2018 Fall
ART 178 001 - LEC 001
Game Design Methods
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Hours & Workload
4 hours of student practice of studio skills and/or tasks per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Final Exam
THU, DECEMBER 13TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Kroeber 285
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Course Catalog Description
This course offers an introduction to game design and game studies. Game studies has five core elements: the study of games as transmitters of culture, the study of play and interactivity, the study of games as symbolic systems; the study of games as artifacts; and methods for creating games. We will study these core elements through play, play tests, play analysis, and comparative studies. Our reading list includes classic game studies theory and texts which support game design methods. After weekly writing and design exercises, our coursework will culminate in the design and evaluation of an original code-based game with a tangible interface.
Rules & Requirements
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Course is not repeatable for credit.
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