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4.00 Credits
This hands-on animation course is intended for students with a computer science background who would like to improve their sense of observation, timing, and motion through the real art of animation to create strong believable animation pieces. A good understanding of motion is an important foundation for using computers and technology to their full potential for the creation of animation. This class also emphasizes artistic and aesthetic creativity through the study of storytelling, acting, character development and dramatic structure. Prerequisite: none
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to Macromedia's Flash. The course will cover the basics of Flash: importing, creating & editing vector graphics and creating simple animations, creating interactive elements and incorporating sound and video and testing Flash movies. Also, students explore the steps in creating Flash productions from start-to-finish, including site map and navigation building, button making and output. Prerequisite: Multimedia Technologies
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4.00 Credits
This course provides students with a solid grounding in a variety of three-dimensional modeling mechanisms. Students will research the development issues associated with this software (3DS Max).We will then explore various creation and texturing techniques in both Z-Brush and 3DS Max as they apply to the computer game model. Students will also identification of the various roles in a game art development team. Prerequisite: The Study of Animation
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4.00 Credits
This course is for photographers and artists, who wish to go well beyond the basics of Photoshop. In addition to covering more sophisticated methods of color correction, image manipulation and printing, students will learn scanning, digital camera usage, the mechanics of calibration and other more advanced sets of controls in Photoshop, all within a framework of artistically professional sensibility which will allow the student to develop their own professional work. Prerequisite: Introduction to Computer Graphics
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4.00 Credits
This course shows students how to evaluate images for communicative effectiveness and aesthetic appeal. They will also digitize images, adjust and manipulate them in the computer, and output them for on-screen and printed use. Through the course students will gain a firm foundation on the fundamental differences between digital photography and tradition manual film including lighting and print. Prerequisite: Audio/Video Editing
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4.00 Credits
During this course, students will learn about the primary industry software tools used in the creation of 3D objects and textures. Students will work with industry standard 3D applications in order to create and manipulate two-dimensional texture mapping and three-dimensional models for video game production. Through the use of this software and programming experience a student will be able to bridge the gap between the programming and designer cohorts. Prerequisite: Game Preproduction
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4.00 Credits
This class covers advanced elements of web-page creation using a text editor and HTML and XML standard tags. This class will focus on web terminology, advanced HTML coding to include hyperlinks, anchors, tables, forms, CSS, frames, design principles and accessibility issues. Emphasis will be placed on understanding values and creation of CSS for business environments. We will also explore the availability of tools for site management, validation and accessibility checks. Prerequisite: Fundamentals ofWeb Authoring and Design
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4.00 Credits
This course is concerned with the cultivation of ideas and problem-solving strategies for still and moving imagery. The use of composition and frame, directing methodologies, editing principles and sound elements will be explored. Students create treatments, inspirational sketches, descriptive drawings, character and object design, storyboards, and animatics as a method for developing and communicating concepts for time-based media. Prerequisite: none
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4.00 Credits
This course approaches the study of computer games from several ways. First is an example of media that can be analyzed and critiqued for their thematic elements, formal structure, plot and interactive appreciation. The next step is a study of complex software subjects to technology constraints and the product of a professional design and implementation process. The last is a study of behaviors and associations comparable to other popular art forms. Students will study the principles of game design and use them both to analyze existing games and to develop their own original game ideas. Prerequisite: Game Design Theory II
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the production, managerial and business issues of digital games. Students will learn how to manage a game production project including pipeline assignment, projected release dates and distribution of work load. They will also decide how to effectively plan and execute a game production cycle. Students will begin the writing of game development documents, game production teams, game development tools and techniques; play testing and the game publication process. Prerequisite: Game and Simulation Marketing
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