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CMPM 179 - 01   Game Design Practicum

2020 Summer Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
70957
Type
Lecture
Instruction Mode
In Person
Credits
5 units
General Education
PR-C
Status
Open
Available Seats
1
Enrollment Capacity
40
Enrolled
39
Wait List Capacity
0
Wait List Total
0

Description

Provides the opportunity to practice the creation of novel computer games. Students learn a new game-making technology, then create three games using this technology. May be repeated for credit.

Enrollment Requirements

Prerequisite(s): CMPM 120 and CMPM 80K.

Class Notes

All Students - prerequisites lifted in summer. Topic: Critical Gameplay. Students will examine game mechanics, systems, loops, genre, theme, and meaning through focused analysis of a small number of tabletop games. Working in small groups, students will play, dissect, modify and remix games while writing critically about their discoveries.

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
TuTh 06:00PM-09:30PM Leckman,T.A. 07/27/20 - 08/28/20
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