Difference between revisions of "Game Idea Development"

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36-1500 (01) Syllabus

Introduction to Game Development Fall 2008 Syllabus (Tuesdays, 12:30-3:20 pm, Section 01, Torco Building, Room 606)

Handouts and Assignments

  CLASS ONE - September 2, 2008
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Course Review, Personal Introductions & Game Survey
  Assignment:
        Favorite Game Assignment (Due September 9, 2008)
  
  CLASS TWO - September 9, 2008
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 1, Industry History/Creativity
  Assignment:
        Game Analysis I Assignment (Due September 16, 2008)
  Class 2 Presentation: Introduction
  Creativity and Flow
  History
  Future Assignment Review:Document Template
  
  CLASS THREE - September 16, 2008
  Announcements: Terrance Hannum, IAM
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 2, Types of Players/Idea Development
  Assignment:
        User-Centric Design Article and Short Essay (Due September 23, 2008)
  In-Class Assignment & Discussion: [Game Design Challenge/Pitch or Pass Round 1]
  Class 3 Presentation:Types of Players
  
  CLASS FOUR- September 23, 2008
  Guest Speaker: Andy Oleksiuk, IAM
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 3, Game Elements/Platforms, Genres and Goals
  In-Class Assignment & Discussion: [Game Design Challenge/Pitch or Pass Round 2]
  Class 4 Presentation:Platforms and Play
  
  CLASS FIVE - September 30, 2008
  Guest Speaker: Gina Ordaz, Center for Book & Paper Arts
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 4, Storytelling
  Assignment:
        [Game Analysis II] (Due October 7,
  Class 5 Presentation:Story and Game Studies
  
  CLASS SIX- October 7, 2008
  Guest Speaker: Jennifer Thomas, Veronica Press [1]
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 5, Character Development & Identity
  Assignment Review: [Game Analysis: For Rent] (Due October 14, 2008)
  Class 6 Presentation:Character Building
  Agency and Interaction
     
  CLASS SEVEN- October 14, 2008
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 6, Gameplay Theory
  Assignment Review: [High Concept I] (Due October 21, 2008)
  Class 7 Presentation:Gameplay
  
  CLASS EIGHT- October 21, 2008
  Special Guest: Margo Dumelle, IAM
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 7, Level Design
  Assignment: [High Concept II] (Due October 28, 2008)
  Class 8 Presentation:Level Elements
  
  CLASS NINE- October 28, 2008
  Textbook: Midterm
  Class 9 Presentation:Document Template Review
  
  CLASS TEN- November 4, 2008
  Special Guest: Jennie Fauls, English Department
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 8, Interface Design
  Assignment: [Game Concept]
     
  CLASS ELEVEN - November 11, 2008
  Special Guests: Jason Gesitweidt's Class, IAM
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 9, Audio/Atmosphere
  Assignment: [Game Design Doc Draft]

  CLASS TWELVE - November 18, 2008
  Guest Speaker: Pamela Dell
  Student Evaluations of Teaching & Learning
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 10, Development Team Responsibilities

  CLASS THIRTEEN - November 25, 2008
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapters 11-12, Production & Management, Marketing
  
  CLASS FOURTEEN - December 2, 2008
  Special Guests: TBA
  Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Final Review
  Class Presentations: Final Game Design Doc

