GDD 101 Introduction to Game Design

Class meets T/Th Sec1 9:30, Sec 2 11am SITE 105

INSTRUCTOR INFO:

ASSIGNMENTS

• Reading responses and Ideas (20 pts. each x 5 = 100 pts.)
• In-class Game Play Demo (100 pts.)
• Dice Game Assignment (150 pts.)
• Critical Analysis of a Game (150 pts.)
• Card Game Assignment (150 pts.)
• Final Game: Miro, Prototype, Design Document, Playtesting (300 pts.)
• Class participation (50 pts.)

LEARNING GOALS

• What play is, how it differs from everyday life, and required elements for games
• How to critically analyze games and game components verbally and in writing
• The design process for new games: brainstorming, prototyping, design documentation, testing
• How to work with others: playing, testing, and improving each other’s games.