| Course Notes: |
Handbook of Usability Testing: Howto Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests - Jeffrey Rubin, Dana Chisnell,Jared Spool
The Design of Everyday Things – Donald Norman
Bernhaupt, R. (Ed.). (2010). Evaluating user experience in games: Concepts and methods. Springer Science & Business Media.
Nielsen, Jakob (1994). Usability Engineering. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 115–148
Faulkner, L. (2003). Beyond the five-user assumption: Benefits of increased sample sizes in usability testing. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 35(3), 379-383. |
| References: |
Philip E. Agre, Designing genres for new media, in Steve Jones, ed, CyberSociety 2.0: Revisiting
CMC and Community, Sage, 1998
Bernhaupt, R. (Ed.). (2010). Evaluating user experience in games: Concepts and methods. Springer Science & Business Media.
Aker, Ç., Rızvanoglu, K., & Bostan, B. (2017). Methodological Review of Playability Heuristics. Proc. Eurasia Graph. Istanb. Turk, 405.
Aker, Ç., Rızvanoğlu, K., & İnal, Y. (2020). Revisiting Heuristics for Evaluating Player Experience in Different Gaming Platforms: A Multi-Modal Approach. In Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design (pp. 123-161). Springer, Cham.
Bostan, B. (Ed.). (2020). Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design. Springer Nature. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Comprehend the conceptual importance of the game in the field of communication, ability to implement the player centered application to provide design. |
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Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and ideas from various perspectives. |
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Analyze the key elements that make up specific game genres, forms of interactions, mode of narratives and understand how they are employed effectively to create a successful game. |
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Understand game design theories and methods as well as implement them during game development; to make enjoyable, attractive, instructional and immersive according to the target audience. |
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Understand the technology and computational principles involved in developing games and master the use of game engines. |
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Understand the process of creation and use of 2D and 3D assets and animation for video games. |
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| 7) |
Understand and master the theories and methodologies of understanding and measuring player experience and utilize them during game development process. |
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Comprehend and master how ideas, concepts and topics are conveyed via games followed by the utilization of these aspects during the development process. |
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Manage the game design and development process employing complete documentation; following the full game production pipeline via documentation. |
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Understand and employ the structure and work modes of game development teams; comprehend the responsibilities of team members and collaborations between them while utilizing this knowledge in practice. |
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Understand the process of game publishing within industry standards besides development and utilize this knowledge practice. |
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Pitching a video game to developers, publishers, and players; mastering the art of effectively communicating and marketing the features and commercial potential of new ideas, concepts or games. |
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