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Computer Science Department
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The IMGD Seminar Home Page

Interactive Media and Game Development

Summer 2004


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The Interactive Media and Game Development (IMGD) seminar is a a weekly (or so) meeting on developing courses and a curriculum for IMGD. The goal is to have informal discussions about IMGD syllabi, text books, class projects and more. Specific courses that are being developed concurrently with the seminar are ID 110x Critical Game Studies, ID 111x The Game Development Process, and ID 211x Social Issues in Game Development. However, topics are not limited to only those pertaining to the above courses and it is likely other course content and research content will be discussed as well.

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Tuesday, 2-3 pm
FL 246, Beckett Conference Room
Mark Claypool
(see below)
imgd@congo.wpi.edu (to subscribe, email claypool at cs.wpi.edu)
Fred Bianchi, Mark Claypool, David Finkel, Michael Gennert, Dean O'Donnell, Patrick Quinn

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Schedule

  • May 25: David Finkel. "Thoughts on Critical Game Studies" (Slides)

  • June 01: Dean O'Donnell. "Outline of Interactive Media Courses"

  • June 08: Mark Claypool. "Notes on the Game Development Process" (Slides)

  • June 15: Fred Bianchi. "Social Issues - A Course Under Construction!" (Slides)

  • June 22: (No Meeting).

  • June 29: David Finkel. "Critical Game Studies, Part II - Storytelling and Games" (Slides) (Handout 1) (Handout 2)

  • July 06: Dean O'Donnell. "Stories and Games - the Course Instead of the Week" (Slides)

  • July 13: (No Meeting).

  • July 20: Mark Claypool. "Projects for the Game Development Process Class" (Slides)

  • July 27: (No Meeting).

  • August 03: (No Meeting).

  • August 10: Dean O'Donnell. "Social Implications of Games/Gaming" (Slides)

  • August 17: (No Meeting).

  • August 24: Mark Claypool. "The Effects of Loss and Latency on User Performance in Unreal Tournament 2003" (Slides)

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Some related programs:

  • Carnegie Mellon University offers a master's degree (an MA) in Entertainment Technology
    http://www.etc.cmu.edu/curriculum.html
  • Southern Methodist University has a program called The Guildhall which offers a non-degree certificate program in game development. They offer tracks in artistic development, level design, and software engineering.
    http://guildhall.smu.edu/
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a program called Comparative Media Studies, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs that focus on the study of games and other media, but not their development.
    http://web.mit.edu/cms/
  • Rochester Institute of Technology offers a concentration within their IT program in game programming, and is developing a master's program in game development.
    http://www.cs.rit.edu/
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a program in electronic media, arts, and communication (EMAC) that provides a B.S. degree from the Languages and Arts departments.
    http://www.emac.rpi.edu/
  • Champlain college started a bachelor's degree in Electronic Game and Interactive Development that consists of eight game development courses followed by specialization in Game Design or Art and Animation.
    http://www.champlain.edu/majors/egame/

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claypool at cs.wpi.edu Mon May 24 11:01:31 EDT 2004