Virtual character design for games and interactive media. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robin James Stuart Sloan.
• Authors: Sloan, Robin James Stuart
• Contents: Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; ; PRESENTATION; ; Anatomy and Physical Cues; Anatomy; Body Proportions; Body Type; Sex Differences; Physical Cues; Attraction; Health; Age; Summary and Activity; References; ; Visual and Audio Design Principles; Line and Shape; Silhouette; Color; Visual Style; Sound Design for Virtual Characters; Diegetic, Synchronous, and Empathetic Sound; Sound Motifs; Summary and Activity; References; ; Representation, Customization, and Transformation; Identity; Representation; Gender and Sexuality; Ethnicity, Religion, and Nationality; Age and Social Class; Customization; Transformation; Summary and Activity; References; ; PERFORMANCE; ; Personality, Emotion, and Expression; Personality; Personality Traits and the Five-Factor; Model; Individual Attitudes; Political Views; Balancing Personality Design for Virtual Characters; Emotional States; Emotions as Adaptive Behaviors; Emotion and Virtual Character Performance; Expression; Posture and Proximity; Facial Expression; Voice and Emotional State; Summary and Activity; References; ; Context, Story, and Gameplay; Core and Shell; Narrative Shell; Setting and Backstory; Archetypes and Stereotypes; Interactive Plot; Narrative Mode; Thematic Statements; Gameplay Core; Video Game Genres; Gameplay Design; Mechanics, Dynamics, and Aesthetics; Flow; Summary and Activity; References; ; Acting, Movement, and Animation; Thinking and Acting; Stanislavski’s System; Movement; Animation Principles; Animation Methods; Mixed-Methods; Animation; Summary and Activity; References; ; PRACTICE; ; Control: The Aesthetics of Playable Characters; Role Embodiment; Role Fulfillment; Role Projection; Character Flow; Summary; ; Cast: The Aesthetics of the Virtual Ensemble; Character Appeal; Dependency; Co-Protagonism; Summary; ; Complexity: The Aesthetics of Hyperreal Characters; The Uncanny; The Turing Test; Virtual Knowledge; Conclusion; References; ; Glossary; Ludography; Index;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 794.8; Video game characters -- Design; Virtual reality -- Social aspects; Interactive multimedia -- Design; Interactive multimedia -- Social aspects; Computer graphics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466598201; 9781498728614
• Related ISBNs: 9781466598195
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