Game Design II

Catalog description

Game Design 2 is a one-semester course that builds directly on the class Game Design 1. Like the introductory course, the focus in the class is the actual creation of several non-digital games. However, Game Design 2 goes quite deep into advanced topics in game design, as students wrestle with more complex and challenging problems, such as formal playtesting procedures, balancing game economies, and designing games for real-world impact. The class will cover both the craft and the culture of making games, and has a particular emphasis on how designers communicate their ideas, with multiple assignments and exercises focused on the visual communication of dynamic systems. Although most of the projects will take the form of non-digital design, the course will address the application of ideas and procedures to digital games.