Meta Design Studios

 

Coleg Gwent, Newport.

Will reality be augmented or virtual or some hybrid of the two? In any case, reality will no longer be the only game in town. Only when we aren't scared of the big "what if?" and embrace the moonshot thinking required to work in AR\VR will we be able to help move this medium forward to its full potential.

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This is a varied and creative course that aims to produce the next generation of Digital Designers and Virtual Visual Artists. You’ll have the choice to study a wide range of topics to develop your creative skills, such as Concept Design & Development, UI & UX Design, 3D Modelling & Animation, Web & App Design, 2D & 3D Game Prototyping, Digital Video & Film Production, Stop Frame Visual Installations, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality both 3D & filming, Motion Capture Suit Rigging and 3D Printing Product Design.

You’ll gain an understanding of creative software packages including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Premier, Audition, Animate, After Effects, Dreamweaver, 3D Studio Max, Mudbox, Motion Builder, Unity, Cura, Shadow Capture and more. You'll experience a range of design briefs, some you'll write yourself, to help build your technical skills. The course also features a range of practical sessions geared towards producing a wide-ranging creative portfolio to help you move on to university or employment.

Traditional skills are also important to us understanding and harnessing one’s own creativity allows you to think “outside of the box” and encourages original methods of problem solving. Students who think creatively are able to take unique approaches to problems and develop alternate solutions. Creativity is a great leadership skill to have because creators are ready to explore, tackle unseeable hurdles and embrace discovery.

Learning through art deconstructs preconceived notions of ideas and objects and allows students to keenly see what is in front of them. With every art piece a student creates, they are using their creativity, their vision, dreams, wonder and sense of the world. Meta Design Studios' gives students a safe and supportive environment to harness that self-expression, practice and master it. Students are also provided with the tools and materials they need, guidance and encouragement.