GDES5386

GDES 5386 - Fundamentals of Game Design (3 Cr.)

Graphic Design (10830) TALA - College of Design

GDES 5386 - Fundamentals of Game Design (3 Cr.)

Course description

Games of all kinds. Theoretical/practical aspects of making games. Investigation of design process. Rules, strategies, methodologies. Interactivity, choice, action, outcome, rules in game design. Social interaction, story telling, meaning/ideology, semiotics. Signs, cultural meaning.

prereq: [[2334 or 2342], design minor] or [[4384 or DHA 4384 or 5341 or DHA 5341], [graphic design major or sr or grad student]] or instr consent

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Laboratory

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Fall & Spring