180.823 (17W) Games Development
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german Games Development
- Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 18 (35 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- possible language(s) of the assessment English
- Course begins on 06.11.2017
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
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Remarks (english)
Teaser - please watch the following movies before we start with the course:
- "Grounded: The Making of Last of Us" on Youtube
- "Indie Game - The Movie" on Netflix (30 days test account required)
- "Free to Play" on Youtube
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
The goal of this course is to introduce students to computer game production. This is not primarily 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 learn how to sketch, plan, develop, and evaluate games, bringing them from vision to reality.
Course content
- 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
Examination information
Examination methodology
Presentations, summaries of papers & videos, production of game artefacts, and a final multiple choice test.
Examination topic(s)
Things learned during the course.
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
The final grade is composed of:
* 50% produced content & presentations
* 50% final exam
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 VC / 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 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)
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Wintersemester 2014/15
- 180.823 VK Games Development (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)