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Film, Media and Animation Facilities Swansea (Animation & Games Design)

Our Facilities

Our Facilities

Based on our waterfront campus our Creative Games Design and Animation & VFX degrees alongside specialised facilities, students have access to a comprehensive library and ample study spaces.

Our Creative Games Design programmes offer dedicated spaces with high-spec PC systems and industry-standard software like Unreal Engine 5, Substance Painter, Autodesk Maya, and ZBrush. Here, students delve into 3D environment design, visual scripting with Unreal Engine, character modelling, and texture creation, all while building personal portfolios. 

Animation & VFX students in Swansea work with industry-leading software such as NUKE, Houdini 3D, MAYA, Adobe After Effects, and Substance Paint. They learn to transition from physical to digital lighting in Maya, creating 3D scenes using HDRI photogrammetry imaging. The programme also includes access to green screen facilities, DSLR cinema cameras, and sound equipment for field recording, ensuring comprehensive training in visual effects. 

Our Facilities

Our specialist Creative Games Design facilities and course workshops include:

  • 3D Environment design  

  • Unreal Engine visual scripting and functionality  

  • Level design and implementation using Unreal Engine 5  

  • Character development, modelling and rigging  

  • Texture creation using Substance Painter and Adobe Photoshop  

  • Game design and theory sessions  

  • Developing personal portfolios of work  

Large monitors showing a colourful computer game interface with a menu and a design for an orange monster truck.

Our specialist Animation & VFX facilities include: 

  • Immersive room where students can showcase work   

  • Visual effects - Students work on industry software such as NUKE, Houdini 3D, MAYA, Adobe After Effects, and Substance Paint to produce a VFX shot.  

  • Light and Rendering: Students focus on physical lighting techniques and transition from physical light to digital light in Maya to create a 3D scene with HDRI photogrammetry imaging.   

  • Students have access to green screen state-of-the-art DSLR cinema cameras and sound equipment for field recording.  

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Two young women sit in ergonomic gaming chairs, their backs to their computers, watching an off-camera lecturer.
A young man in headphones sits in front of a large monitor displaying a red monster truck.
Two students inspect a retro computer from the nineties; it sits on a table underneath a large modern screen showing a tiled landscape with a 3D palm tree.
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A computer games and animation classroom with decorated walls, ergonomic chairs and large monitors; a lecturer speaks, standing in front of a large screen.

Creative Games Design Studio

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An out-of-focus student uses a keyboard; behind him, another student sits back, his hands on a racing wheel games controller.
A student sits upright at a PC; behind him, a large screen reads: Unreal Engine 4 Technical Artist – Showreel.
A simple pixellated 2D platform game displayed on a small, boxy monitor.

Creative Games Design Studio

Retro gaming station 

A thick green mat in front of a green screen.

Green screen 

Posters and designs in different styles pinned to a yellow wall; they show cars, buildings and people.
A student using a computer with a laptop open next to the mouse.
A lecturer speaking at the front of the classroom.
A lecturer speaking at the front of the classroom.
Two students wearing bulky headphones while using computers.

Campus Life

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Discover Swansea Campus

Explore the impressive facilities at our Swansea campuses, offering a dynamic student experience. The campuses feature advanced laboratories, specialised art and design workshops, and innovative teaching areas. Comprehensive libraries are stocked with extensive digital and physical collections. Students benefit from dedicated areas for art, engineering, construction, and Psychology labs. Immersive rooms, available for all subjects including Policing, provide unique learning experiences. Additionally, vibrant social spaces, cafes, and an active Students’ Union hub foster a lively community atmosphere for both academic and personal development.