•   Character Design and Storytelling IM00CW84-3007 07.09.2021-18.12.2021  3 cr  (19TIKOGAME, ...) +-
    Learning outcomes of the course unit
    The student is able to:
    - use traditional and interactive narrative structures
    - use professional processes in creating fictional characters and worlds for animation and games
    - utilise ways of visualising characters and concepts for animation and games
    Course contents
    - Traditional and interactive narrative structures
    - Professional processes in creating fictional characters and worlds for animation and games
    - Visualising characters and concepts for animation and games
    - Structures of animated series
    Name of lecturer(s)

    Carita Forsgren

    Recommended or required reading

    Course material given in class

    Planned learning activities and teaching methods

    contact teaching (in English), individual and group tasks, virtual learning environment (Tabula), activity excursions, discussions, group work, giving and listening peer & teacher feedback, PBL on occasion, learning by doing, students as teachers

    Assessment methods and criteria

    Tasks, attendance, active participation, feedback to peers and teacher(s)

    Language of instruction

    English

    Timing

    07.09.2021 - 18.12.2021

    Registration

    04.05.2021 - 25.09.2021

    Credits

    3 cr

    Group(s)

    19TIKOGAME

    19MEDIAART

    17MEDIAART

    20MEDIAART

    18MEDIAART

    Seats

    10 - 25

    Teacher(s)

    Carita Forsgren, Christopher Smith, Isabel Pohjanen

    Further information for students

    Preliminary requirements: good written and spoken English, knowledge in how to use visual design software such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, interest in fiction and/or games, interest in visual design

    Degree programme(s)

    Bachelor's Degree Programme in Media and Arts

    Office

    TAMK Mediapolis

    R&D proportion

    2 cr

    Virtual proportion

    2 cr

    Evaluation scale

    0-5

    Exam schedule

    No exam

    Students use of time and load

    The student is expected to complete the course tasks partly outside the contact teaching hours.

    Assessment criteria
    Satisfactory

    All the course tasks and the main task submitted but some tasks missing or executed poorly or after the deadline, poor attendance in class and in Tabula

    Good

    All the course tasks and the main task submitted promptly and executed in a satisfactory manner, good attendance in class and in Tabula

    Excellent

    All the course tasks and the main task submitted promptly and executed in a recommendable manner, very good attendance in class and in Tabula, helpful feedback and advice to peers on the course