Cognitive Science 0253 - Interactive Fiction

Through the lens of interactive fiction, students will improve their creative writing and digital game development skills by working as a member of a small, interdisciplinary team. As a prerequisite, students must have expertise in creative writing and/or game design. No programming experience is required, though some light programming will be included in the course. 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 Twine or other appropriate interactive fiction tools, and will ideally make their 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 10:30am - 1pm on Fridays.

Independent Work Prerequisite: At least one semester of course work in a discipline or disciplines related to interactive fiction (creative writing, game design). Students are expected to spend approximately 10 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.