STUDY PROGRAMME
Media Design and Multimedia Arts

AFAM CODE
ABTEC40

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Multimedia design

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Direction for videogames

CREDITS
10

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

Starting from the skills acquired in character and level design, as well as in interactive storytelling, this course focuses on advanced videogame design. It is divided in two advanced-level modules: Game design 2 and Game development 2. By the end of the course, the students will be able to create the complete prototype of a videogame. The Game development module provides the students with technical skills in the field of interactive prototyping in order to create functional scripts for the game and to integrate and optimize all the external resources.

The programme grants 10 credits, divided as follows:

• GAME DESIGN 2: 6 CFA

• GAME DEVELOPMENT 2: 4 CFA

Successful students will be able to:

GAME DESIGN 2:

• Design complex interactive projects and manage al their production elements, with special attention to balancing through playtesting

GAME DEVELOPMENT 2:

• Create and manage comprehensive interactive projects that integrate resources based on different tools

• Streamline the final code through debugging

GAME DESIGN 2:

• Iterative prototyping

• Dynamic balancing

• Chances and statistics

• Artificial intelligence and neural networks

• Puzzle Design

• Indirect control

• Playtesting techniques

GAME DEVELOPMENT 2:

• Loops and variables

• Functions and parameters

• Advanced scripting

• Debugging

This is a theoretical/project based course.

The students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the development of different projects:

• Classroom lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Workshops

• Individual or group projects

• Individual or group study and research

Assessment tools may include:

• Creation of a comprehensive interactive project

• Graded exercises with a final oral exam

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

The final grade will result from the weighted average of the programme modules.

• Gibson J. (2015) Introduction to Game Design, Prototyping & Development, Pearson.

• Perry D. (2009) David Perry on Game Design, Cengage Learning.

• Rabin S. (2005) Introduction to Game Development, Charles River Media Inc.

• Swink S. (2009) Game Feel, CRC Press.

Many of the recommended sources, together with additional material, are also available online on MyNaba, in the Library section.

Books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.