NZ$5,235.75
• Estimated Workload: Approximately 150 hours or 8.3 hours per week
• Points: 15

Entry Restrictions

• Prerequisites: 75 pts including 30 pts from the BDI or BAS schedules
• Corequisites: None
• Restrictions: None

Taught By

The School of Design Innovation — Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation teaches this course.

Course Learning Objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

1. Use various software packages to produce assets in 2D and 3D.
2. Apply optimisation techniques during asset production.
3. Plan and execute digital asset creation pipelines and workflow.
4. Apply textures and materials appropriately.

How This Course is Taught

• Lectures, studios, and tutorials require in-person attendance.
• Lecture recordings will be made available for subsequent revision.
• The teaching format consists of 1 x 1-hour lecture and 3-hours worth of studio sessions per week.

Assessment

• Character Mark: 40%
• Environment Mark: 40%
• 4 In-class Exercises Mark: 20%

Mandatory Requirements

There are no mandatory requirements for this course.

What You'll Need to Get

You do not need to get any texts or equipment for this course.

Disclaimer

This course outline may be subject to change.