CMS.301 | Spring 2016 | Undergraduate

Introduction to Game Design Methods

Assignments

ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATES
Assignment 1 - People in My Life Through Games (PDF) Session 3

Assignment 2 - Board Game Analysis (PDF)

Assignment 2 - Board Game Analysis Solution (PDF)

Two days prior to Session 5
Assignment 3 - Scrabbleship (PDF) Session 6
Assignment 4 - Research (PDF)

Group presentation due on Session 8; assignment write-up due on Session 9

Assignment 5 - Game Design Document & Pitch (PDF)

High Level Design Document Template (PDF)

Session 10
Assignment 6 - Prototyping a Game (PDF) Session 12
Assignment 7 - Playtest (PDF) Session 14
Assignment 8 - Explorative Game Design Project, Steps 1–4 Overview (PDF)

Step 1 due Session 18; Step 2 due Session 20; Step 3 due Session 23

Assignment 8, Step 4 - Oral Presentation & Written Report Guidelines (PDF) Sessions 25 & 26

Example Student Work

Final project - “I’ve Got a Feeling” (PDF). (Courtesy of Gregory Cartagena, Maddie Cain, Nischal Bhandari, and Neil Borja. Used with permission.)

Course Info

As Taught In
Spring 2016
Learning Resource Types
Design Assignments with Examples
Written Assignments with Examples
Instructor Insights