Character Design for Video Games
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Character Design for Video Games at Coursera Overview
Duration | 12 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Character Design for Video Games at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate of completion from California Institute of the Arts on successful course completion
- Get lifetime access to the course
- 50% started a new career after completing these courses
- 40% got a tangible career benefit from this course
- Shareable certificate
Character Design for Video Games at Coursera Course details
- This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn about the concepts of character design in video games
- Explore concepts and approaches involved in creating successful character designs that can be applied to video games
- Get an opportunity to try out some of the concepts from that week's lesson on characters of your own design.
- In this 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
Character Design for Video Games at Coursera Curriculum
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 a character designer known for his work on shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Ren & Stimpy, and Gravity Falls
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