CP3410 - Advanced Game Design

[Offered in odd-numbered years in Cairns. ]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Information Technology (pre 2009)

Develops a working understanding of game aesthetic design, including designing, creating and analysing the visual components, the sound and the interactive story line in computer games.

Learning Outcomes

• be able to demonstrate a working understanding of the role of the audio experience within games, including evaluation of music, electronic generation, studio recording and 3D sound processing;
• be able to demonstrate a working understanding of interactive storytelling in games, including narrative theory, character development, plot, dialogue, backstory and world creation;
• be able to demonstrate a working understanding of visual aesthetics in game design,including 2D and 3D graphics, and be able explain visual impact in games with reference to the visual arts and crafts.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information.

Prerequisites:

CP2430

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	jc153934.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours practicals 26 hours - Self directed lab based investigation
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (30%); assignments (30%).
ITTI Sydney, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 11-May-2007
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours practicals 26 hours - Self directed lab based investigation
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (30%); assignments (30%).
ITTI Sydney, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours practicals 26 hours - Self directed lab based investigation
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (30%); assignments (30%).

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