CP2020 - Games Design and Technology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
Games Design and Technology links the experience of immersive play to the process of conceiving, designing and implementing a computer game. Areas covered include the principles behind the rules and play of games, player centred design methods and processes and skills in using game development environments.
Learning Outcomes
- apply principles of player centred design;
- use typical game engines for game design and re-design;
- understand how games function to create play experiences and social interactions;
- design rules, play mechanics, balance games and integrate different modalities effectively.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
- The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.
| Assumed Knowledge: | This is not an introductory subject. Students would be advised to have successfully completed IT at high school or CP1030 at JCU |
| Prerequisites: | CP1200 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CP2430 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Colin Lemmon. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); design prototype & presentation (35%); assignments (25%); design journal (individual) (10%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Colin Lemmon. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); design prototype & presentation (35%); assignments (25%); design journal (individual) (10%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 18-Jul-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Colin Lemmon |
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| Assessment: | design proposal (35%); assignments (25%); prototype and presentation (40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.