Digital Game Design
In this course we will break down to be base elements of games to build up a solid foundation of design and process as it relates to digital game development. We will be focusing our weekly modules sequentially around (Systems Thinking, Elements of Games, Design Tools, Kinds of Play, Player Experience, Level Design, Player Guidance, Games as Business, Concept, Prototype, Testing, Evaluation)
Weekly Course Modules
Introduction
Let's begin by making sure you have a solid foundation in the class structures as well as...
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Systems Thinking
To fully succeed with design is to know how each part fits into the whole...
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Game Design Tools
Game design tools go further than just the programs and applications available to design...
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Kinds of Play
Play in games is defined by many different goals, objectives and outcomes...
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Player Experience
The most important stakeholder in every game is the player or players...
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Iterative Process
Within the focus on big picture systems one must take a repeated iterative approach...
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Design Document
To maintain focus on the primary approach and goals one must ensure clear documentation...
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Levels & Guidance
How a player progresses from one level to another goes beyond a clear structure...
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Games as a Business
Understanding from a high level the ways in which business affects or is effected by consumer...
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Dev Environments
While not explicitly a design task, being aware of what game development environments...
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Conceptualization
Part one of our deep dive into design process, beginning with conceptualization...
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Prototyping
Remember iteration, prototypes are the ways in which concepts are kept or trashed...
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Play Testing
Further insurance that your ideas and approaches are solid is to get direct feedback...
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Evaluation
The final step in the iterative process is to have clear evaluation criteria and measure...
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Design in Production
Often design is in a pre-production phase, but design never stops because...
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