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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Character Design"”.
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On Nature's Prototypes: Character Design and Worldbuilding
… vignettes, where animalistic to monstrous characters become the predominant actors in a post-dystopian worldscape. Throughout these vignettes, these characters are subjected to the trials and tribulations of the catalysts and flux that are imposed upon them. In the series’ larger scope, …
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Designing product character - Design evaluation based on product properties
… (1997), people, as well as things, have character- high level attributes that help us understand and relate to them. Every product is built from many variable facets which ultimately give the product its personal and individual character. By stripping the product to its core, we will be …
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An Investigation into the uncanny: character design, behaviour and context.
… valley, defining research that contextualises a character as they would normally be viewed remains an unexplored area. Often previous research focused solely on realistic render styles giving characters an unfair basis that tended towards the realistic, thus facilitating only one mode of …
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Animating Gender: Conflicting Narrative and Character Design in <em>Gravity Falls</em>
<p>This thesis analyzes the character designs from the Disney XD animated series <em>Gravity Falls</em> (Alex Hirsch, 2012-2016) through a third-wave feminist lens, arguing that these designs reflect an essentialized perception of gender that is in conflict with the themes of acceptance present in …
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Unmasking Masks An Analysis of Psychological Physical and Virtual Masks as applied to Intellectual Property(IP) Character Design in Branding and Marketing Strategies
… Virtually, the thesis analyzes the evolution of character-based representation in digital environments, exemplified through icons such as Mickey Mouse and Kumamon, to highlight the increasing cultural and commercial impact of IP characters in media and branding, particularly in East Asia. …
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La figurine cisanthrope - Humanité liminale et contagion affective dans le cinéma d'animation
… apparently simple question: How come "cartoony" characters always seem to be able to trigger better affective responses than more realistic ones (therefore avoiding the uncanny valley). By linking classical animated cartoons to their print cartoon ancestors, the author is able to call upon the …
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Examining Emotional Responses to Effective Versus Ineffective Virtual Buddies
… study was to explore the impact of virtual character design on user emotional experience and user behavior in a simulated environment. With simulation training increasing in popularity as a tool for teaching social skills, it is essential that social interactions in virtual environments …
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The Analysis of the Shonen Protagonist and Aragoto Warrior: The Eternal Strength of Boyhood
… with each other, by looking at a few specific character and location names and specific moments. The second section of analysis looks at when <em>One Piece</em> makes direct homage and references the style of Kabuki in its character design and the narrative structure of the Wano Country Island …
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Character Creation and Promotion in Social Media Era China
… explores the creation and promotion of cartoon characters in China's social media era, focusing on grassroots creators who leverage digital platforms to participate in cultural production. Through a qualitative, case-study approach, the research examines four social media cartoon characters—Aoda …
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Moving Sculptures: Animating the Human Body in Stop-Motion WithPolymer Clay
… to stop-motion animation techniques and design and sculpt an original moveable clay figure utilizing those techniques. This thesis focuses on animating human anatomy, testing the extreme physical and emotional states that can be portrayed within the medium of a stop-motion film. …
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Dasteh-Gül
This thesis was conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, encapsulating many of the processes, thoughts, and progress that have led up to the artist’s current animation practice. Ultimately, this thesis meditates on my progress through a 2-year MFA program and the evolution of a practice …
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Automatic tailoring and cloth modelling for animation characters.
The construction of realistic characters has become increasingly important to the production of blockbuster films, TV series and computer games. The outfit of character plays an important role in the application of virtual characters. It is one of the key elements reflects the personality of …
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Beautiful Things in the World: A Semiotic Analysis on Disney and Japanese 2D Feature-Length Animation through Creative Practice
… for a long time, show their own unique, inherent characteristics in the representation of animated images. As such, the analysis on the characteristics of the signification system of Disney and Japanese feature length animations that this thesis centrally deals with eventually examines the …