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Valid for year : 2008
 
TNCG07 Research and Practice in Game Design, 7,5 ECTS credits.
/Research and Practice in Game Design/

For:   ACG   MT  

 

Prel. scheduled hours:
Rec. self-study hours: 200

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Media Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
  • To educate the student in critical thinking and analysis of the processes and requirements of social gaming and design.
  • To use knowledge of computer graphics and programming through development of their own game.


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
3rd year computer graphics and programming.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The course will be presented through a series of lectures and workshops.

Course contents:
The course will ask questions about the requirements of computer games, films, Multi User Online Games. This will include the concepts of storyline and narrative and the construction and function for the user. The specific topic areas which will be covered are:
  • Narrative
  • Game Design
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Game and Interaction design
  • Project management and production management
  • Industry case studies
  • Research directions


Course literature:
Course platform: Second life. Lists of course resources and litterature are available at http://ichigo.isak.liu.se/wiki/index.php/Sl_game_design_2007_resources

Examination:
Assignments
Project Work
1,5 ECTS
6 ECTS
 
For a grade of 3 needs a pass in UPG1 and UPG2. Higher grades are based on the final grade of UPG2.



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: ISAK.
Director of Studies: Marianne Winther Jørgensen
Examiner: Kosta Economou
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Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 10/28/2008