Creative Technologies and Interaction

Create interactive, virtual environments by introducing the basic jargon and principles of 2D/3D development. Your practical objective is clear: build a basic interactive real-time application for Windows using a game engine, mastering elements like scripting, physics, lighting, and UI.

Explore what makes a story worth remembering, study strategic frameworks for brand storytelling (like the StoryBrand seven-step framework), and develop vital skills in copywriting and, critically, how to prepare and practice a pitch.

Consider the great responsibility that comes with your skills. Analyze the impact of technology (MCT, AI, the 4th Industrial Revolution) on society and ethics. You’ll use ethical and social criteria to analyze and synthesize this impact, ultimately formulating your own philosophical position.

Refine your visual messaging. You’ll perform a thorough analysis of still and moving images using theoretical concepts like Gestalt, rhetoric, and semiotics. Your main task is to use a visual portfolio to create interconnected communication products (logo, corporate identity, commercial) that demonstrate mastery of professional film grammar.

Learn the art of visual effects, seamlessly integrating 3D content into real-life footage. This complex process involves adjusting lighting and camera positions, developing a 3D/VFX concept from a case study, and achieving the finishing touch through post-production effects.

Prepare for the future of digital content creation by exploring and selecting appropriate AI tools. You’ll master the art of creating and refining AI prompts to generate advanced content (code, 3D models) and automate workflows. You’ll also document and reflect on the responsible use of AI tools and their societal impact.

Gain advanced knowledge of 3D animation, specializing in complex motion scenarios. You’ll master Character Rigging, Mechanical Rigging, and Geometry Nodes, allowing you to build and test robust rigs to solve advanced 3D problems.

Learn to animate graphics, text, and illustrations, focusing on the basic principles of Motion Graphics. You’ll design your own concepts and deliver professional, finished projects - like moving corporate branding or short films - to enhance your portfolio.

Explore specialized uses of interactive game engines, such as creating real-time pre-production videos or trailers. You’ll independently develop a prototype for a complex 3D visualization, focusing on 3D content optimization for the real-time pipeline.

This course will help you to develop your skills in Dutch, the language spoken in the Netherlands and in Flanders. 

The learning objective is to reach level A1 of the CEFR for languages: 

• Understand and use familiar everyday basic phrases.
• Introduce yourself and others.
• Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

However, students who are fluent in German tend to learn Dutch very fast and can reach an A2 level in one semester and will have the chance to do so. 

• You’ll learn about the culture of Antwerp and Belgium.
• You’ll recognize grammatical structures (A1) and use them (A2).
• You’ll develop your vocabulary, listening and speaking skills.
• You can choose between a more interactive and fun approach or a more classical approach focusing on grammar and vocabulary.