An Introductory Tour ANIMATION AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN Semester

An Introductory Tour ANIMATION AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN Semester (Jan– June 2016) Prashant Kaushik, Anuja Arora, Suma Dawn

Course Objectives To study theory of multimedia & Human-media interaction To explore various media environments and some of their underlying philosophies To study various types of Multimedia types & their applications To provide a background in research in the upcoming areas of Multimedia and Interactive Production

Course Outline Introduction to Animation, Mutimedia Content generation, Image manipulation, time Lines etc. , using tools like Adobe’s Photoshop and Illustrator. Image manipulations techniques like shading, fading, gradient etc. including but not restricted to UI Designs for Poster, Mobile Apps, Games and some of their relevant algorithms. Vector Based 2 D content Creation – basics, methods, image creation and manipulation Animations – 2 D animations, sprite sheets, stop motion, … Digital Asset Management – Best practices and multimedia content management. Small Games – case studies.

Evaluation Scheme Examination Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Marks Assignment Work & Punctuality 25 15 25 35 (Evaluative Home Assignments) (Literature Review and Critique) (Quizzes) (Reading Assignments) Total Marks 100

Teaching Methodology Exposure to Various creative as well as technical sub- processes involved in Animation and Multimedia Design Multimedia Application : Application Design and Deploying, Case Studies & Literature Review