  CLASS FIFTEEN - December 9, 2008
  FINAL EXAM

Links

User Centric Design User Centric Design

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-== 36-1500 (03) Syllabus==
+== 36-1500 (01) Syllabus==
-[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/36-1500-01_GameIdeaDev_Syllabus_Sp08_JF.pdf Game Idea Development Spring 2008 Syllabus (Tuesdays, 12:30-3:20 pm, Section 03, Torco Building, Room 606)]<br>
+[http://iam.colum.edu/IntroGameDev/Syllabus/IAM_36-1500-01_FA08.pdf Introduction to Game Development Fall 2008 Syllabus (Tuesdays, 12:30-3:20 pm, Section 01, Torco Building, Room 606)]<br>
 ==Handouts and Assignments==
+   '''CLASS ONE - September 2, 2008'''
+   '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Course Review, Personal Introductions & Game Survey
+   '''Assignment:'''
+         [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Assignments/IGD_1.pdf Favorite Game Assignment] (Due September 9, 2008)
-    '''CLASS ONE - 29Jan08'''
+    '''CLASS TWO - September 9, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Overview
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 1, Industry History/Creativity
     '''Assignment:'''
-          [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment_01-Favorite_Game.pdf Favorite Game Assignment] (Due 5Feb08)
+          [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Assignments/IAM_2.pdf Game Analysis I Assignment] (Due September 16, 2008)
-    '''In-Class Assignment & Discussion:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/36-1500-JF_Survey1.pdf Survey 1]
+    '''Class 2 Presentation:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Class_1_Introduction.pdf Introduction]
-    '''In-Class Screening: PBS| The Video Game Revolution''' [http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/]
+    [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Class_2_CreativityandFlow.pdf Creativity and Flow]
-    '''Game Document Review: Munchkin Cthulhu''' [http://www.sjgames.com/munchkin/munchkincthulhu/]
+    [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Class_2_History.pdf History]
-    '''Class 1 Presentation:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Class_1_Introduction.pdf Introduction]
+    '''Future Assignment Review:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Game_Design_Document_Template.doc Document Template]
-    '''CLASS TWO - 5Feb08'''
+    '''CLASS THREE - September 16, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 1
+   '''Announcements: Terrance Hannum, IAM'''
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 2, Types of Players/Idea Development
     '''Assignment:'''
-          [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment_02-Game_Analysis.pdf Game Analysis Assignment] (Due 12Feb08)
+          [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/User_Centered_Game_Design.pdf User-Centric Design Article and Short Essay] (Due September 23, 2008)
-   '''Extra Credit: Attend Squirrel Eiserloh Public Lecture on 2/7 @ 5:30 pm, 623 S. Wabash, Room 405'''
+    '''In-Class Assignment & Discussion:''' [Game Design Challenge/Pitch or Pass Round 1]
-    '''In-Class Assignment & Discussion:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GDCI.pdf Game Design Challenge/Pitch or Pass Round 1]
+    '''Class 3 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_3_Types_of_Players.pdf Types of Players]
-   '''Game Document Review: Magic the Gathering (Core Game with CD ROM Instructions)''' [http://www.wizards.com/magic/]
-   '''Bilingual Game Document Review: Mozart Memo Game''' [http://www.piatnik.com/english/games/memos.htm]
-    '''Class 2 Presentation:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Class_2_CreativityandFlow.pdf Creativity and Flow]
-                         [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Class_2_History.pdf History]
-    '''CLASS THREE- 12Feb08'''
+    '''CLASS FOUR- September 23, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 2
+    '''Guest Speaker: Andy Oleksiuk, IAM'''
-    '''Assignment: Bring two manuals to the next class for discussion from one of your games/electronic devices'''
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 3, Game Elements/Platforms, Genres and Goals
-   '''Extra Credit: Attend LiQin Tan Public Lecture on 2/18 @ 5:30 pm, 623 S. Wabash, Room 405'''
+    '''In-Class Assignment & Discussion:''' [Game Design Challenge/Pitch or Pass Round 2]
-    '''In-Class Assignment & Discussion:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GDCII.pdf Game Design Challenge/Pitch or Pass Round 2]
+    '''Class 4 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_4_Platforms2.pdf Platforms and Play]
-    '''In-Class Screening 1: Working w/Engagement through Time, Tension & Ephemeral Design: Andy Goldsworthy: Rivers and Tides''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TWBSMc47bw]
-   '''In-Class Screening 2: Working w/Engagement through Time, Tension & Enchanted Objects: The Red Shoes (Dance Sequence, DVD Chapter 17)''' [http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=44]
