Game Development: Day One - Game Concept Basics

Topics Covered

=== 9am-12pm = ==

• Introduction to Game Development
• Syllabus
• Aspects of a Game
• Play
• Pretending
• Goal
• Rules
• Game Play
• Challenges
• Actions
• Fairness

Activity 1:

• Go to Atari.com online arcade: https://www.atari.com/arcade#!/arcade/atari-promo
• Play one of the games for 10-15 minutes. Make sure you play multiple times and try different outcomes with the game
• Use Microsoft Word or other text-editing program to discuss how that game contains the essential elements. Try to be specific, possibly using screenshots if possible. Responses should be a minimum of a half page.
• Play
• Pretending
• Goals
• Rules

=== 1-4pm ===

Topics

I, Videogame

• Brief History of Video Games
• Roles with Game Development
• Engineer
• Art Director
• Game Director
• Level Designer

History of Game References
National Geographic
Onlineeducation.com

Useful Videos

Brief History of Video Games

Why Video Games are Important ( TED Talk)

and now...... odds and ends fun

Atari Ad

Robot Unicorn Attack - Ad



Realistic Mario - Eating Mushrooms