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GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR GAMES

ART 563
Course Description

Game design is a subdiscipline in which graphic designers create meaningful play and interactive experience through words, images, structure, process, and the study of user experience. This course, which explores both digital and non-digital games, aims to provide you with a critical vocabulary and historical context for analyzing games, as well as the skills and techniques necessary to incorporate game design into your ongoing design practice.

Prerequisties
Satisfies
Credits

4

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.85

1.95% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
69.23%

8.79% from Historical

Class Size
13

18.18% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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