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Games Design and Prototyping
Undergraduate | MUR-GAD375 | 2020
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Games Design and Prototyping
About this subject
On successful completion of the subject you should be able to:
- understand key ideas, common heuristics, and basic principles used in the field of game design (student can define them in theoretical context, and apply them in practical contexts)
- build a foundational knowledge of interactive game design through tabletop game design
- improve knowledge and skills within genre-specific: platformer, 3D action, 2D casual, etc.
- gain a basic understanding of design as an craft: Tools, Processes, Methods.
- explore the varying roles of a game designer: from facilitator in a team setting to lone maker
- effectively and efficiently convey game design concepts: writing, speaking, illustrating
- gain experience developing an video game idea into a viable concept, then a production-ready design document.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Students combine their prototyping skills and game design knowledge to develop and test original games for a wide variety of real-world settings targeting several different platforms. The prototypes developed could engage several genres, from serious and educational to casual and hardcore games.
Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.
- Problem Solving Task (20%)
- Model: Paper Prototype (35%)
- Game Design Document (30%)
- Online discussion (15%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Others
Note: Level 3 subjects normally assume a moderate level of prior knowledge in this area, eg from studying related Level 1 and 2 subjects or other relevant experience.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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