Welcome to Week 2 of Game Design and Development: Video Game Character Design. This week, we will be addressing the visual design of game characters. You will also hear from …
All of the images used within week 1 of the course were produced by Abertay University teams, individuals, or friends of the university. The credits are as follows: Course title …
GAME DESIGN Fullerton, T. 2008. Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games. Burlington, MA: Elsevier. Kremers, R. 2009. Level Design: Concept, Theory & Practice. Natick: AK Peters. …
That brings us to the end of week two, and the end of this course on video game character design. If you have enjoyed this course and are interested in …
In this first week, we have discussed the design of video game characters in terms of both narrative and gameplay. We started by covering the core and shell model, which …
In this video we will discuss how design frameworks can help us to not only understand how games are designed and how they affect the player experience, but also in …
Progressing from consideration of narrative theory for games, we will now discuss how the design and structure of video games interacts with the design of game characters. Firstly, we will …
As we close this section on narrative and video game characters, we will discuss two final considerations that impact on the design and reception of video game characters: the narrative …
Beyond consideration for archetypes and stereotypes, there is a need to consider how the broader narrative has an impact on how we conceive of, develop, and interpret video game characters. …
When it comes to developing great characters for narratives, one of the first concepts we might consider is the application of archetypes. Archetypal characters and characters that appear again and …
How are video game characters different from characters in other media? There are clearly similarities between game characters and characters that exist in animation, film, comics, or literature. However, representation …
Games and Arts students from Abertay University provide their thoughts on their favourite characters from video games, with an emphasis on storytelling and gameplay. You are encouraged to add a …
Course Leader The leader for the course is Dr Robin Sloan, the Programme Leader for Game Design and Production at Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland. Robin has a professional background …
Welcome to Game Design and Development: Video Game Character Design. The course has been developed by Abertay University, the site of the UK’s first Centre for Excellence in Computer Games …