Video Game Design and Development: Video Game Character Design

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Course Features

Duration

2 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Lifetime Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

2 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Video game characters are part of our cultural vocabulary, from Super Mario to Lara Croft. What makes a great video game character? How can you make your own game character?

This course will teach you how gamers interact with their characters and identify with them. To provide you with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the field, we will cover anatomy, graphic design and narrative.

You'll eventually discover that studying the human condition can help you create characters gamers will recognize and understand.

Course Overview

Alumni Network

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Develop an appreciation of how studying human nature can inform how we design characters that audiences will recognise and understand

Assess how fundamental visual, narrative, and game design principles can inform the development of characters

Develop skills in analysing and prototyping character design concepts

Target Students

This course is designed for anyone interested in game design and development

This includes those who are considering studying it at university or entering the games industry to become a developer or designer

Course Content

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Module 1: Narrative theory for video game characters

Module 2: Gameplay design for video game characters

Module 3: Visual design principles

Module 4: Anatomical knowledge and physical cues

Course Instructors

Robin Sloan

Lecturer and Programme Leader for BA (Hons)

I am a Lecturer and Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Game Design and Production Management at Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland.

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