Undergraduate - UnitDIS3901 - Interactive animation

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Design
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Vince Dziekan

Synopsis

This unit extends existing knowledge of digital imaging and multimedia design into the production of interactive animation. Students will understand essential theory and concepts, the range of individual roles, technical skills and resources required for animation production. Individual exercises lead to the development of projects that explore the representation of gameplay, generative systems and other interactive processes through animation

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

understand the interactive animation production process
understand theory and concepts that relate to interactive animation and games
explore the representation of gameplay, generative systems and other interactive processes through animation
define, develop, plan and organise content for interactive animation
understand the range of individual roles, technical skills, and resources required for animation production
develop and produce interactive animation projects
observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice

Assessment

Exercises 40%
Major Projects 60%

Workload requirements

12 hours per week, comprising 1 hour lecture, 2 hours tutorial and 9 independent study hours

Prerequisites

Must have passed both in MMD1302 and MMS1402 or both MMD1302 and FIT1012 or DIS1704 or approval from Course Coordinator