ENVIRONMENT DESIGN FOR GAMES AND OTHER VIRTUAL STORYTELLING SPACES

THEATRE 256

Using a video games-as-performance framework, explore the history, business, and technology of video games. Study the cultural, artistic, and technological evolution of major video game consoles, handheld systems, and personal/gaming computers, as well as a look at the business, technology, and people behind the games. Contemplate video games as theatrical performance while journeying into a different segment of gaming each week and examining their cultural impact on each era.

THEATRE 213

Offers the fundamental principles and the practical knowledge of design visualization for theatrical productions and entertainment events. Focuses on building students' capability of producing clear and effective visual presentations of their creative design concepts by using the most cutting edge 2D and 3D digital applications.

THEATRE 713

Offers advanced knowledge of design visualization for theatrical productions and entertainment events. Focuses on producing clear and effective visual presentations of creative design concepts by using the most cutting edge digital applications that include 3D contents modeling, texturing, still and animated rendering, VR and interactive output packaging.

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.

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.