# CURRIC 576: Topics in Game Design | UW–Madison

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### title

TOPICS IN GAME DESIGN

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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.

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]
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### grades

```json
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```

### statistics

#### gpa

3.944

#### graded

80

#### counts

* 72
* 7
* 1
* 0
* 0
* 0
* 0

### grade conflicts

None recorded.

### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_30311085031b361901a5df13-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_30311085031b361901a5df13-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_30311085031b361901a5df13-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_30311085031b361901a5df13-0.json)

#### meetings

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course\_30311085031b361901a5df13-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course_30311085031b361901a5df13-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_30311085031b361901a5df13-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_30311085031b361901a5df13-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.94375

#### count

80

#### university

##### size

3628

##### gpa Percentile

82

##### count Percentile

41

##### median Count

101

##### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 0     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 18    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 236   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 914   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 2460  | true    |

#### departments

```json
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      "gpaPercentile": 42,
      "countPercentile": 38,
      "medianCount": 122,
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          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "0.4–0.8",
          "count": 0,
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        },
        {
          "range": "0.8–1.2",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "1.2–1.6",
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        {
          "range": "1.6–2.0",
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        {
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          "count": 0,
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        {
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]
```

### terms

#### 1224

##### term

1224

##### gpa

4

##### count

22

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| CURRIC  |            |

#### 1232

##### term

1232

##### gpa

3.857142857142857

##### count

14

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| CURRIC  |            |

#### 1244

##### term

1244

##### gpa

4

##### count

16

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| CURRIC  |            |

#### 1254

##### term

1254

##### gpa

3.9285714285714284

##### count

14

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| CURRIC  |            |

#### 1262

##### term

1262

##### gpa

3.892857142857143

##### count

14

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| CURRIC  |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

3628

###### gpa

3.681711357453226

###### top Share

83.26475879796017

###### count

101

##### CURRIC

###### size

53

###### gpa

3.9306588956951725

###### top Share

96.58863837829811

###### count

122

#### terms

##### 1224

###### school

###### size

1171

###### gpa

3.5627882428500937

###### top Share

76.37271640560496

###### count

64

###### CURRIC

###### size

13

###### gpa

3.929815154510612

###### top Share

96.89803544870323

###### count

49

##### 1232

###### school

###### size

1216

###### gpa

3.575457431972425

###### top Share

77.33712216234007

###### count

66

###### CURRIC

###### size

13

###### gpa

3.8989875077016407

###### top Share

95.2163037358279

###### count

65

##### 1234

###### school

###### size

1188

###### gpa

3.5799441677552393

###### top Share

77.18256448537606

###### count

65

###### CURRIC

###### size

14

###### gpa

3.9238370880322018

###### top Share

95.5737470787448

###### count

73.5

##### 1244

###### school

###### size

1241

###### gpa

3.5975573126929192

###### top Share

78.29036874847135

###### count

65

###### CURRIC

###### size

18

###### gpa

3.9263193527430382

###### top Share

97.11631121233664

###### count

53.5

##### 1254

###### school

###### size

1289

###### gpa

3.6126423469389106

###### top Share

79.48050408754871

###### count

66

###### CURRIC

###### size

17

###### gpa

3.881441870347742

###### top Share

94.32672770530652

###### count

69

##### 1262

###### school

###### size

1320

###### gpa

3.628825763035853

###### top Share

80.21118846327654

###### count

70

###### CURRIC

###### size

22

###### gpa

3.9096905380421534

###### top Share

95.6876104147978

###### count

78

## instructor Trends

```json
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  },
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  {
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    "name": "PETER MCDONALD",
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        "count": 10,
        "sections": 1,
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  },
  {
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    "name": "SCOTT MELLOR",
    "count": 14,
    "terms": [
      {
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        "count": 14,
        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 3.892857142857143
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## following

None recorded.
