Video Game Animation - Design Awesome Animations! Play them in a Game! (Ages 7+)
Class experience
Students will learn the basic principles of 2D game animation and the application of those principles in bringing a character to life, through the mechanics of motion, on a game screen. ITINERARY: 【Week 1】 ✔️ Introduction & Slideshow ✔️ Clickteam Fusion Intro ✔️ Into to retro pixel animations. 【Week 2-3: PIXEL ANIMATIONS】 ✔️ Students work on retro pixel animations. ✔️ Students will be using the active objects in Clickteam Fusion to create their pixel characters. ✔️ Students will do Movement...
1. Students will learn to demonstrate understanding of the basics of animation development through designing a character and creating a storyboard. 2. Students will learn to identify and explain the major types of animation and how they differ from each other. 3. Students will learn to create their own original animated short using Multimedia Fusion.
Homework Offered
Students can finish their projects as homework, if they are not completed in class.Assessments Offered
The learner's progress and comprehension skills are observed through informal assessment, in observation of their game designing.Grades Offered
3 files available upon enrollmentMaterials Needed: ✔️ Computer (Windows Preferred, but Macintosh would also work. Doesn't work on Chromebook.) Mac System Requirements: OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) to 10.14 (Mojave) MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) is NOT supported as this is a 32-bit application and Apple have removed support for 32-bit. Clickteam recommends macOS Sierra or above - please try the free version first to ensure it runs on your system. An internet connection is required for installation, updates and to download the software. ✔️ Animation Desk (or FlipaClip) ✔️ Photoshop (or Photopea, which in online-based, and can be found here: https://www.photopea.com) ✔️ Clickteam Fusion (The Free Version of Clicktream Fusion can be found here: https://www.clickteam.com/clickteam-fusion-2-5-free-edition) Optional Materials: ✔️ Fusion Character Animator (Requires Windows to Run)
Hi, my name is Raymond Mullikin. 👋 I am a professional cartoonist and credentialed teacher from San Luis Obispo, California. I teach classes in Cartooning, Comic Book Printing and Publishing, 2D Cartoon Animation, Claymation/Stop Motion, Toy...
Group Class
$15
weekly or $115 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
50 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 7-12
2-8 learners per class