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Game Development

This course is a practical and conceptual introduction to game design and development including basic ideas of game design, learn to design a game, and working as a game designer.

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Game Technology

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Course Title: Game Technology

Course No: CSC479

Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab

Semester: 8

Full Marks: 60 + 20 + 20

Pass Marks: 24 + 8 + 8

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

Course Objectives

Course Contents

1. Game Design Basics

12 hrs

1.1. Role of the Game Designer

Advocate for the Player, Passions and Skills, Playcentric Design

1.2. Structure of Games: Defining Games and Engaging the Player

1.3. Formal Elements: Players, Objectives, Procedures, Rules, Resources, Conflict

1.4. Dramatic Elements: Challenge, Play, Premise, Character, Story, World Building

1.5. System Dynamics: Games as Systems and Tuning Game Systems

2. Designing a Game

25 hrs

2.1. Conceptualization and Prototyping

Ideas vs Designs, Physical Prototyping, and Digital Prototyping

2.2. Playtesting and Iterative Design

Conducting Sessions, The Play Matrix, and Data Gathering

2.3. Refining and Balancing

Functionality, Internal Completeness, and Balancing Techniques

2.4. Fun and Accessibility: Improving Choices and Fun Killers

3. Working as a Game Designer

8 hrs

3.1. Team Structures: Developer and Publisher Teams

3.2. Stages and Methods: Agile Development and Design Macros

3.3. Communication: Visualization, Flowcharts, and Concept Art

3.4. Industry and Business: Distribution Platforms, Genres, and Pitching Ideas

Laboratory Works

1.Unity Game Development

Text Books

1.Tracy Fullerton, Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games, Fourth Edition, CRC Press, 2019.

Reference Books

1.The Digital Gaming Handbook, Edited by Roberto Dillon, CRC Press, 2021.

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This course is a practical and conceptual introduction to game design and development including basic ideas of game design, learn to design a game, and working as a game designer.

To learn the basics of game development, design games, work as a game designer, and use Unity game editor and engine to develop games.

Designing and developing 2D and 3D games using Unity game editor and engine.

Practical introduction to game design and development using the Unity engine.