180.823 (14W) Games Development
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german Games Development
- Type Lecture - Colloquia (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 32
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 21.10.2014
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Course Information
Course content
The goal of this course is to introduce students to computer game production. This is not necessarily a technical issue especially as game production involves mostly non-technical work like creative audio, 3D and visual design, product management and planning, story boarding & writing, and testing. Among other things the students will produce a a game using a creator like KODU or GameMaker. No programming skills required.Topics
- A brief history of computer games
- Computer games 101 (types, brands, common knowledge, ...)
- Game mechanics - the building blocks of a computer game
- Game design - writing and storyboarding
- Game art - creativity, sound, music and graphics
- Game production - planning, management, marketing, rating
- Hands on - design and build your own game
Teaching objective
The goal of this course is to introduce students to computer game production.Examination information
Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
Presentations, production of a game using a creator like KODU or GameMaker, and a final multiple choice test.Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Master's degree programme Media and Convergence Management
(SKZ: 150, Version: 13W.2)
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Subject: Electives I - Multimedia Systems (MS)
(Compulsory elective)
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Games Development (
2.0h VK / 4.0 ECTS)
- 180.823 Games Development (2.0h VK / 4.0 ECTS)
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Games Development (
2.0h VK / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Electives I - Multimedia Systems (MS)
(Compulsory elective)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
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Wintersemester 2023/24
- 180.823 VC Computer Games (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2022/23
- 180.823 VC Computer Games (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2021/22
- 180.823 VC Computer Games (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2020/21
- 180.823 VC Games Development (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2019/20
- 180.823 VC Games Development (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2018/19
- 180.823 VC Games Development (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2017/18
- 180.823 VC Games Development (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2016/17
- 180.823 VC Games Development (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2015/16
- 180.823 VC Games Development (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)