Course detail
Studio III - Game Media - winter
FaVU-B3MU-ZAcad. year: 2023/2024
The course opens the thematic unit of architecture and building virtual worlds in any spatial dimension (2D, 3D). Students focus on the creation of virtual environments of any nature. The starting point is the analysis of an open (map) and closed (corridor) virtual space, including the interior. A key theme here is the relationship of game mechanics, mechanisms and dynamics in the context of the scale of the virtual space, the model. There is also an ongoing excursion into the history of video game architecture, and thus virtual urbanism. The study of architecture not only takes place in the context of the chosen video game genres and platforms, but also focuses on historical and contemporary architectural practices and realisations in physical space.
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Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Presentation and submission of semestral studio works and exercises. Consultation, participation in teaching and studios is obligatory.
Aims
Students are able to design and implement virtual environments in the context of their chosen genre or game typology. They are also able to apply knowledge of architectural styles and approaches applicable to a wider range of audiovisual design.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Henry Jenkins, Mizuko Ito, Danah Boyd, Participatory Culture in a Networked Era (EN)
Hledání univerzality. Kontexty průmyslové architektury v Československu 1945–1992, Jan Zikmund (CS)
Virtual Cities, Konstantinos Dimopoulos (EN)
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Architecture and Urbanism
Urban and Natural Landscape
Buildings
Paths, obstacles, viewpoints, milestones
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