DMP-251 - Game Design and Development

2 credits

This interactive media course will explore various aspects of game design and development, with a focus on 2D gaming and developing at the independent level. Various lowcode and no-code engines and tools including Tiny Game engines, visual coding solutions, low-code IDEs, node-based and event-based environments, and SDKs and APIs will be used to generate games and game assets. Foundational programming concepts and Javascript fundamentals will be introduced as a scaffold for sustained learning and independent improvement, encouraging students to survey and advance to more robust programming languages. Peripheral topics will include game communities and networking, documenting technical development and growth, current events and ethics in the game industry, testing and evaluation, project management, models for the development cycle, considerations for 3D development, and discussions of emerging technologies and tools.

Prerequisite(s): DMP-101;

Corequisite(s): DMP 251L

Course previously known as: TPRD-451