ARTG3530 Game Design & Documentation 1

Credit Hours: 3 semester hours
Prerequisites: ARTG1501 Game Studio, ENGL1105 Composition and Argumentation

Course Description

This class will introduce the student to the basics and fundamentals of game design and art direction with a heavy focus on the documentation and communication of this info.

Goals and Objectives

Students who complete this course will be able to:

• Give students exposure to basic principles of game and feature design.

• Learn to document project and asset vision.

• Present and communicate artistic and design decisions.

Books Needed

• Book: Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More

• Book: Inside the Video Game Industry

Materials Needed

• Photoshop

• Power Point

• Google account with access to Google Drive

• Table Top Simulator (also requires Steam account)

• OBS

• Zoom

• Discord

• Stormboard (nothing to install. Web app we’ll use).

• Webcam (not your phone unless running something like droidcam or epoccam)

• Headset with mic (no webcam or laptop mics. no external speakers)

• External Drive with enough storage space to back up all work

• Standard note taking and sketching materials