Game Idea Development
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Syllabus
Game Idea Development Summer 2007 Syllabus (Tuesday 12:30pm section))
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) Week 3 Presentations: Week 4 Lecture Slides WEEK FOUR Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 6 Assignment:see Week Three Week 4 Presentations: Week 4 Lecture Slides, part one Week 4 Lecture Slides, part two Week 4 Lecture Slides, part three WEEK FIVE Textbook: 'n/a Assignment:Assignment #5 (Due Week 6) Week 5 Presentations: Week 5 Lecture Slides WEEK SIX Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 7 Assignment:Assignment #6 (Due Week 7) Week 6 Presentations: WEEK SEVEN Textbook: Assignment: Week 7 Presentations: WEEK EIGHT Textbook: Assignment: Game Design Document Template Final Project Packet (Monday) Final Project Packet (Tuesday) The Anatomy of a Design Document Week 8 Presentations: WEEK NINE Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 8-9 Assignment: (Design Pitch 1.0 due, see Week 8 Final Project Packet) Week 9 Presentations: WEEK TEN Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 10-11 Assignment: Week 10 Presentations: WEEK ELEVEN Textbook: Assignment: (Design Pitch 2.0 due, see Week 8 Final Project Packet) Week 11 Presentations: WEEK TWELVE Textbook: Assignment: Week 12 Presentations: WEEK THIRTEEN Textbook: Game Development Essentials, Chapter 10-11 Assignment: (Design Pitch 3.0 Draft due for in-class discussion, see Week 8 Final Project Packet) Week 13 Presentations: WEEK FOURTEEN Textbook: Assignment: (Design Pitch 3.0 due, see Week 8 Final Project Packet) Week 14 Presentations: WEEK FIFTEEN Textbook: Assignment: (Design Pitch Presentation due, see Week 8 Final Project Packet) Week 15 Presentations: