Lecture Audio | Game Design | Comparative Media Studies/Writing | MIT OpenCourseWare

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Departments

Comparative Media Studies/Writing

As Taught In

Spring 2014

Level

Undergraduate

Topics

Fine Arts
- Game Design
- Media Studies

Learning Resource Types

Lecture Audio

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Lecture Audio

1-1: Introduction, Overview, and Syllabus for Game Design

1-2: Game Mechanics

2-1: Meaningful Decisions in Gameplay

2-2: Brainstorming

3-1: Prototyping

3-2: Altering Rules & Playtesting

4. Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics - The MDA Framework

5. Imperfect Information and Dice

6. Constraints and Usability

7. Aesthetics and Player Experience

9. Randomness and Player Choice

10. History of American Board Games

11. Defining Game, Play, and Sport

13. Cybernetics and Multiplayer

14. Adding and Cutting Mechanics

15. Assignment 3

16. The Simulation Gap & Assignment 3 Pitches

17. Guest Lectures by Professional Designers

19. Space Control

20. Cooperative Games

21. Social Play

22. Changing Rules I

23. Changing Rules II

24. Indie Games and Aesthetics with Jesper Juul

Course Info

Instructors

Departments

Comparative Media Studies/Writing

As Taught In

Spring 2014

Level

Undergraduate

Topics

Fine Arts
- Game Design
- Media Studies

Learning Resource Types

Lecture Audio

Design Assignments with Examples

Instructor Insights

Download Course

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