GAME DESIGN
- Course
- VICD413 - GAME DESIGN
- Department
- Visual Communication Design - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
The general objective of the course is to introduce computer games, which are the most dynamic interactive medium of our contemporary life, analyse them in a socio-cultural perspective and form a basic knowledge for students who will deal with computer game design. Topics include the history of computer games, the process of designing computer games, their grouping into genres, their connection with cinema and architecture, their effects to computer technology and economy, formal elements of games, dramatic elements of games and their narrative structures, system dynamics, functionality, completeness and balance, simple playtesting and quality assurance, games as culture, game as economies.
GAME DESIGN
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
No evaluation items have been defined.
Course outcomes
- 01 How to create video game and apply logic in design.
- 02 To apply design and concept in game making. Bug Fixing and publishing.
- 03 Learn to use program Flowlabs in advence.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to course |
| Week 2 | Introduction video game history and game design logic |
| Week 3 | Introduction to Flowlab programe |
| Week 4 | Creating game concept and story |
| Week 5 | To Apply concept and story in Flowlabs |
| Week 6 | Bug Fixing |
| Week 7 | Finishing game and publishing |
| Week 8 | MID-TERM WEEK |
| Week 9 | MID-TERM WEEK |
| Week 10 | Introduction to advance tools in Flowlabs |
| Week 11 | Creating game concept and story 2 |
| Week 12 | To apply concept and story in Flowlabs |
| Week 13 | To apply concepy and story in Flowlabs |
| Week 14 | Bug Fixing and publishing the game |
| Week 15 | FINAL submission and prezantation |
Reference Books & Course Materials
No reference books have been listed.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 How to create video game and apply logic in design.
- L02 To apply design and concept in game making. Bug Fixing and publishing.
- L03 Learn to use program Flowlabs in advence.
Program Outcomes
- P01 The student chooses the design principles and can match the application
- P02 Students will be able to define national and international values in art and design
- P03 Students will be able to define abstract and concrete design concepts and express them in composition
- P04 The student can adjust the time correctly to complete his / her graphic application
- P05 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning
- P06 Students can express what they see by drawing
- P07 Identifies the traces, aligns, and calculates the hierarchy of typographic elements
- P08 Defines and lists art and design materials
- P09 Expresses an idea, concept or phenomenon visually in a creative way
- P10 Solves the design problems encountered in the process
- P11 Symbolizes concepts, situations, and objects in the visual context
- P12 Develops design projects by recalling basic graphic design principles
- P13 Applies technology effectively in the design process
- P14 Can think critically and question theoretical gains in the context
- P15 Relate the past, present, and future of design
- P16 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
- P17 Designs and produces different visual areas such as multimedia, advertising graphics, animation, new media, printmaking, and photography
- P18 Improves communication skills for teamwork
- P19 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form theory about the field
- P20 Student can organize paragraphs, single-column, multi-column and modular grids in book and magazine designs
- P21 Can plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
- P22 Can associate written texts with visual images
- P23 Can observe and compare in the context of art criticism methods
- P24 Can apply legal regulations and procedures in the field
- P25 Be able to associate written texts with visual images
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P14 | P15 | P16 | P17 | P18 | P19 | P20 | P21 | P22 | P23 | P24 | P25 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |