This schedule will be adjusted as the semester progresses.
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Week |
Tuesday Class |
Thursday Class |
Readings |
| 1 Jan 8, 10 | (no class) | Assign first game teams Lecture: working in a group |
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| 2 Jan 15, 17 | Lecture: intro to game design | (no class — Ed out of town) | |
| 3 Jan 22, 24 | Assignment #1 out: gamelog a
game of your choice Lecture: defining game play |
Lecture: play, the magic circle, and rules | |
| 4 Jan 29, 31 | Lecture: a game
ontology Assignment #1 due, by class time |
First game due Assign second game teams |
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| 5 Feb 5, 7 | Lecture: game mechanics and genres | Lecture: game structures and implications | Section 01: Design Theory |
| 6 Feb 12, 14 |
♥ ♥ ♥ Lecture: narratives and objectives |
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| 7 Feb 19, 21 | Game Presentation: Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii) | Mid-Term Exam: →bring a laptop!← open-book, open internet |
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| 8 Feb 26, 28 | Game Presentation: Guitar Hero II (or III) Lecture: creativity |
Game Presentation: Rayman Raving Rabbids (Wii) Lecture: idea generation |
Section 02: Design Process |
| 9 Mar 4, 6 | Game Presentation: Boktai: Solar Boy Django & Boktai 2 (Gameboy
Advance) Lecture: our cells, ourselves |
Second game due Assign third game teams |
Article: Our cells, Ourselves |
| Mar 11, 13 | (no class — Spring Break) |
(no class — Spring Break) |
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| 10 Mar 18, 20 | Game Presentation: Portal Lecture: designing |
Game Presentation: Mario Strikers Charged (Wii) Lecture: game concept |
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| 11 Mar 25, 27 | Game Presentation: Audiosurf (PC) Lecture: environment design |
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| 12 Apr 1, 3 | I pity da fool... Second game peer reviews due Game Presentation: Need for Speed — Underground (Playstation), Game Presentation: Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty (PC Strategy) |
Game Presentation: Mario Cart (Game Cube) Lecture: level design |
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| 13 Apr 8, 10 | Game Presentation: Gunstar Heros (Wii) Game Presentation: Cricket |
Game Presentation: Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 (PS2) | |
| 14 Apr 15, 17 | Game Presentation: Tenchu III (Playstation II) Game Presentation: Time Splitters III (Playstation II) |
Game Presentation: MVP NCAA Baseball 2007 (Playstation II) Game Presentation: World of Warcraft (online) |
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| 15 Apr 22, 24 | Third game due: Teams 10, 11; Class meets at the INST classroom (Institute for Neurocognitive Science and Technology; 1207 Hwy 182 West; corner of Hwy 182 and Stark Road; in Premiere Radiology Building) Lecture: character design |
Third game due: Teams 12, 13, 14, 15;
Class meets at HPC2 VERTEX (At High Performance Computing Collaboratory; 2 Research Blvd) |
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| 16 Apr 29, May 1 | (no class) | Final
Exam: →bring a laptop!← 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Butler 103 |