Welcome! This course is an introduction to the primary concepts of gaming, and an exploration of how these basic concepts affect the way gamers interact with our games. In this course you will understand what defines a “game” and the mechanics and rules behind different types of games. Through four linked assignments you'll learn ways to create and describe a game concept, and specifically what makes a compelling game. This course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings of games, and all assignments can be completed with a pencil and paper – no previous programming knowledge is required.
Este curso faz parte do Programa de cursos integrados Game Design: Art and Concepts
Introduction to Game Design
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Video Game DevelopmentGameplayVideo Game DesignGame Design
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Semana
1Week 1: The Simplest Games
This week we start at the beginning: what are the principles of very simple games, like Hangman and tic-tac-toe? How do these games work? Why do people play them? What are the elements that define games and the gaming experience? And finally, what do games have in common with each other, and what sets them apart? In addition to covering the basics and ground rules for this course, we'll conclude this week with a very simple, low-tech assignment: create a game on a single sheet of paper.
6 videos (Total 17 min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
6 videos
Welcome!1min
Elements of Gaming3min
The Game Design Document1min
Feedback3min
Making a Simple Game and Brainstorming3min
Week 1 Homework2min
1 leituras
About this Course10min
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2Week 2: Rules and Discovery
How does a player learn the mechanics of your game? How do they learn anything about your game? This week we will talk about the rules that define gameplay, and how those rules are communicated to your players. We also discuss the way rules are bent and broken by players.
6 videos (Total 19 min), 1 teste
6 videos
Balance3min
What are rules?6min
Breaking the Rules2min
Learning the Rules3min
Week 2 Homework1min
Semana
3Week 3: Tell a Story
How does narrative drive a player to start playing your game? Or to finish it? This week we'll look at some of the ways you can make your game more compelling with story, and discuss some of the ways story can drive gameplay forward, or enable a player to make their own way through it.
9 videos (Total 32 min), 1 teste
9 videos
Story Purpose7min
Who's In Charge of Your Game Story?1min
Writer-Driven6min
Writer-Led1min
Player-Led1min
Roleplaying & Character Motivation5min
Explaining & Imagining4min
Week 3 Homework1min
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4Week 4: The Friend and the Enemy
What purpose does an enemy serve in a game? What effect does a second player have on two-player games? Can a game work without an adversary or a final goal? We'll address all of those questions in this last week of the class, and work towards finalizing your board game project with characters.
6 videos (Total 27 min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
6 videos
Characters in Gaming5min
Types of Characters3min
Multiplayer Rules and Balance3min
Bonus Interview: Adam Spragg, Designer of Hidden in Plain Sight11min
Week 4 Homework1min
1 leituras
Course Credits10min
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Melhores avaliações
por YX•Dec 6th 2015
This course inspire me a lot. It is not easy, but with tons of fun. I spent a long time to think out the idea and make it and improve it. I did progress in gaming making as a fresh man. Thank you!
por OO•Nov 7th 2015
I really enjoyed this course. It was a lot of fun designing and redesigning a game, as well as getting to play other people's games. I enjoyed the lectures and found the peer reviews very helpful.
Instrutores
Fran Krause
Faculty, Character AnimationSchool of Film/Video
Sobre California Institute of the Arts
CalArts has earned an international reputation as the leading college of the visual and performing arts in the United States. Offering rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs through six schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater—CalArts has championed creative excellence, critical reflection, and the development of new forms and expressions.
Sobre o Programa de cursos integrados Game Design: Art and Concepts
Stemming from the principles of storytelling and design established in CalArts’ renowned Animation programs, this Specialization lays a primary foundation for experimentation and exploration of video game design, story, character development, and winning gameplay before programming begins. These four courses emphasize the self-reliance and personal expression of the gaming artist, and encourage you to take conceptual risks and develop new modes of expression and form through gaming. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll put your creative skills to work by generating an engaging game design document for a personal game project, outlining the conceptual, narrative and aesthetic elements of your game.
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