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Do you play any type of digital game?
•Did you know that you are developing career skills by playing digital games?
•The #1 requirement to become a game designer is to be a gamer.
Game Designers. . .
• Play games
• Must be able to work as a team
• Can Be• Artists• Designers• Programmers
• Have a bachelor’s degree• Computer Science• Software Engineering• Graphic Arts / Design• Multimedia Design
• Make on average $70,000.00 / a year
3 main roles for a Game Designer
Lead Designer-team leader / management-usually good at computer
programming, storytelling, and art
Level Designer-Creates level by level play-usually good at computer
programming and art
Content Designer-creates story, backgrounds, & characters
-usually good at storytelling and art
Digital Gaming Then & Now1986 2017
What is 8-bit animation?
• 8-bit refers to color
• Each pixel is represented by one 8-bit byte
• The maximum number of colors that can be displayed is 256• Less colors = less detail
• Images are often blocky or pixelated
• It was one of the first methods used to put color on computers and in video games
• 8-bit animation uses 8-bit colors and makes the images move
The original Legend of Zelda uses 8-bit animation
Today, you are a Content Designer• Legend of Zelda is doing a reboot to
the original, 8-bit design• New levels
• New villains
• New lead characters
• Goal is still to rescue Zelda
• Design a new lead character (in 8-bit style) for Legend of Zelda• Things to consider
• Size?
• Appearance?
• Weapons?
• Vulnerabilities?
• Health?
Today, you are a Content Designer
• Design a new lead character for Legend of Zelda
• Must be in 8-bit style
• You CANNOT copy an existing image from the internet etc.
• You CAN look at other images for ideas.
• Coloring will help!
Animate a new lead character for an 8-bit animation reboot of Legend of Zelda
It can be simple or complex.
