Instructor: Professor Jim Whitehead <ejw@cs.ucsc.edu>
Office Hours: T, 12-2 PM, E2 273, or by appointment
Teaching Assistants: Ken Hullett <khullett@soe.ucsc.edu>, David Olsen <dolsen@soe.ucsc.edu>,
Jacob Telleen <jtelleen@soe.ucsc.edu>
Class: MWF, 12:30PM-1:40PM, Media Theater, M110
Final Exam: Monday, March 19, 12 noon, Media Theater
Foundations of Interactive Game Design has now concluded. The course was taken by 213 students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from January 5 through March 19, 2007. People interested in the contents of the course are encouraged to view the syllabus and the lecture notes, and listen to the lecture podcasts.
Games of Distinction
Over 115 original computer games were created during the class. Eight of these games were selected
as having distinction in game design:
[Games of Distinction]
Teaching schedule and due dates |
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List of course readings, and links to articles |
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Notes from the lectures |
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Podcast (audio files) of the lectures |
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Description of deliverables for each project phase |
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Description of video game analysis assignments |
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How grades are determined |
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| Games | Final computer game projects |
| Classics | List of classic computer games for analysis assignments |
| Tools | Information about development tools |
| Final | Details about the final exam |
Last updated: 3/26/2007