IMGD 1001: Reading Assignment 2

	Interactive Media & Game Development Worcester Polytechnic Institute	IMGD

IMGD 1001: The Game Development Process
Reading Assignment 2: Rabin, Sections 7.3, 2.1

What to Read:	Section 7.3, “The Publisher-Developer Relationship” and Section 2.1, “Games and Society” (pages 61-89 only) of Steve Rabin's Introduction to Game Development. The complete etext of this book is available here. You must be logged into a computer on the WPI network to access it.

What to Watch for:	As you read, write down the answers to the following questions: What is a post mortem? What assets do you need to make a game pitch? What is alpha? Why is uncertainty important to the game experience? What is gold master? What is ‘flow’? What does schadenfreude mean? What does IP stand for? Give three examples of game IP. What is beta? Some of these questions may appear on an upcoming quiz.

What to Read:

Section 7.3, “The Publisher-Developer Relationship” and Section 2.1, “Games and Society” (pages 61-89 only) of Steve Rabin's Introduction to Game Development.

The complete etext of this book is available here.
You must be logged into a computer on the WPI network to access it.

What to Watch for:

As you read, write down the answers to the following questions:

What is a post mortem?
What assets do you need to make a game pitch?
What is alpha?
Why is uncertainty important to the game experience?
What is gold master?
What is ‘flow’?
What does schadenfreude mean?
What does IP stand for? Give three examples of game IP.
What is beta?

Some of these questions may appear on an upcoming quiz.

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