This course is taught as COMP 585 and 585H. This website is the website for both courses. There is a different syllabus for each course.
Serious Games are training, learning, or propaganda games used in schools, the military, companies, and the public service sector. The premise behind studying serious games is three-fold:
This course is intended as a broad introduction to the field of serious games. We will look at a number of examples of existing serious games in order to learn through case studies. The focus will be on game design but we will also look at development issues. We will explore both serious game design and development and how the components of games may be applicable to other areas.
In order to study serious games, however, we also need to study games. We will therefore look at the design of games in general.
The course project is a game that is developed for an outside client. These are people with identified needs They will be your domain experts who understand the needs, the objectives, the audience and the way to evaluate the result. They are also the people who will need to be adding content to the game.
Attendance: You are expected to be at all classes when your classmates are presenting. If I see that attendance is dropping, I will begin taking attendance. You may receive up to a 5 point grade penalty for unexcused absences. You are also required to be at all team meetings (recitations)
Class recordings are available through Panopto on Sakai.
Office hours are available 5-7 Monday through Thursday through appointment and are held on my Office Hour Zoom. It is theoretically set up with a waiting room, but so far only one person has been placed in it. I will maintain a busy schedule posted here. Simply email me to schedule a time. NOTE that there are no office hours on Wellness Days; I expect you to take the time to rejuvenate!
https://app.groupme.com/join_group/65613966/Zex0KZjY
Links to team websites and meeting notes are found on the TEAM GAMES page
Instructions for getting Unity and Github set up (with thanks to Mary Gibeau)
People send me interesting links. This is where I will share them with you.