Digital Game Design

| 9/7 | Lecture Syllabus, introductions Reading 1 (assigned 9/7; due 9/11) | | --- | --- | | 9/12 + 9/14 | Minimalist game design Prototype 1 (assigned 9/14; due 9/18) | | 9/19 + 9/21 | Critique and lecture Game feel Reading 2 (assigned 9/19; due 9/25) | | 9/26 + 9/28 | Discussion and design Game feel Prototype 2 (assigned 9/28; due 10/2) | | 10/3 + 10/5 | Critique and lecture Depth & game trees Reading 3 (assigned 10/5; due 10/9) | | 10/10 + 10/12 | Discussion and design Depth & game trees Prototype 3 (assigned 10/12; due 10/16) | | 10/17 + 10/19 | Critique and lecture Level design Reading 4 (assigned 10/19; due 10/23) | | 10/24 + 10/26 | Discussion and design Level design Prototype 4 (assigned 10/26; due 10/30) *Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (conference) | | 10/31 + 11/2 | Critique and lecture Experimental game design Reading 5 (assigned 11/2; due 11/8) | | 11/9 | Discussion and design Experimental game design Prototype 5 (assigned 11/9; due 11/13) | | 11/14 + 16 | WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE Critique and lecture Playtesting Final project (assigned 11/16; due night before final exam period) | | 11/21 | Procedural content generation or TBD | | 11/28 + 11/30 | Tutorials and automatic tutorial generation or TBD | | 12/5 + 12/7 | Intelligent adversaries / game AI or TBD | | 12/12 | Co-creative and interactive design |