# MA Games Art ## Induction slides: https://hackmd.io/@GamesArt/r1XlCNlMj --- ## Who am I? - :cat: Andrew King - :mortar_board: 20 years in industry - *Codemasters, Konami, Adobe, Unity* - :hammer_and_wrench: Technical artist and Tool Dev - :gear: Blockchain x Game Engine integration, Procedural Virtual Cartography --- ## The First Semester - Interdisciplinary Practice 1 (IP1) - **Explore** and **Build** - **Create** and **Develop** - **Define** and **Extend** --- ## Deliverables - A divergent portfolio - **Positions** your **practice** - **Relates** to **Context** - **Challenges** the **Discipline** --- ## IP1 Specialist Sessions - Alternating weeks, 3hrs - Andrew King and Adam Cain - Technical Art/Tooling - 1hr R&D over coffee, 1hr Lecture/demo, 1hr Workshop - If you want me to cover something specific, then just let me know. --- ## Session 01 ### Caravaggio, Moore's Law and Carceri d'invenzione. #### Games Art as conversation with the infinite. ##### Andrew King --- ### Logistical prep - Get Maya and Unity installed - Get a Github Account - Get a HackMD Account - Setup MS Teams - Connect to the IP1 Games Art group, Say "hello" & introduce yourself - Highlight any issues "Help me with Markdown pls!" - Post your R&D notes to Teams by Tuesday --- ### Research and Development - The Shape of Infinity, Jacob Geller. - Use HackMD to take notes in MarkDown (MD) format - Extend the ideas presented with your own - Relate to your own practice/goals - Build your Bibliography/Reading List - What questions do Geller's arguments raise? --- {%youtube Zm5Ogh_c0Ig %} --- ### Additional R&D - Harvard Referencing for your Bibliography - PechaKucha: 20 slides x 20 seconds - Whatever you want --- ### Contact me - MS Teams: search for Andrew King. a.king@MMU.ac.uk ---