Foundations of Game Design. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: AD 111 , AD 112 , and AD 162 . Restrictions: For HCAD majors and minors only, or with department approval. A guided exploration through the world of games. Students will experiment, play, and analyze various aspects of games - from early traditional games to current generation electronically-mediated games; from individual games to collaborative online games. Game types will be analyzed with particular attention paid to the virtual environments in which these games take place. The expressive and persuasive aspects of games will also be explored.