Character Design for Video Games (Coursera)

Character Design for Video Games is an online course offered by the California Institute of the Arts via Coursera. This course is Course 4 of 5 in the Game Design: Art and Concepts Specialization.

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Character Design for Video Games (Coursera)
Character Design for Video Games (Coursera)

Course Overview

In Character Design for Video Games course you will explore concepts and approaches involved in creating successful character designs that can be applied to video games. Following a first week delving into some foundational concepts for successful character design, each of the remaining three weeks are structured as a master class where you will observe three professional character designers at work in the studio: Andy Ristaino (Adventure Time), Jacky Ke Jiang (Journey), and Robertryan Cory (SpongeBob SquarePants).

Each designer will take on two different design challenges on the fly and address the various issues in designing characters for games, such as movement, expression, and technical limitations. At the end of each week you will have an opportunity to try out some of the concepts from that week’s lesson on characters of your own design.

This is a fun and engaging class especially useful for students interested in animation in film and TV as well as games, and is suitable for students of any drawing ability.

Syllabus

Week 1: About Character

In this first week of the course, we will explore some of the major concepts involved in creating compelling, unique, and purposeful characters. These ideas will provide the basis for your assignment this week and lay the groundwork for our visits with professional designers in the coming weeks.

Week 2: Technical Challenges

This week, we visit Andy Ristaino, a character designer who has created many of the ingenious characters for the animated series Adventure Time.

Week 3: Design with Purpose

This week, we visit Jacky Ke Jiang, an animator who has worked as a character designer for both Disney Feature Animation and in video games. Jacky will discuss working in both 2D and 3D modes as he completes his challenges.

Week 4: Find Your Character

This week, we see Robertryan Cory in action. Cory is an a character designer known for his work on shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Ren & Stimpy, and Gravity Falls.

Coach

Fran Krause

Additional information

Course Delivery

Online

Course Efforts

9 Hours

Course Enrollment

Free

Course Instructor

Course Language

English

Course Length

4 Weeks

Course Level

Beginner

Course Provider

Course School

Course Subtitles

Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Flexible Learning

Yes

Verified Certificate

Paid

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