DMA 226 - Digital Game Design

5 CR

Previously DMA 240.
Beginning GAME students design and implement their own computer games. Fundamentals of programming and graphic development are covered with respect to game development. Either DMA 240 or DMA 226 can be taken for credit, not both.

Prerequisite(s): May be taken at the same time as DMA 225 at BC

Course Outcomes

Understand the tasks and roles associated with game design and development
Understand the capabilities and limitations of a game design platform
Develop a testing method for a game
Understand the time and resources necessary to complete games of varying complexity
Understand the constituent parts that make up a video game
Apply design principles to digital game designs
Express the game pipeline through collaborative digital design projects
Describe and construct a game design document
Discover and apply scripting and node-based programming languages complexity

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