| Date | Title | Reading | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Game Dev Process | 1 | Monday Jan 11th |
Course overview | |
| 2 | Tuesday Jan 12th |
Ideas and Feedback | ||
| 3 | Wednesday Jan 13th |
Planning and Risk | ||
| 4 | Thursday Jan 14th |
Documentation | ||
| Assignment 1 due, Friday, Jan 15th | ||||
| 5 | Monday Jan 18th |
Game and Experiences | ||
| 6 | Tuesday Jan 19th |
Game Mechanics | ||
| 7 | Wednesday Jan 20th |
Prototyping | ||
Thursday Jan 21st | Trip to Runaway at 11:00am | |||
| Assignment 2 due, Friday, Jan 22nd | ||||
Game Elements | 8 | Monday Jan 25th |
Level Design | |
| 9 | Tuesday Jan 26th |
2D Graphics | ||
Wednesday Jan 27th | Trip to RocketWerkz at 2:00pm | |||
| 10 | Thursday Jan 28th |
Physics | ||
| Assignment 3 due, Friday, Jan 29th | ||||
| 11 | Monday Feb 1st |
AI | ||
| 12 | Tuesday Feb 2nd |
UI | ||
Fine tuning | 13 | Wednesday Feb 3rd |
Game Balance | |
| 14 | Thursday Feb 4th |
The Player and Indirect Control | ||
Monday Feb 8th | Waitangi Day (observed) | |||
| 15 | Tuesday Feb 9th |
Storytelling | ||
| 16 | Wednesday Feb 10th | Guest lecture by Alex Galbraith from Runaway Play | ||
| 17 | Thursday Feb 11th |
3D Graphics | ||
| 18 | Monday Feb 15th |
Wrap up | ||
| Assignment 4 due, Friday, Feb 19th | ||||