CP5604 - Advanced Game Design

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Business

Advanced concepts in design of computer games. Topics include game narrative, landscape and place in games, design of avatars and player interfaces, and issues associated with choice of game engines.

Learning Outcomes

• ability to develop game narratives;
• advance understanding of the phenomenology of the game experience;
• advanced knowledge of avatar design and player interfaces;
• knowledge of game engines and the influence of their capabilities/limitations on development of a computer game.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
• The potential to lead and contribute to projects effectively and efficiently;
• The ability to conduct their research in an ethical manner;
• The ability to make constructive contributions to project teams or collegial activities;
• The potential to resolve conflicts.

Assumed Knowledge:

Knowledge of at least one programming language and some knowledge of multimedia packages.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coord/Lect:	Mr Lars Kalland.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 60%); assignments (40% - 50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coord/Lect:	Mr Lars Kalland.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 60%); assignments (40% - 50%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 18-Nov-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Joanne Lee
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 60%); assignments (40% - 50%).

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