Resource trials
We are keen to find new and interesting resources to support your research so we regularly have short term trials.
If you are a member of staff who wishes to recommend a resource to trial, please email your subject librarian. If you are a student who would like to recommend a resource, please suggest it to a member of your teaching team.
If you would like to feedback on any resource we are currently or have previously trialled, please email library@norwichuni.ac.uk
Please note, unless stated otherwise, trials are open to all staff and students.
Details of current or upcoming trials can be found below.
Spring term trials
Applied Gaming
13 January – 13 February 2025
Recommended for: Games, Animation, Animation and VFX, Illustration
Applied Gaming is a comprehensive resource featuring over 100 titles covering subjects such as game physics, interactive storytelling, shadowing, character animation, and level design. This curated collection of ebooks and resources can be explore by individual title or by specific topics such as design methods, modelling, and problem solving. Featuring specialist materials from CRC Press and Focal Press, this resource is curated to help you access the knowledge to succeed in game design and animation.
Recommended texts include:
- High Score! Expanded: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games by Rusel DeMaria
- An Architectural Approach to Level Design by Christopher W. Totten
- Reverse Design: Super Mario World by Patrick Holleman
Packt Game Development and Animation
13 January – 13 February 2025
Recommended for: Games, Animation, Animation and VFX, Film, Illustration
Packt Game Development and Animation offers over 50 in depth and up to date resources focusing on game design, animation, and interactive media. It offers guidance on major game development and animation software including graphics rendering, physics simulation, scripting, AI, lighting and sound design. You can explore individual books or browse by chapter topics such as aesthetics, haptics, and simulation and modelling.
Recommended texts include:
- Unreal Engine 5 Character Creation, Animation, and Cinematics by Henk Venter and Wilhelm Ogterop
- Unity Artificial Intelligence Programming by Davide Aversa
- Godot Engine Game Development Projects by Chris Bradfield
The Animator’s Survival Kit (Animated)
22 January – 14 February 2025
Recommended for: Animation, Animation and VFX, Games, Illustration
The Animator’s Survival Kit distils the creative and practical insights of multi-Oscar winning animator Richard Williams (Who framed Roger Rabbit? Ziggy’s gift, The little island) into accessible video masterclasses, focusing on techniques and principles which are applicable to CGI, stop motion, and traditional hand drawn animation.
Content includes over 400 animated examples and step by step videos to take you through the fundamentals of animation from a world renowned animator.