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Lecture Videos

Session 1: Introduction; Guest Pablo Suarez (Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Center); Game Engines; Meaningful Decisions in Games

Session 2: Project 1; Brainstorming and Low-Fidelity Prototyping

Session 3: Revision Control; Game Engines; Vision Statement

Session 4: Project 2 Intro; Project 2 Elevator Pitches; Digital Prototypes; Project 2 Team Choice

Session 5: Agile Software Development

Session 6: Agile Project Management

Session 7: Quality Assurance; Playtesting by Genevieve Conley (Riot Games); Focus Testing Results

Session 8: Project 2 Presentations; Project 3; Digital Prototype with User Interference

Session 9: Guest Lecture – Hidetaka “SWERY” Suehiro (Access Games)

Session 10: Project 3 Check-In; UI and Usability

Lecture Notes

"SNAP!": Warm-up Activity to Elicit Ideas on Open Data

A Selection of Indie Games

Agile Part II

Back of the Box

Brainstorming

Coding Tips

Creating Videogames

Game Engine Selection

High Level Design Document

Paper Prototyping

Projects

Assignment: Game Engine Tutorial

Bugs and Bug Reporting

Class on Creating Video Games, Anticipatory Humanitarian Action: Forecast-based Early Warning Protocol

Class on Creating Video Games, Focus Test Script

Class on Creating Video Games, Heatwave Fact Sheet

Class on Creating Video Games, Presentation Expectations and Requirements

Class on Creating Video Games, Sample Focus Test Document

Class on Creating Video Games, Useful Tools for Game Making

Focus Test Summary

Focus Testing Basics

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Fall 2014

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