AD 235 - Introduction to Game Design [INTT]

Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No

4 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0
General Education: Integrative Thinking (INTT)
Prerequisites: Completion of the Written English Competency Graduation Requirement (COMP) requirement and sophomore, junior, or senior standing.

This course introduces the fundamentals of game design and game analysis. How does gameplay affect game design and development, and why is it such an essential element of making games? Students will design board, card, tabletop, or other non-digital games from the initial concept to playable prototypes. (The course will focus primarily on board, card, and tabletop games but the processes and theories also apply to video games.)