-   '''Inspiring Book Reference 1: The Stars:  A New Way to See Them by H. A. Rey''' [http://www.astrophysicsspectator.com/books/Rey.H.A._Stars.html]
-   '''Inspiring Book Reference 2: Rinzen Presents: Neighbourhood''' [http://www.rinzen.com/?id=339]
-   '''Inspiring Book Reference 3: Game Design Workshop''' [http://www.amazon.com/Game-Design-Workshop-Prototyping-Playtesting/dp/1578202221]
-   '''Inspiring Toy: Museum/Artist Puzzle Cubes (featuring works by Gustav Klimt, impressionists, symbolists, & galleries in The Metropolitan Museum of Art''' [http://www.mimcubes.com/]
-   '''Inspiring Casual Games: Ferry Halim's Orisinal''' [http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/]
-   '''Game Document Review: Mosaik Wooden Art Cubes by Naef''' [http://www.growmodern.com/designers/26/products?gclid=CLTkjKuTz5ECFQ30Igodhm6Bzg]
-   '''Class 3 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_3_Types_of_Players.pdf Types of Players]
-    '''CLASS FOUR - 19Feb08'''
+    '''CLASS FIVE - September 30, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 3
+   '''Guest Speaker: Gina Ordaz, Center for Book & Paper Arts'''
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 4, Storytelling
     '''Assignment:'''
-          [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment4.pdf Chapter 3 Review] (Due 26Feb08)
+          [Game Analysis II] (Due October 7,
-   '''Special Guest Speaker: Jennifer Thomas, Veronica Press''' [http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=57454]
+    '''Class 5 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_5_Story_and_Game_Studies.pdf Story and Game Studies]
-   '''In-Class Assignment & Discussion: Play Testing "For Rent" designed by Jennifer Thomas'''
-   '''Supplemental Reading for Next Week: The Hegemony of Play''' [http://www.ludica.org.uk/LudicaHegemony.pdf]
-   '''Related Exhibition Link 1''' [http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/verge]
-   '''Related Exhibition Link 2''' [http://www.laurengreenfield.com/]
-   '''Code-Switching Research''' [http://articulab.northwestern.edu/]
-   '''In-Class Reading:  On personal legends, balancing quests and following dreams from "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (pgs. 28-32)''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(book)]
-    '''Class 4 Presentation:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_4_Platforms2.pdf Platforms and Play]
-    '''CLASS FIVE- 26Feb08'''
+    '''CLASS SIX- October 7, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 4
+    '''Guest Speaker: Jennifer Thomas, Veronica Press''' [http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=57454]
-   '''Assignment Review:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment_04-This_Sucks.pdf "This sucks..."] (Due 04Mar08)
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 5, Character Development & Identity
-   '''Irreverent Game Reviews: The Escapist''' [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/]
+    '''Assignment Review:''' [Game Analysis: For Rent] (Due October 14, 2008)
-   '''In-Class Reading:  Follow Your Own Adventure: Lost in Austen''' [http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Austen-Create-Your-Adventure/dp/1594482586]
+    '''Class 6 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_6_Character_Building.pdf Character Building]
-    '''In-Class Game Screening & Discussion: flOw''' [http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing/]
+    [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_5_Agency_and_Interaction.pdf Agency and Interaction]
-   '''In-Class GDC Game Preview: Fez''' [http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/11/fez-teaser-trailer-bends-dimensions/]
-    '''In-Class Multimedia Screening, Document  Review  & Discussion: ashes and snow''' [http://www.ashesandsnow.org/]
+    '''CLASS SEVEN- October 14, 2008'''
-    '''Class 4 Presentation Continued:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_4_Platforms2.pdf Platforms and Play]
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 6, Gameplay Theory
-    '''Class 5 Presentation:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_5_Story_and_Game_Studies.pdf Story and Game Studies]
+    '''Assignment Review:''' [High Concept I] (Due October 21, 2008)
+    '''Class 7 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_7_Gameplay.pdf Gameplay]
-    '''CLASS SIX- 04Mar08'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 5
-    '''Assignment Review:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment-5_High_Concept.pdf High Concept I] (Due 11Mar08)
-   '''Supplemental Assignment Review:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment_03-User_Centered_Design.pdf User Centric Design Assignment]
-           [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/User_Centered_Game_Design.pdf User Centric Design Article] (Due 11Mar08)
