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==Handuouts and Assignments==
 
==Handuouts and Assignments==
   '''''MONDAY CLASS'''''
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   '''''MONDAY and TUESDAY CLASS'''''
 
 
  '''WEEK TWO'''
 
  '''Assignment:'''
 
        [http://iam.colum.edu/TDOWD/Documents/GameDev_Assignment_1.pdf Assignment #1] (Due 18Sep06)
 
        [http://iam.colum.edu/TDOWD/Documents/GameDev_Assignment_2.pdf Assignment #2] (Due 18Sep06)
 
 
 
  '''WEEK THREE'''
 
  '''Assignment:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GameDev_Assignment_3.pdf Assignment #3]
 
  '''Reading:'''
 
        [http://www.microsoft.com/playtest/Publications/User%20Centered%20Game%20Design.doc User-Centered Game Design]
 
        [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/DGD_brochure.final.pdf DGD1 Market-Oriented Game Design]
 
  '''Supplemental Assignment:''' [http://www.ihobo.com/articles/DGD1.shtml What Kind of Gamer Are You?] (Print out and bring in result for extra credit)
 
 
 
  '''WEEK FOUR'''
 
  '''Assignment:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GameDev_Assignment_4.pdf Assignment #4] (Due O9ct06)
 
  '''Readings:'''[http://brasslantern.org/beginners/beginnersguide.html Introduction to Interactive Fiction]
 
  '''Relevant Link:''' [http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/witness.html The Witness Text Adventure]
 
 
 
  '''WEEK FIVE'''
 
  '''Assignment:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GameDev_Assignment_5.pdf Assignment #5] (Due 16Oct06)
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
        [http://armchairarcade.com/neo/node/758 What Makes a Great Game?]
 
        [http://www.vrmedialab.dk/~konzack/tampere2002.pdf#search=%22Game%20Criticism%22 Computer Game Criticism (<i>deep read</i>]
 
        [http://vgmwatch.com/?p=910 It's Our Fault Games Aren't Considered Art]
 
        [http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2004/11/nationtime_and_.html Nation-Time and Newspaper Criticism]
 
  '''Relevant Links:'''
 
        [http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow/RPG/index.html Go RPG]
 
 
 
  '''WEEK SEVEN'''
 
  '''Assignment:'''  [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GameDev_Assignment_6.pdf Assignment #6] (Due 23Oct06)
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
  '''Relevant Links:'''
 
 
 
  '''WEEK NINE'''
 
  '''Assignment:'''  [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Game_Design_Doc_Template.doc Game Design Document Template]
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
  '''Relevant Links:'''
 
 
 
  '''WEEK FOURTEEN'''
 
  '''Assignment:''' 
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
  '''Relevant Links:'''http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15938244/site/newsweek/?GT1=8816
 
 
 
  '''''TUESDAY CLASS'''''
 
 
    
 
    
 
   '''WEEK ONE'''
 
   '''WEEK ONE'''
 
   '''Assignment:'''
 
   '''Assignment:'''
         [http://iam.colum.edu/TDOWD/Documents/GameDev_Assignment_1.pdf Assignment #1] (Due 12Sep06)                
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         [http://iam.colum.edu/TDOWD/Documents/GameDev_Assignment_1.pdf Assignment #1] (Due Week 2)
         [http://iam.colum.edu/TDOWD/Documents/GameDev_Assignment_2.pdf Assignment #2] (Due 12Sep06)
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         [http://iam.colum.edu/TDOWD/Documents/GameDev_Assignment_2.pdf Assignment #2] (Due Week 2)
 
 
  '''WEEK TWO'''
 
  '''Assignment:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GameDev_Assignment_3.pdf Assignment #3] (Due 26Sep06)
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
        [http://www.microsoft.com/playtest/Publications/User%20Centered%20Game%20Design.doc User-Centered Game Design]
 
        [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/DGD_brochure.final.pdf DGD1 Market-Oriented Game Design]
 
  '''Supplemental Assignment:''' [http://www.ihobo.com/articles/DGD1.shtml What Kind of Gamer Are You?] (Print out and bring in result for extra credit)
 
 
 
  '''WEEK THREE'''
 
  '''Assignment:''' (see last week)
 
  '''Readings:'''[http://brasslantern.org/beginners/beginnersguide.html Introduction to Interactive Fiction]
 
  '''Relevant Link:''' [http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/witness.html The Witness Text Adventure]
 
 
 
  '''WEEK FOUR'''
 
  '''Assignment:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GameDev_Assignment_4.pdf Assignment #4] (Due 11Oct06)
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
        [http://armchairarcade.com/neo/node/758 What Makes a Great Game?]
 
        [http://www.vrmedialab.dk/~konzack/tampere2002.pdf#search=%22Game%20Criticism%22 Computer Game Criticism (<i>deep read</i>]
 
        [http://vgmwatch.com/?p=910 It's Our Fault Games Aren't Considered Art]
 
        [http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2004/11/nationtime_and_.html Nation-Time and Newspaper Criticism]
 
  '''Relevant Links:'''
 
        [http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow/RPG/index.html Go RPG]
 
 
 
  '''WEEK FIVE'''
 
  '''Assignment:'''  [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GameDev_Assignment_5.pdf Assignment #5] (Due 17Oct06)
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
  '''Relevant Links:'''
 
 
 
  '''WEEK SEVEN'''
 
  '''Assignment:'''  [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GameDev_Assignment_6.pdf Assignment #6] (Due 24Oct06)
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
  '''Relevant Links:'''
 
 
 
  '''WEEK NINE'''
 
  '''Assignment:'''  [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Game_Design_Doc_Template.doc Game Design Document Template]
 
  '''Readings:'''
 
  '''Relevant Links:'''
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==

Revision as of 22:05, 12 January 2007


Syllabus

Game Idea Development Fall 2006 Syllabus (Monday 9am section(1))
Game Idea Development Fall 2006 Syllabus (Tuesday 12:30pm section(3))

Handuouts and Assignments

  MONDAY and TUESDAY CLASS
  
  WEEK ONE
  Assignment:
        Assignment #1 (Due Week 2)
        Assignment #2 (Due Week 2)

Links