18 19 Jun Game design A-Maze Me! 10 to Knows” “Need 19 26 Jun A Solid Platform Game elements What is a game? Extra Credits: you “So 20 3 Jul Top Gun want to be a game designer” Extra Credits: 10-min prototyping exercise “Fail 21 24 Jul faster!” Game Design Game Find the Fun 22 31 Jul Prototyping for fun DIY Game: Proposal Mechanics, Dynamics, 22 7 Aug DIY Game: Production Aesthetics (MDA) Playtesting (technical and 24 14 Aug DIY Game: Testing user testing) Creating a cohesive 25 21 Aug DIY Game: Share your game player experience 26 28 Aug Ethics in video games Analyse a game 27 4 Sep Game analysis One-line game reviews Major project: Brainstorming 28 11 Sep Major project: Game proposal Major project: Prototyping 29 18 Sep Game polish Major project: Game design document 30 25 Sep User interface Major project: Alpha version Major project: Testing 31 16 Oct Major project: Polish Major project: Beta version project: Sharing 32 23 Oct Major project: Peer- and self- evaluation Personal v professional 33 30 Oct Game review reviews Reviewing tools 34 30 Oct Spreadsheet challenges Spreadsheets 35 6 Nov
18 19 Jun Game design A-Maze Me! 19 26 Jun 10 “Need to Knows” Game elements A Solid Platform 20 3 Jul What is a game? Extra Credits: “So you want to be a game designer” Top Gun 21 24 Jul Extra Credits: “Fail faster!” 10-min prototyping exercise Game Design Game 22 31 Jul Prototyping for fun Find the Fun DIY Game: Proposal 22 7 Aug Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics (MDA) DIY Game: Production 24 14 Aug Playtesting (technical and user testing) DIY Game: Testing 25 21 Aug Creating a cohesive player experience DIY Game: Share your game 26 28 Aug Ethics in video games 27 4 Sep Analyse a game One-line game reviews Game analysis 28 11 Sep Major project: Brainstorming Major project: Game proposal 29 18 Sep Game polish Major project: Prototyping Major project: Game design document 30 25 Sep User interface Major project: Alpha version 31 16 Oct Major project: Testing Major project: Polish Major project: Beta version 32 23 Oct project: Sharing Major project: Peer- and self- evaluation 33 30 Oct Personal v professional reviews Game review 34 30 Oct Reviewing tools Spreadsheets Spreadsheet challenges 35 6 Nov
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