Game Design and Development Decal Spring 2025

INTERESTED IN JOINING THE FACILITATOR TEAM?! Benefits include: 2 P/NP upper division units Great addition to your resume! Mentor your own project 3 group! Application deadline: Saturday, May 3rd @ 11:59PM Apply to be a Facilitator!

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Schedule

Week 0

Jan 27
Lecture Infosession
LabLab 0: Unity Setup
Jan 29
Lecture Infosession
LabLab 0: Unity Setup

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Feb 24
Lecture Git Tutorial
LabProgrammer: Lab 11: Coroutines / Artist: Lab 12: Environment Design
ReadingHow to Pitch your Project
Feb 26
Lecture Design Docs and MVPs

Week 5

Mar 3
Lecture Pitch Day
ReadingHow to Write a Good Game Design Document
Mar 5
Lecture Project 2 Showcase
ProjectProject 3: Final

Week 6

Week 7

Mar 17
Lecture Game Feel
LabOptional: Lab 15: Raycasting
ReadingTips for Better Playtesting
Mar 19
Lecture Work Day

Week 8

Spring Recess

Week 9

Week 10

Apr 7
Lecture Accessibility
Reading Accessible Controllers
Apr 9
Lecture Guest Lecture

Week 11

Apr 14
Lecture Work Day
Reading AI in Gaming
Apr 16
Project Milestone 3: Beta Playtest

Week 12

Apr 21
Lecture AI Design
Reading Tutorial Design
Apr 23
Lecture Guest Lecture

Week 13

Apr 28
Lecture Building and Publishing
ReadingGamification
Apr 30
Lecture Course Postmortem
Project Milestone 4: Final Submission

Week 15

May 5
GDD Showcase