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Level design and implementationLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: PT00EP00

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Objective

You understand why and know how to use tools in level design.
You understand why and know how to use tools in layer implementation.
You outline the whole of level design and implementation.
You can take advantage of modularity, reusability and nonlinearity in plane design.

Content

What things affect successful level design?
What factors affect successful level implementation?
How to create a gaming experience with level design?
What is an emergent narrative?
How does level design support game mechanics?

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to:
- use professional vocabulary systematically.
- look for information in the key information sources of the field.
- identify interrelated tasks.
- use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Enrollment

04.11.2024 - 17.11.2024

Timing

13.01.2025 - 30.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Information Technology

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Game Technology
Teachers
  • Jani Ahde
  • Jani Ruotsalainen
Teacher in charge

Pekka Vilpponen

Groups
  • PTKT23SP
    Game technologies, full-time studies

Objective

You understand why and know how to use tools in level design.
You understand why and know how to use tools in layer implementation.
You outline the whole of level design and implementation.
You can take advantage of modularity, reusability and nonlinearity in plane design.

Content

What things affect successful level design?
What factors affect successful level implementation?
How to create a gaming experience with level design?
What is an emergent narrative?
How does level design support game mechanics?

Opiskelumateriaali

Study materials will be announced on the course's Learn platform and, as appropriate, on the course's Teams team.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Weekly-based learning pathway:
You participate in teaching and supervision as scheduled. Your studies will be paced according to schedules of the group meetings and the independent learning tasks.

Accelerated learning pathway:
The method of participation must be agreed before the beginning of the course. If you work in a company, organization or project offered by a university, you can complete the course or module in your workplace / project either in full or in part.
In this case, you are in contact with the teacher of the course at the beginning of the course and agree on a development task for your workplace / project. Learning requires that in your work, you become acquainted with the themes covered in the course, and master them both in theory and in practice.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Strong cooperation with RDI projects related to game programming. Opportunity to utilize the assignments in the course to develop a work assignment or your own product.

Tentit ja muut määräajat

The course ends at the time indicated in the implementation schedule, by which time the student has returned the required assignments, completed any exams and met all other requirements for the approved completion of the course.

Kansainvälinen yhteistyö

Possible international cooperation will be announced at the beginning of the implementation on the course's Learn platform and, if necessary, in the Teams team of the course.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

The workload of the student is 135h, of which approx. 55h are lectures and group work under the guidance of a teacher, in accordance with the rules of procedure. Approx. 80 h are homework and assignments that can be worked on independently.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to:
- use professional vocabulary systematically.
- look for information in the key information sources of the field.
- identify interrelated tasks.
- use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments, exams and participation in contact teaching.

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

2.5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Information Technology

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Game Technology
Teachers
  • Jani Ahde
  • Jani Ruotsalainen
Teacher in charge

Jani Ahde

Groups
  • PTKT22SP
    Game technologies, full-time studies

Objective

You understand why and know how to use tools in level design.
You understand why and know how to use tools in layer implementation.
You outline the whole of level design and implementation.
You can take advantage of modularity, reusability and nonlinearity in plane design.

Content

What things affect successful level design?
What factors affect successful level implementation?
How to create a gaming experience with level design?
What is an emergent narrative?
How does level design support game mechanics?

Opiskelumateriaali

Study materials will be announced on the course's Learn platform and, as appropriate, on the course's Teams team.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Weekly-based learning pathway:
You participate in teaching and supervision as scheduled. Your studies will be paced according to schedules of the group meetings and the independent learning tasks.

Accelerated learning pathway:
The method of participation must be agreed before the beginning of the course. If you work in a company, organization or project offered by a university, you can complete the course or module in your workplace / project either in full or in part.
In this case, you are in contact with the teacher of the course at the beginning of the course and agree on a development task for your workplace / project. Learning requires that in your work, you become acquainted with the themes covered in the course, and master them both in theory and in practice.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Strong cooperation with RDI projects related to game programming. Opportunity to utilize the assignments in the course to develop a work assignment or your own product.

Tentit ja muut määräajat

The course ends at the time indicated in the implementation schedule, by which time the student has returned the required assignments, completed any exams and met all other requirements for the approved completion of the course.

Kansainvälinen yhteistyö

Possible international cooperation will be announced at the beginning of the implementation on the course's Learn platform and, if necessary, in the Teams team of the course.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

The workload of the student is 135h, of which approx. 55h are lectures and group work under the guidance of a teacher, in accordance with the rules of procedure. Approx. 80 h are homework and assignments that can be worked on independently.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to:
- use professional vocabulary systematically.
- look for information in the key information sources of the field.
- identify interrelated tasks.
- use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments, exams and participation in contact teaching.