TOOLS FOR GAME DESIGN

CURRIC 432

Explore the expressive, social, and cultural impact of games as a medium through focused creation of a single capstone project. Develop an analog or digital game depending on interest and skill set. Designed to build skills in designing interactive games using an iterative approach that incorporates user testing and feedback. Focuses on design practices common to all games which can be applied by a game designer working in any medium, including sports, board games, computer games, and videogames. Opportunities to explore a wide variety of independent games as well as the platforms used to create them.

ART 563

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.

CURRIC 576

An exploration of theories, issues, and histories within a specialized area of game design such as developing games for a particular genre, for social impact, or using novel technologies.

CURRIC 277

Explores current research on videogames and learning. Critically reflect on the intellectual and educational merits and drawbacks of videogames and how videogame culture shapes how individuals think and learn.

CURRIC 357

Explores the fundamentals of game design. Develop fundamental skills in designing interactive systems (much as art students develop fundamental skills through courses in figure drawing or color theory). Applicable to careers in educational game design or in design fields in related settings, such as museums, theme parks, and technology-mediated classrooms.