Welcome to the course

Introduction to high visual fidelity

Welcome to Buried Memories: High Fidelity Game Visuals.

In this project, you will:

Learn about high visual fidelity, and tools to deliver this using Unity

Identify your personal learning goals for the course 

Buried Memories: High Fidelity Game Visuals

High Fidelity Game Visuals: Introduction

Challenge: Configure HDRP Materials for a character model

Creating a prototype blockout from concept art

Challenge: Create a new HDRP Area Light

Challenge: Create a new illuminated object

Challenge: Add HDRP Volumetric Fog to the Learning Scene

This project focuses on the role of the Character Artist  in Buried Memories: Serekh.

Consider the challenges and opportunities offered by character concept art

Explore the character design process from sculpt to finishing touches

Review how to customize character model colors in Unity Editor

Apply your learning through creative challenges

High Fidelity Game Visuals: Character Artist

This project focuses on the role of Environment Artist for Buried Memories: Serekh. It also includes the work done by the Level Designer to create a greybox prototype level.

Explore the process of creating a prototype environment from concept art

Consider how to increase the visual fidelity of the environment in a modular way

Consider how to add polish and detail to the final environment

Note: This course originally included exercise tutorials featuring Snaps assets, which are now deprecated. These exercises were removed from the course in July 2022, but all other course content remains available.

High Fidelity Game Visuals: Environment Artist

This project focuses on the role of the Lighting Artist for Buried Memories: Serekh.

Explore how the Lighting Artist interpreted the creative vision for the project

Review the basic lighting implementation created from the concept art

Evaluate how the Lighting Artist used HDRP features to deliver cinematic realism

Review the role of post-processing effects in delivering polish, a key characteristic of high fidelity visuals

 Buried Memories: High Fidelity Game Visuals

High Fidelity Game Visuals: Lighting Artist

Explore three key artistic roles for visual design: Character Artist, Environment Artist and Lighting Artist 

Understand the approach taken by each artist to deliver high fidelity game visuals for the Buried Memories: Serekh Asset Pack demo

Apply your learning through creative challenges in a streamlined Unity project