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
- Sept 9
- LectureIntro to Unity
- LabLab 1: Intro to Unity
- ReadingGame Design Principles
- Sept 12
- LectureGame Design
- LabProgrammer: Lab 2: Basic Scripting / Artist: Lab 3: Pixel Art and Spriting
- ProjectProject 1
Week 2
- Sept 16
- Lecture Game Art Fundamentals
- LabProgrammer: Lab 4: Advanced Scripting / Artist: Lab 5: Tilesets
- ReadingGraphics vs Aesthetics
- Sept 19
- Lecture Fundamentals of Animation
- LabProgrammer: Lab 6: Colliders and Rigidbodies / Artist: Lab 7: Animation
Week 3
- Sept 23
- LectureGame Loops
- LabLab 8: Animator and Blend Trees
- Reading13 Principles of Gameplay
- Sept 26
- LectureUser Interfaces
- LabProgrammer: Lab 9: UI and Layering / Artist: Lab 10: UI Asset Creation
- ProjectProject 2: Game Jam
Week 4
- Sept 30
- LectureGit Tutorial
- LabProgrammer: Lab 11: Coroutines / Artist: Lab 12: Environment Design
- ReadingHow to Pitch your Project
- Oct 3
- Lecture Design Docs and MVPs
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
- Oct 14
- Lecture Work Day
- LabOptional: Lab 13: Transitioning, Saving and Building
- ReadingTeam Structures in Game Development
- Oct 17
- Lecture Tutorial + Level Design
- LabOptional: Lab 14: 3D Rigging, Skinning, and Animation
- Project Milestone 0: Game Design Doc
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
- Nov 4
- Lecture Accessibility
- Reading Accessible Controllers
- Nov 7
- Project Milestone 2: Alpha Playtest
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