Study Guide

Objective

You deepen your understanding of game mechanics.
You are able to document, iterate, prototype and visualise game mechanics of your game with your team.
You improve your management skills by creating a development plan for your game.

Content

How to utilise design patterns to enhance your design?
How to take target audience into account in your design?
How to schedule your work and manage your own time in the development process?
How to iteratively enhance your design?
How to limit your project scope that you are able deliver a working prototype?

Materials

Material on Learn.

Teaching methods

Learning route based on a working week
You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the schedule. Your study routine is determined by the scheduled group sessions and by the self-study assignments.

Learning route that accelerates the studies
If you have acquired prior learning in the subject (fully/partially), contact the teacher in charge prior the course to discuss whether you have the competence required and what are the methods of demonstrating that competence. If you are unable to attend all the classes due to other courses, you are required to complete the learning assignments independently.

Work-based learning route
You need to contact the course teacher prior the course to agree on development assignments that you will perform at your work place. You are required to prove your learning both in theory and practice by giving a presentation at Game Design show and tell day.

Employer connections

Possibility for RDI co-operation.

Content scheduling

Students will be working on game projects. The project continues at game project production course.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Based on the assignments completed.