Game Prototyping | ||
Instructor:
Lindsay Grace |
Document Name | Description | Week | Printer Friendly | ||||||
Syllabus: Prototyping for Games | Course requirements, policy and schedule | 0 | |||||||
Week 1 Reading | Introductory articles about the practical value of prototyping and how to get through a rapid prototype successfully. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
Playable Demo and Prototype Samples | Samples of prototypes and playable demos at various stages and quality. Includes student work from AI. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
Toys | A few sample toys and games to help you get creative. Play and think about game design potential. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
Pitch Questions | A couple of questions to ask and answer when evaluating your game pitch. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
Cinematics and Scary Moments | A collection of game trailers and cinematics to inspire. I also included a few scary moments in film. | 10 | HTML | ||||||
Game Competitions | A few game competitions to consider. One is run by AI. | 10 | HTML | ||||||
Game Design Document Samples | GDD for two commercially produced games. Use these as a guide for what you will present at the start of week 4. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Concept Art Examples | Examples of quality concept art for several games by practicing game artists. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Game Statistics | Quality game statistics, these are useful in determining your games potential success and reporting its potential in your GDD. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Week 2 Reading | Paper prototypes: the low cost solution for design testing. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Digital Art Conversion Links | Some additional ways to convert your hand work into digital work. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Game Demo Software | A few ideas for environments that are demo friendly for non-programmers. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
Week 3 Reading | Selected reading on gameplay design and interface. | 3 | HTML | ||||||
Project Management Tips | Game prototype technical management tips. | 3 | HTML | ||||||
Rapid Game Development Demo | Demonstrations of 3 popular RAD game development applications | 3 | HTML | ||||||
Tutorials: Unreal and SourceBased | Based on class interest, I have placed a few tutorials for the game engines selected. | 3 | HTML | ||||||
Art Pipeline | Information about art pipelines and games | 7 | HTML | ||||||
Game Presentations | A set of video links to help prepare for your game presentation. | 7 | HTML | ||||||
Game QA | Game QA reading, video and jobs. | 9 | HTML |
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