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.)