CP2020 - Games Design and Technology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

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.

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:	12 CP OF SUBJECTS
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	CP2430 CP2412 CP5604

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carrie Lui
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures - lectures delivered online only 36 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (30%); design prototype and presentation (35%); assignments (25%); design journal (individual) (10%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carrie Lui
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures - lectures delivered online only 36 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (30%); design prototype and presentation (35%); assignments (25%); design journal (individual) (10%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carrie Lui
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures - lectures delivered online only 36 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (30%); design prototype and presentation (35%); assignments (25%); design journal (individual) (10%).

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.