Cognitive Science 0307 - Game Development Workshop

In this course, students will improve their digital game development skills and portfolios by working as a specialized member of a small team. As a prerequisite, students must have expertise in one or more game development disciplines, including 3D modeling, 3D animation, 2D animation, painting, programming, audio design, game design, or project management. Students will pitch ideas for games and will work on games of their choice. To obtain instructor permission and more information, see irafay.com/classes. Students will be encouraged to develop games using Unity and make the games available for free. All assets and code generated in the class will be released to the public domain. To facilitate group work, there is a reserved lab time from 1pm-4pm on Fridays. At least two semesters of course work in a discipline or disciplines related to game development (programming, art, design, audio, management, etc.) are required.

Independent Work As with most things, the more time you put into this course, the more you will get out of it. You should expect to spend at least eight hours per week (on average) doing activities outside of class, including assignments, reading, playing, playtesting, experimenting, and anything else related to the subject matter.