EECS 494

Computer Game Design

2012 Schedule

John E. Laird

Last updated November 14, 2012

Sept. 5 Principles of Game Design I

Hand out Assignment 1: Computer Game Analysis

Sept. 7 Principles of Game Design II

Sept. 10 Arcade Game Architecture

Assignment 1 Due

Hand out Assignment 2: Arcade Game

Sept. 12 Zenilib Game Engine [Mitchell Bloch]

Sept. 14 Zenilib Game Engine [Mitchell Bloch]

Sept. 17 Game Design Process & Example Games

Sept. 19 Arcade Game Design Principles & Feedback

Sept. 21 Game Design Activity

Sept. 24 Game Mechanics

Design Document Due for Assignment 2

Sept. 26 Guest Lecture: Dave Kieras - HCI and Computer Games

Sept. 28 Game Design Activity

Oct. 1 3D Graphics and Game Design and Example 3D Games

Hand out Assignment 3: 3D Graphics

Oct.2 Assignment 2 Due

Oct. 3 Zenilib 3D [Mitchell Bloch]

Oct. 5 Demos of best Arcade Games

Oct. 8 Board Game Design

Oct. 10 Guest Lecture: Eric Maslowski - 3D Modeling Workshop

Oct. 12 Help with 3D games

Oct. 15 NO CLASS - FALL BREAK

Oct. 17 Board Game Design

Oct. 19 Roy Harvey: EA Sports

Oct. 22 Development Documents

Oct. 24 Assignment 3 Due

Oct. 24 Teamwork and Pitching, Example Final Projects

Hand out Assignment 4: Final Project

Oct. 26 Pitch Day

Oct. 29 History of Computer Games

Oct. 31 3D Games & Story-based games

Nov. 2 Concept Paper Due

Nov. 2 Networking for Computer Games

Nov. 5 Cat Kocher, Blizzard Entertainment

Nov. 7 Nick Lang, Electronic Arts

Nov. 9 Jeremy Lee and Jerry Berlongieri, Microsoft

Nov. 12 Game Audio Guest Lecture: Greg Wakefield

Nov. 14 Strategy Games

Nov. 14 Design Document Due

Nov. 16 Group Meetings

Nov. 19 Group Meetings

Nov. 20 8pm Sid Meier Special Talk

Nov. 21 Group Meetings

Nov. 23 Thanksgiving break

Nov. 26 AI in Games

Nov. 28 AI in Games

Nov. 30 Game Balance

Dec. 3 Computer Game Business

Dec. 4 Alpha Release of Final Projects Due

Dec. 5 Alpha Games Meetings

Dec. 7: Guest Lecture: Mike van Lent (Soar Technology) - Serious Games

Dec. 10 Ethics in Computer Games

Dec. 11 Final Projects Due