Spring 2022

ART 178 001 - STD 001

Advanced Digital Media: Game Design Methods

Greg Niemeyer

Jan 18, 2022 - May 06, 2022

Tu, Th

04:00 pm - 06:59 pm

Anthro/Art Practice Bldg 295

Class #:32219

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Art Practice

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: -6

Enrolled: 30

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 24

Waitlist Max: 15

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

6 hours of student practice of studio skills and/or tasks per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.

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+ 2 Independent Study

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.

Class Notes

Upper division studio seats reserved for declared Art Practice majors. Priority enrollment in reserved seats for declared and intended Art Practice majors. Instructor maintains a waitlist outside of CalCentral. If you need to request one of the reserved seats, or wish to be added to the waitlist, pl.. show more