-   '''Additional Reading:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Wired_Halo3_MS_GameLab.pdf Wired: MS Game Lab]
-   '''Inspiring Book Reference 1: The Father Christmas Letters''' [http://www.amazon.com/Father-Christmas-Letters-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/039559698X]
-   '''Inspiring Book Reference 2: The Tolkien Companion''' [http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Tolkien-Companion-Totally-Revised/dp/0312339127]
-   '''Inspiring Book Reference 3: Tales Before Tolkien''' [http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Before-Tolkien-Modern-Fantasy/dp/0345458559]
-    '''Class 6 Presentation:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_6_Character_Building.pdf Character Building]
-    '''CLASS SEVEN- 11Mar08'''
+    '''CLASS EIGHT- October 21, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 6
+   '''Special Guest: Margo Dumelle, IAM'''
-    '''Assignment:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment-6_High_Concept_II.pdf High Concept II] (Due 18Mar08)
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 7, Level Design
-   '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
+    '''Assignment:''' [High Concept II] (Due October 28, 2008)
-   '''Additional Readings:'''
+    '''Class 8 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_9_Level_Design.pdf Level Elements]
-    '''Class 7 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_5_Agency_and_Interaction.pdf Agency and Interaction]
-    '''CLASS EIGHT- 18Mar08'''
+    '''CLASS NINE- October 28, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' Mid-Term
+    '''Textbook:''' Midterm
-   '''Assignment:'''
+    '''Class 9 Presentation:'''[http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Game_Design_Document_Template.doc Document Template Review]
-   '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
-   '''Additional Readings:'''
-    '''Class 8 Presentation:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_7_Gameplay.pdf Gameplay]
-    '''CLASS NINE- 01Apr08'''
+    '''CLASS TEN- November 4, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 7
+    '''Special Guest: Jennie Fauls, English Department'''
-   '''Assignment:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment-7_Game_Concept.pdf Game Concept]
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 8, Interface Design
-    '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
+    '''Assignment:''' [Game Concept]
-   '''Additional Readings:'''
-    '''Class 9 Presentation:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Week_9_Level_Design.pdf Level Elements]
-    '''CLASS TEN - 08Apr08'''
+    '''CLASS ELEVEN - November 11, 2008'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 8
+   '''Special Guests: Jason Gesitweidt's Class, IAM'''
-    '''Assignment:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/GID_Assignment-8_Game_Design.pdf Game Design Doc]
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 9, Audio/Atmosphere
-   '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
+    '''Assignment:''' [Game Design Doc Draft]
-   '''Additional Readings:''' [http://iam.colum.edu/GameIdeaDev/Game_Design_Document_Template.doc Document Template]
-   '''Class 10 Presentation:'''
-    '''CLASS ELEVEN - 15Apr08'''
+    '''CLASS TWELVE - November 18, 2008'''
-   '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 9
+    '''Guest Speaker: Pamela Dell'''
-   '''Assignment:'''
+    '''Student Evaluations of Teaching & Learning'''
-    '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 10, Development Team Responsibilities
-    '''Additional Readings:'''
-   '''Class 11 Presentation:'''
+    '''CLASS THIRTEEN - November 25, 2008'''
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapters 11-12, Production & Management, Marketing
-   '''CLASS TWELVE - 22Apr08'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 10
+    '''CLASS FOURTEEN - December 2, 2008'''
-   '''Assignment:'''
+    '''Special Guests: TBA'''
-   '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
+    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Final Review
-   '''Additional Readings:'''
+    '''Class Presentations: Final Game Design Doc'''
-    '''CLASS THIRTEEN - 29Apr08'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 11
-    '''Assignment:'''
-    '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
-    '''Additional Readings:'''
-   '''Class 13 Presentation:'''
-   '''CLASS FOURTEEN - 06May08'''
-    '''Textbook:''' ''Game Development Essentials'', Chapter 12
-   '''Assignment:'''
-   '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
-   '''Additional Readings:'''
-    '''Class 14 Presentation: Final Presentations'''
-  '''CLASS FIFTEEN - 13May08'''
+   '''CLASS FIFTEEN - December 9, 2008'''
-   '''Textbook:''' ''Final Exam''
+    '''FINAL EXAM'''
-   '''Assignment:'''
-   '''Supplemental Assignment:'''
-   '''Additional Readings:'''
-    '''Class 15 Presentation: Final Presentations'''
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