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Scripting for Designers III builds upon the programming and scripting concepts learned in previous courses. Students will continue to develop their familiarity with the technical structure underlying games. Topics covered include software...

The Game Mechanics II course explores the theories and principles employed in rule-based systems within games. Students will learn how pacing and thematic structures incorporate conflict resolution and generate a workable challenge-and-reward system...

The Systems Progression course builds on students’ knowledge gained in organizing and manipulating data as well as quantitative measurement. They will model change in a progression system framework over time. In issuing changes to this model...

The Production and Planning course introduces the stages of the software development life cycle. To develop their professional footing, students will build a greater understanding of how projects evolve as they transition between stages. They will...

The Game Design Preproduction course requires students to collaborate as they would in a professional game development environment, working in teams to document and develop a gameplay prototype. Each team will learn how to balance a demanding...

In the Game Systems Integration course, students will work in teams to take an existing game that is partially completed and iterate on its development. Students will perform testing, improve existing mechanics, compare it to its relevant market...

The Game Balancing course teaches students how to use level design and system design knowledge from previous courses to create projects that capitalize on the strengths of their own designs. Students will also learn about communicating to the player...

In Project and Portfolio I: Game Design, students will design and prototype a playable game level using a modern game engine. Students will gain experience with applying design thinking, player choice-centered design, professional level-design...

Games are collections of systems. As such, a game designer must be able to understand how the values underlying those systems are generated and how the data interact. In Systems Design, students will use spreadsheets to record, store, and manipulate...

The Level Design I course explores how to analyze game levels and break them down into their basic structural components. Students will learn the benchmarks to properly guide their design when working on a level. Understanding the purpose any...