Course detail

Studio III - Game Media - winter

FaVU-B3MU-ZAcad. year: 2019/2020

The subject presents the game genre of visual novels. Initial genre research includes a presentation of key titles from worldwide production. It opens the thematic ensemble of Anime, manga, world and Czech comics in the context of digital games. Reflection of fan-art culture, cosplay. Based on a totally elementary interaction, both digital and physical, students design and then realize the creative visual novel, individual content, scope, and style. In the case of sufficient technical and time facilities for students, the scope of the visual novel may exceed, for example, adventure or didactic play.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Vojtěch Vaněk

Department

Game Media Studio (AHM)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students are able to realize an author's digital or physical visual novel with an individual theme and level of interaction. They gain insight into Anime, adjacent participatory culture, and comics.

Prerequisites

Ability to process structured author's text in the form of a gamebook and implement digital mind-maps.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students are led to realize individual or collective exercises and tasks. They continuously improve their technical and theoretical knowledge in the field. They are actively discussing and presenting their work results in the atelier field. In complementary activities, he participates in thematic exhibitions, excursions, festivals and lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To award the credit, it is necessary to submit partial studio assignments and collective or individual semester work. Subsequently, before the committee, he / she defends the results of the semester examination.

Course curriculum

Visual novels in worldwide production
Genre mix
Anime, Manga
Fan-Art, Cosplay
Creative idea in a "foreign" visual style
Schematic Interaction
Comics

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introduction to the genre Visual novel, participative culture and schematic interaction.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Presentation and submission of semestral studio works and exercises. Consultation, participation in teaching and studios is obligatory.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Fundamentals of Game Design, Ernest Adams (EN)
Henry Jenkins, Mizuko Ito, Danah Boyd, Participatory Culture in a Networked Era (EN)

Type of course unit

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Tomáš Hrůza
MgA. Vojtěch Vaněk

Syllabus

Přednášku vede vedoucí ateliéru podle potřeb aktuální výuky.

Seminar

156 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Vojtěch Vaněk

Syllabus

Výuka probíhá podle pokynů vedoucího ateliéru a v souladu s individuálními tvůrčími kvalitami studentů.