| COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| VCD4128 | Game Studio | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜVEN ÇATAK |
| Course Objectives: | Main objective of the course is to introduce video games by focusing on their current status in new media and entertainment market; analyzing them with a sociocultural and multidiscipliner perspective; and experiencing the design process for various purposes like education, advertising, social media, etc. Discussion topics start with cultural and economic effects of games on society and follow the new trends like gamification, machinima, games for change, etc. As a midterm paper, students propose research topics relating games with non-game issues and environments. Working on game design process through the adventure genre is the other focus of the course. Adventure game mechanics and dynamics are defined to lead students for developing their own game concepts and design documents which serves as the final project. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Define the game culture and its current status in new media. 2. Recognize the video game history as an alternative guide for the digital evolution. 3. Recognize the relations of games with other disciplines. 4. Define the effects of games on society. 5. Recognize how games are used today in different areas. 6. Study the game design process through the adventure genre. 7. Identify game mechanics and dynamics through puzzle systems and visual interfaces. 8. Develop a game concept and its design document. 9. Recognize video games as a media for visual communication campaigns. |
| Course Outline The course is structured in two parts: • First part focuses on how games influence everyday life and interact with other disciplines. Besides current trends like gamification and games for change, theoretical background of games is also dicussed. Regarding those topics, students propose a subject and prepare a research paper about it. • Second part will concentrate on game development and design process through the adventure genre. Analyzing the game dynamics and mechanics of adventure games will form a basis for the students to develop their own game concepts and prepare design documents as a final project. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | 1. introduction to course: review of the syllabus | ||
| 2) | 2. screening & discussion: push the button! Part1 history of games / social effects | ||
| 3) | 3. screening & discussion: push the button! Part2 history of games / current trends announcement of midterm paper | ||
| 4) | 4. discussing gamification / games for change | ||
| 5) | 5. discussing game art / machinima / art games | ||
| 6) | 6. discussing game genres introduction to game design focusing on adventure games | ||
| 7) | 7. presentation of midterms /discussion session | ||
| 8) | 8. screening 'existenz' reviewing adventure genre dynamics announcement of final project | ||
| 9) | 9. screening ‘making of another world’ focusing on adventure game interfaces discussing puzzle types & mechanics | ||
| 10) | 10. guest lecturer | ||
| 11) | 11. screening 'making of metal gear solid II' brainstorming on final project concepts | ||
| 12) | 12. workshop for the final project - first drafts synopsis / characters / game world / levels | ||
| 13) | 13. workshop for the final project - in progress gameplay / puzzles / audiovisual style | ||
| 14) | 14. workshop for the final project - final drafts designing the concept document | ||
| Course Notes: | - Game Work: Language, Power & Computer Game Culture - The Computer Game Design Course: Principles, Practices & Techniques for the Aspiring Game Designer - Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals - Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design - Gaming: Essays on Algorithmic Culture - The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses - Gamescenes: Art in the Age of Videogames - Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps - Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World |
| References: | - Game Work: Language, Power & Computer Game Culture - The Computer Game Design Course: Principles, Practices & Techniques for the Aspiring Game Designer - Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals - Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design - Gaming: Essays on Algorithmic Culture - The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses - Gamescenes: Art in the Age of Videogames - Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps - Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 10 | % 20 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 45 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload | |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 | |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentations / Seminar | |||
| Project | 13 | 63 | |
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes | |||
| Preliminary Jury | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Paper Submission | |||
| Jury | |||
| Final | 3 | 21 | |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | |
| 2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | |
| 3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
| 4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | |
| 5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | |
| 6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | |
| 7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | |
| 8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | |
| 9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | |
| 10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | |
| 11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | |
| 12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | |
| 13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | |
| 14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. |