GAME 330 Advanced Character Rigging

5 credits

This course covers the primary elements of rigging a character in Maya. This course blends the art and the science of building a character rig. Students will spend time practicing what was demonstrated during the lecture portion of each class.

Prerequisites: GAME 124, GAME 312, and GAME 315

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Design, rig, and animate 3D characters
Apply standards in character rigging
Create multi-disciplinary software development projects that mirror professional work flow
Incorporate game design, conceptualization, creation of digital assets, sound design, audio production, software integration, and project management

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

demonstrate proficiency in character design, rigging, and animation - 2D and 3D
create multi-disciplinary software development projects that mirror professional work flow, incorporating game design, conceptualization, and creation of digital assets, sound design, audio production, software integration, and project management

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20