[angotango49]

Hello,
I will be studying Games Design in September at Leeds Met - Just wanted to know who else is doing the same

and also i may be applying for accomodation at Carnegie Village and wanted to know if anyone else is thinking of applying there

[ian111199]

My second choose is leeds met for game design

Have you done any 3D modelling or anything similar yet

[angotango49]

did some in DT graphics in college - didnt take it to the extreme like and its a bit blurry now as i didnt focus on it but the first year at uni supposedly gets everyone at the same level with the teaching to use the software and design packages etc...
so all is good :P
whats your first choice??

[ian111199]

Wrexham university for game development, i dont mind which one i go to

[angotango49]

yeah i did have east london as one of mine - but chose leeds instead ^_^ good luck with your decision though xD

[ian111199]

Im going to have a tour round wrexham

have you been to leeds ?was it nice

[jamieyoung]

Hi there, i'm living at Carnegie Village this year in a cluster en-suite flat. I study Games Design already but had to defer my year because of illness and missing all of my work which was crap, but leeds met is really nice. 3D modelling is so good as well.

[ian111199]

i cant wait to start how much experience did you have before u started i done small amounts of 3D modelling

[jamieyoung]

Hi, i had no experience what so ever. I hadn't even touched flash or any editing software at all, never mind 3D modelling. Its really easy to pick up so if you have experience it'll help a lot. It's just time consuming and a lot of practise needs to be done in your own time which is hard being a student lol

[ian111199]

I got a little expereince i use software called Anim8or i created a human model so far

i also got 3d max i just downloaded

[jamieyoung]

Never heard of that program before, we use Z-brush and 3DS Max. Base mesh in 3DS then sculpting in Z-Brush. All up to your own preference but there the main pieces of software they get us to use.

[ian111199]

Im planning in learning 3DS max over the summer

[angotango49]

So what's Carnegie Village like then ??
Because when I applied all the flats were gone and I had to go for a townhouse

[jamieyoung]

I'm not sure what the flats are like i haven't seen them but i have to go to Leeds on the 13th of June so i might try and take some pictures of a cluster flat since there aren't any on the internet or anything . Hope they're nice..

[angotango49]

I'm in a Carnegie Townhouse :P
So we're doing the same course and we live so close so i'll see you around definately....
experience side is more graphic editing, artwork and video editing....dunno if that's useful but hey at least it's something the good thing is i pick things up easily so that's a bonus

[tH3 dOuG]

I will be starting this course this year at leeds met. I only have basic skills in UDK and C++ programming and the usual software that most people have messed about with for example photoshop etc. I will be living in private rented accomodation between headingly campus & university of Leeds (as the misses is doing zoology at uni of Leeds).

[jamieyoung]

(Original post by Sherwood)
Sorry for bringing up an old thread but just letting you know that I've applied for Games Design at Leeds Met also.

I'll be living in Carnegie village, cluster flats so i'll most likely see some of you around!

I have a question for Jamie, who I hope will still read this topic! You mentioned flash in one of your previous posts? was that an optional module ? or do we have to do it? I only ask because I used it this year and its an awful program, was hoping to never use it again! ha

Cheers,

Reece

Yeah bro still reading this hoping to meet a few people tbh before September haha. Looks like we're living in the same place and flats as well

From what i remember from first year you never used to be able to pick modules up until your third year. When i used Adobe Flash it was to create prototypes of a working in game HUD, showing icon changes etc, and also a working menu system, showing different pages etc. Not sure how much the course will have changed so don't quote me on it. The tutors tend to teach you in the software the uni can afford and in methods they know, so the most used software is Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, Illustrator. Then Zbrush, 3DS Max.
Some modules like motion graphics i had to do, you HAVE to use certain software, we had to use AfterEffects which annoyed me because I'm better in Flash but i guess it's all a learning curve lol!

[jamieyoung]

(Original post by angotango49)
I'm in a Carnegie Townhouse :P
So we're doing the same course and we live so close so i'll see you around definately....
experience side is more graphic editing, artwork and video editing....dunno if that's useful but hey at least it's something the good thing is i pick things up easily so that's a bonus

Yeah man if you have Facebook hit me up or something bro. Video editing should be good as i remember a module where you had to create a short video which was balls because i can't edit video for **** lol...Editing would be the main thing because you have to make advertisements, marketing, posters etc through Photoshop and you can even use it for texturing 3D models and stuff.

But no one worry i went knowing nothing and everyone pretty much starts off in the basics. Anything you know just gives you and advantage.

[Axeum]

Hi everyone, there is a Games Design Facebook page. I don't think I can post links on here, but just search for "Leeds Metropolitan Games Design 2012/13" into the search, and I am sure you will find it