International Game Developers Association

Full name: COMP4431 - Game Design Workshop

Games Education
Course

Table of contents 1 Teachers 1.1 Instructors 1.2 Guest speakers 2 Course Background Information 2.1 Location 2.2 Classification 2.3 Student background needed 2.4 Course prerequisites 2.5 Time periods 3 Course Structure 3.1 Course description 3.2 Course learning objectives 3.3 Week by week topics 4 Course Materials & Facilities Used 5 Analysis of learning methods 5.1 What worked 5.2 What didn't work

[edit] Teachers

[edit] Instructors

• Malcolm Ryan

[edit] Guest speakers

• Professor Alex Blaszczynski on the Psychology of Gaming Addiction
• Steve Wang of Micro Forté on Working in Industry

[edit] Course Background Information

[edit] Location

University of New South Wales, Kensington Sydney Australia

[edit] Classification

Primary classification:

Conceptual Game Design / Practical Game Design

Secondary classification:

Game Studies/Ludology

[edit] Student background needed

Approximately equal numbers of students from Digital Media and Computer Science backgrounds, in the 3rd of 4th years of their degree. Students from other backgrounds (eg Architecture) are accepted if they are strongly motivated and can make a good argument for what skills they can offer.

[edit] Course prerequisites

No formal prerequisites other than 3rd year standing, but students are expected to have strong ability in at least one area which they can contribute to their group. Eg, Animation, 3D Graphics programming, Networking, Sound + Music, etc.

[edit] Time periods

1 session of 12 weeks, 4 hours per week.

[edit] Course Structure

To be completed

[edit] Course description

[edit] Course learning objectives

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[edit] Week by week topics

[edit] Course Materials & Facilities Used

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Books

Text:

Fundamentals of Game Design

Recommended Reading:

Game Design Workshop: Designing, Prototyping and Playtesting Games

Rules of Play

The Game Design Reader

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Playing Politics: The Nightmare Continues

Persuasive Games

Other materials

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Software (engines, tools)

Pygame

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Slides

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Assessment materials

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Digital media used in class

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Case studies

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Tutorial files

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[edit] Analysis of learning methods

[edit] What worked

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[edit] What didn't work

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