December Reference List

Reading:

• Freeman, D. 2004. Creating emotion in games: the craft and art of emotioneering. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders.
• Kennedy, S. R. 2013. How to become a video game artist: the insider's guide to landing a job in the gaming world. New York: Watson-Guptill.
• Kretschmer, A. and Rohrbach, K. 2007. Pictorial encyclopedia of historical costume. New York: Dover Publications.
• Whitlatch, T. 2010. Animals real and imagined. California: Design Studio Press.
• ???, Ryan. 2011. Fantasy armor and lady bits. [online]. Mad Art Lab. Available from: http://madartlab.com/2011/12/14/fantasy-armor-and-lady-bits/. [Accessed 07 December 2013].

Watching:

• Lilo & Stitch. 2002. [animated film]. Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. Burbank, California: Walt Disney Pictures.
• The Lion King. 1994. [animated film]. Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. Burbank, California: Walt Disney Pictures.
• Monsters, Inc. 2001. [animated film]. Directed by Pete Docter. Burbank, California: Walt Disney Pictures.
• Robin Hood. 1973. [animated film]. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Burbank, California: Walt Disney Productions.

Games:

• The elder scrolls V: Skyrim. 2011. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Bethesda Game Studios.
• Mass effect. 2007. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. BioWare.
• Ratchet & Clank. 2002. [disk]. Sony Playstation 2. Insomniac Games.
• Spyro: a hero's tail. 2004. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox. Eurocom.

November Reference List

Reading:

• Freeman, D. 2004. Creating emotion in games: the craft and art of emotioneering. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders.
• Gray, C. and Malins, J. 2004. Visualizing research: a guide to the research process in art and design. Aldershot: Ashgate.
• Hartas, L. 2005.  The art of game characters. Lewes: ILEX.
• Laughey, D. 2007. Key themes in media theory. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Watching:

• FZD School. 2011. Episode 43 video game characters. [online]. Youtube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xldrl3kl-aw. [Accessed 16 November 2013].

Listening:

• Sanderson, B., Tayler, H. and Wells, D. 2008. Episode 2: blending the familiar and the original. [podcast]. Writing Excuses. Available from: http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/02/17/writing-excuses-episode-2-blending-the-familiar-and-the-original/. [Accessed 16 November 2013].

Games:

• Brothers: a tale of two sons. 2013. [digital]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Starbreeze Studios.
• Prince of Persia. 2008. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Ubisoft Montreal.
• Ratchet & Clank. 2002. [disk]. Sony Playstation 2. Insomniac Games.

To Investigate:

• Kennedy, S. R. 2013. How to become a video game artist: the insider's guide to landing a job in the gaming world. New York: Watson-Guptill.

October Reference List

Reading:

• Baillie-de Byl, P. 2004. Programming believable characters for computer games. Hingham, MA: Charles River Media.
• Barrington, B. 2007. The complete book of drawing skills. London: Arcturus Publishing.
• Hartas, L. 2005.  The art of game characters. Lewes: ILEX.
• Mattesi, M.D. 2008. Character design from life drawing. Burlington, MA: Focal Press.
• Solarski, C. 2012. Drawing basics and video game art: classic to cutting-edge art techniques for winning video game design. New York: Watson-Guptill.
• Solarski, C. 2013. The Aesthetics of Game Art and Game Design. [online]. Gamasutra. Available from: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/185676/the_aesthetics_of_game_art_and_.php?print=1. [Accessed 16 October 2013].
• Tillman, B. 2012. Creative character design. MA: Focal Press.

Watching:

• Doctor who: the complete seventh series. 2013. [dvd]. Directed by Saul Metzstein et al. London: BBC One.
• How to train your dragon. 2010. [animated film]. Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. Glendale, California: DreamWorks Animation.
• Lilo & Stitch. 2002. [animated film]. Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. Burbank, California: Walt Disney Pictures.
• Megamind. 2010. [animated film]. Directed by Tom McGrath. Glendale, California: DreamWorks Animation.
• Men in black. 1997. [film]. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Univeral City, California: Amblin Entertainment.
• Monsters, Inc. 2001. [animated film]. Directed by Pete Docter. Burbank, California: Walt Disney Pictures.
• Supernatural: the complete eighth season. 2013. [dvd]. Directed by Robert Singer et al. British Columbia: Warner Bros. Television.
• X-files. 2008. [film]. Directed by Chris Carter. Los Angeles, California: Ten Thirteen Productions.

Games:

• Brothers: a tale of two sons. 2013. [digital]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Starbreeze Studios.
• Dragon age: origins. 2009. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. BioWare.
• Enslaved: odyssey to the west. 2010. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Ninja Theory.
• Gears of war. 2006. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Epic Games.
• Halo 2. 2004. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox. Bungie Studios.
• Halo: Reach. 2010. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Bungie Studios.
• Ico. 2002. [disk]. Sony Playstation 2. Team Ico.
• Jak & Daxter: the precursor legacy. 2001. [disk]. Sony Playstation 2. Naughty Dog.
• The last of us. 2013. [disk]. Sony Playstation 3. Naughty Dog.
• The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning. 2006. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Krome Studios.
• Mass effect. 2007. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. BioWare.
• Prince of Persia. 2008. [disk]. Microsoft Xbox 360. Ubisoft Montreal.
• Ratchet & Clank. 2002. [disk]. Sony Playstation 2. Insomniac Games.

To Investigate:

• Tillman, B. 2012. Creative character design. MA: Focal Press.
• Freeman, D. 2004. Creating emotion in games: the craft and art of emotioneering. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders.
• Gray, C. and Malins, J. 2004. Visualizing research: a guide to the research process in art and design. Aldershot: Ashgate.
• Laughey, D. 2007. Key themes in media theory. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

September References List

Reading:

• Campbell, J. 2008. Hero with a thousand faces. 3rd ed. Novato, California: New World Library.
• Booker, C. 2005. The seven basic plots: why we tell stories. London: Bloomsbury.
• Patnode, J. 2008. Character modeling with Maya and Zbrush: professional polygonal modeling techniques. Oxford: Focal Press
• Wade, D. 2012. D'artiste: character modeling. Australia: Ballistic
• Wade, D. 2007. D'artiste: fashion design. Australia: Ballistic.

Watching:

• The Gnomon Workshop: Character design pipeline. [DVD]. Narrated by Thierry Doison. USA: The Gnoman Workshop Inc.
• The Gnomon Workshop: Creative character design techniques. [DVD]. Narrated by Neville Page. USA: The Gnoman Workshop Inc.
• Digital Tutors. 2012. Methods for painting realistic skin tones. [Online]. Available from: http://www.digitaltutors.com/tutorial/842-Methods-for-Painting-Realistic-Skin-Tones. [Accessed 26^th August 2013].

To Investigate:

• Tillman, B. 2012. Creative character design. MA: Focal Press.
• Mattesi, M. 2009. Character design from life drawing. MA: Focal Press.
• Freeman, D. 2004. Creating emotion in games: the craft and art of emotioneering. Indianaplois, IN: New Riders.
• Gray, C. and Malins, J. 2004.Visualizing research: a guide to the research process in art and design. Aldershot: Ashgate.
• Laughey, D. 2007. Key themes in media theory. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
• Noble, I. and Bestley, R. 2011.Visual research: an introduction to research methodologies in graphic design. Switzerland: AVA Publishing.
• Mayra, F. 2008. An introduction to game studies. London: SAGE.
• Creswell, J.W. 2009. Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. London: SAGE.