Video Game Design and Development: Video Game Character Design

English
Beginner
4h

Video Game Design and Development: Video Game Character Design

Video Game Design and Development: Video Game Character Design
Hosted by FutureLearn
Provided by Abertay University
Taught by Robin Sloan
Free
No fee required
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Overview


Discover great video game character design and how to make your own charactersFrom Lara Croft to Super Mario, video game characters have become part of our cultural lexicon. But what makes a great game character? And how can you create your own?
On this course, you’ll learn how gamers identify with the characters they control and interact with in-game worlds. You’ll explore anatomy, graphic design, narrative and gameplay, to provide you with a broad knowledge and understanding of the field of video game character design.
Ultimately, you’ll discover how studying human nature can help you design characters that gamers will recognise and understand.