Week 12: Animation with El Medina

Readings:

• Mario development: http://nfggames.com/games/mariosprites/
• Sonic development: http://nfggames.com/games/SonicSprites/   
• Bonk development: http://nfgworld.com/mb/thread/724

Sprite Sheet Resources:

• http://www.videogamesprites.net/      
• http://spritecity0.tripod.com/id4.html  
• http://sdb.drshnaps.com/display.php?object=5494   

Animation Critique Activity:

1. Select a game with interesting visual effects. 
2. Write a short essay discussing the animation and visual effects in this game, generally but please focus on the user interface: 
• Describe the animation and effects. 
• How do these or some of these effects help to enrich the game experience? What works well?
• What aspects or effects detract from the game? How do they detract from the experience? 
3. Post a link to your essay.