Course description for 2026/27
Environment Modelling
CGA2010
Course description for 2026/27
Environment Modelling
CGA2010
In this course, students will look beyond the subject of a frame and into the environment that surrounds them. A variety of skills will be developed through the process of conceptualising, planning and building an environment.
In this course, students will look beyond the subject of a frame and into the environment that surrounds them. A variety of skills will be developed through the process of conceptualising, planning and building an environment. Consideration will be given to hard surface and organic modeling techniques, creating and blending textures and materials, environmental lighting and volumetric effects, camera techniques, rendering and presentation. While students will be encouraged to develop their own environmental assets, the use of asset libraries and environment building tools will also be an important part of the course.
Reserved for students at the Bachelor studies in Games and Entertainment Technology, CG art and Animation, Film and TV production and connected study programs at our international partner institutions.
CGA1003 CG Art Fundamentals
CGA1007 Lighting, Surfacing & Rendering
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
Knowledge
- differentiate and make best use of hard surface and organic modelling techniques
- use effective composition to create visually appealing images
Skills
- conceptualise, plan and build a virtual environment
- populate an environment using asset libraries and environment building tools
- use modular modelling techniques to create hard-surface models for an environment
- create organic models for an environment
- create and blend textures and materials
- light and render a virtual environment
General Competence
- manage and optimise a complex scene in a computer graphics application
- maintain a project directory for use in a contemporary production pipeline
In addition to the semester fee and curriculum literature, it is assumed that the student has a laptop computer at his/her disposal.
Elective
Lectures, practical demonstrations. Flipped classroom.
Evaluation using mid-term or final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.
Portfolio (MA) - Individual (100/100)
The portfolio consists of 4 components.
Graded: A-F
Generating responses using ChatGPT or similar generative artificial intelligence and submitting them wholly or partially as your own work is considered plagiarism.
Course language
English
Credits
10
Study location
Levanger
Teaching semesters
Autumn 2026
Responsible faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences
Course coordinator
