Game Design I
Mgr. et Mgr. Zdeněk Záhora
Game Design I
Mgr. et Mgr. Zdeněk Záhora
Game Design I
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Course
Term
Autumn 2021
Nothing will teach you more than your first finished playable game.
Week 01 - introduction, game vs toy, target group, design tools, experience is the key
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Teacher recommends to study from 20/9/2021 to 26/9/2021.
Week 02 - game as an onion(bro): experience, loops, dynamics, actions, elements
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Teacher recommends to study from 20/9/2021 to 26/9/2021.
Week 03 - game designer role, goals, flow, difficulty (+ task 01)
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Teacher recommends to study from 4/10/2021 to 10/10/2021.
Week 04 - players, ontology, testing, difficulty balancing (+ team formation + game idea spreadsheet)
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Teacher recommends to study from 4/10/2021 to 10/10/2021.
Week 05 - organising teams, feedbacking student games live
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Teacher recommends to study from 11/10/2021 to 17/10/2021.
Week 06 - playtest, balancing, game ontology (+ task 02)
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Teacher recommends to study from 18/10/2021 to 24/10/2021.
Week 07 - holiday
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Teacher recommends to study from 25/10/2021 to 31/10/2021.
Week 08 - catchback records from the last year
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Teacher recommends to study from 1/11/2021 to 7/11/2021.
Week 09 - team fixation, game ideas (task 03 & 04)
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Teacher recommends to study from 8/11/2021 to 14/11/2021.
Week 10 - tools: nanDeck, tabletopia; topics: game semiotics, game balancing, serious games, indie game dev, game history, (+ Game Design Book Review Example)
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Teacher recommends to study from 15/11/2021 to 21/11/2021.
Week 11 - Game Design Document + example + template (+ task 05)
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Teacher recommends to study from 22/11/2021 to 28/11/2021.
Week 12 - GDD reviews
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Web
Teacher recommends to study from 29/11/2021 to 5/12/2021.
Week 13 - game components (projects) (+ task 06)
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Teacher recommends to study from 6/12/2021 to 12/12/2021.
Week 14 - Dark Souls For Everyone + (+ task 07+08)
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Teacher recommends to study from 13/12/2021 to 19/12/2021.


EXAMS - final game - vault
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