Game Idea Development

Syllabus

Game Idea Development Fall 2007 Syllabus (Monday 9am section(1))
Game Idea Development Fall 2007 Syllabus (Tuesday 12:30pm section(3))

Handuouts and Assignments

  MONDAY and TUESDAY CLASS
  
  WEEK ONE
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapters 1 and 3
  Assignment:
        Assignment #1 (Due Week 2)
        Assignment #2 (Due Week 2)
  Week 1 Presentation:
        Week 1 lecture slides
  
  WEEK TWO
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 2
  Assignment:
        Assignment #3 (Due Week 3)
  Readings: 
        User-Centered Game Design
        DGD1 Market-Oriented Game Design
  Supplemental Assignment: What Kind of Gamer Are You? (Print out and bring in result for extra credit)
  Week 2 Presentations:
        Week 2 lecture slides, part one
        Week 2 lecture slides, part two
        Week 2 lecture slides, part three
  
  WEEK THREE
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapters 4 and 5
  Assignment:Assignment #4 (Due Week 5)

Links

• Top 100 Best-Selling PC Games of the 21st Century
• Top 100 Best-Selling Console Games of the 21st Century
• Top 50 Best-Selling Handheld Games of the 21st Century
  
  

• Gamasutra Website
• Story Boards (Small)