Game Design Decal Fall 2024

Hello everyone! Hope everyone’s Project 3 is coming along! Here are this week’s announcements.

Monday 11/18

Artist critique!

Thursday 11/21

Project 3, Milestone 3 Beta Playtest is in class. Project 3, Milestone 4: Final Submission due on Dec 5th.

Aim to finalize core mechanics and polish gameplay elements.

As we approach the end of Project 3, keep refining your work and consider final touches for your game. Let’s finish strong!

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Schedule

Week 0

Sept 5
Lecture Infosession
LabLab 0: Unity Setup

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Oct 7
LecturePitch Day
ReadingHow to Write a Good Game Design Document
Oct 10
Lecture Project 2 Showcase
ProjectProject 3: Final

Week 6

Week 7

Oct 21
Project Work Day
LabOptional: Lab 15: Raycasting
ReadingTips for Better Playtesting
Oct 24
Lecture Game Feel
Project Milestone 1: MVP Playtest

Week 8

Oct 28
Lecture Music and SFX
LabOptional: Lab 16: Lighting
ReadingInsightful Playtest Questions
Oct 31
Project Work Day

Week 9

Week 10

Nov 11
Lecture Work Day
Reading Accessible Controllers
Nov 14
Project Guest Lecture

Week 11

Nov 18
Lecture AI Design
Reading AI in Gaming
Nov 21
Project Milestone 3: Beta Playtest

Week 12

Nov 25
Lecture Guest Lecture
Reading Tutorial Design

Week 13

Dec 2
Lecture Building and Publishing
ReadingGamification
Dec 5
Lecture Course Postmortem
Project Milestone 4: Final Submission

Week 15

Dec 9
GDD Showcase