COM 3322 (Char. & UI Design)

COM 3322 (Character & User Interface Design)

CHARACTER DESIGN

Draw with Jazza:

• How to Create Characters (The Design Process): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpj2J4tn4YI
• How to Draw Shadows on Objects and People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSIO1u1Y2uk
• How to Draw a Character Turnaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4rAS_WJWFo

http://cortegatoons.blogspot.com/2012/05/yuk0n-saga.html
http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/illustration/creating-convincing-characters/?pn=5

Case Study:
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BryceKho/20140811/223087/Aegis_Defenders__Nausicaa__Character_Design_Process.php

2D Animations: http://2dgameartforprogrammers.blogspot.com/2011/11/character-animation.html
Creating Game Character Animations: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131796/creating_character_animation_assets.php

Costume
Project Rooftop: http://www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop/

SL Character Design:
Wonder Woman Redesign: http://nypost.com/2010/07/01/wonder-womans-iconic-costume-gets-a-radical-redesign/
Super Hero Changes: http://hereville.com/category/not-hereville/
Feminist Superhero Fan Art: http://journeyintoawesome.com/2012/05/11/my-favorite-funny-feminist-superhero-fan-art/
Keep Your Politics Out Of My Video Games: http://thegeekanthropologist.com/2013/10/14/keep-your-politics-out-of-my-video-games/
Fully Clothed Super Heroines: http://www.themarysue.com/fully-clothed-superhero/2/

Representation:
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AdrienneShaw/20141215/232225/Nice_when_it_happens_Thinking_differently_about_questions_of_representation_in_video_games.php

Tips:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/225357/Tips_for_game_artists_from_Rockstars_former_art_director.php

Creating dynamic characters: http://www.3dtotal.com/index_tutorial_detailed.php?id=1631&catDisplay=1&roPos=1&page=1#.VNBdMJ3F89Q

USER-INTERFACE DESIGN

Crash Course in Good and the Bad: http://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/tutorials/game-ui-by-example-a-crash-course-in-the-good-and-the-bad--gamedev-3943
Wireframing for Web Apps: http://insideintercom.io/wireframing-for-web-apps/
Wireframing: http://uxmag.com/articles/identifying-edges-and-the-art-of-the-wireframe

Wireframing in Powerpoint: http://uxmag.com/articles/wireframing-in-powerpoint-it-works

Thumbnail Sketching: http://designshack.net/articles/inspiration/close-photoshop-and-grab-a-pencil-the-lost-art-of-thumbnail-sketches/
It Came from the consoles:  http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MartinAnnander/20141215/230244/It_Came_from_the_Consoles.php
Toy-like interfaces:  http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ChristopherFurniss/20141215/232372/Building_context_toylike_interfaces_in_games.php

HalfLifeCharacter Design: http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Nihilanth
http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Gonarch

Camera Movement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCIMPYM0AQg

Camera scrolling:
http://gamasutra.com/blogs/ItayKeren/20150511/243083/Scroll_Back_The_Theory_and_Practice_of_Cameras_in_SideScrollers.php

Aesthetic of video game characters: http://gamecareerguide.com/features/854/the_aesthetics_of_unique_video_.php?page=1
Silhouette: http://characterdesignnotes.blogspot.com/2011/03/use-of-silhouettes-in-concept-design.html
Valve Art Direction / Game Play: http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2008/GameFest08_ArtInSource.pdf

Fantasy Art: http://www.creativebloq.com/imaginefx/fantasy-art-essentials-workshop-files-and-resources-11214026

Character Concepts Mass Effect: http://mattrhodesart.blogspot.ca/2013/07/concept-art-behind-scenes.html

Thomas Was Alone: http://www.mikebithellgames.com/thomaswasalone/

How to do "Health": http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/CriticalDistance/20160518/272946/This_Week_in_Video_Game_Blogging_health_and_nature.php