Instructor:
Lindsay Grace |
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Game Design Syllabus | Fall 2009 Syllabus for Game Design: Schedule, instructor contact, policies, etc | 0 | |||||||
Reading Overview | Links to class reading assignments by week | 1 | HTML | ||||||
Games to Play: Week 1 | For the start of week 2 you will have played some historical classics. Install FireNes for free Nintendo gaming. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
Day 1 Reference Notes | I will not make a habit of it, but here is a list of note items you should have recorded for the first class. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
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Week 12 Reading and Guide to Final | Your last major reading assignment and your guide to the game design final | 12 | HTML | ||||||
Week12 Games to Play | A collection of games to help you understand what aesthetics are possible with the tool you are learning this week | 12 | HTML | ||||||
Game Design Document Resources | Some resources and reading to help you create your mini game design documents | 2 | HTML | ||||||
History of Video Games | Resources for learning about the history of Video Games | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Mini Game Design Doc Grading Guide | Guidelines for how your game design documents will be graded. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Games to Play: Week 2 | For the start of week 3 you will have played to games related to game culture and history. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Games to Play: Week 3 | Week 3 Games to play - no PC required. | 3 | HTML | ||||||
Preparing your pitch | Review these resources to help with your pitch preperation | 3 | HTML | ||||||
Project Evaluation Sheet | The basic criteria through which your project will be evaluated | 3 | HTML | ||||||
Blog Information | Information abotu using the class blog to post your weekly required questions | 4 | HTML | ||||||
Games to Play: Week 4 | A few strategy games to remind you how integrated and discernable information creates and effective strategy game | 4 | HTML | ||||||
Games to Play: Week 5 | A list of your games ot play, based on your game designs | 5 | HTML | ||||||
Games to Play: Week 6 | A list of games to play based on your next criteria - simplicity in complex themes. | 6 | HTML | ||||||
Game Development Class Technologies | These are the technologies I would suggest for making your games | 7 | HTML | ||||||
Games to Play: Week 7 | No games to play this week | 7 | HTML | ||||||
Paper Prototyping | Some tips and resources for making your first game | 7 | HTML | ||||||
Non-Linear Narrative | Some resources and notes for Interactive Fiction and non-linear narrative | 8 | HTML | ||||||
Week 9 Reading and Schedule | Your Week 9 resources and our schedule revision | 9 | HTML | ||||||
Week 12 Reading and Guide to Final | Your last major reading assignment and your guide to the game design final | 99 | HTML | ||||||
Week12 Games to Play | A collection of games to help you understand what aesthetics are possible with the tool you are learning this week | 99 | HTML | ||||||
Art Help | Resources to help with the production of art for your games | 998 | HTML | ||||||
Game Project Schedule | The schedule for the final few weeks of class | 999 | HTML | ||||||
Peer and Self Evaluation Form | This form must be completed by every team member as part of your final project | 999 | HTML |
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