IMGD 1001 Mid-Term Topic Outline

Here is an outline of the topics for the Mid-Term exam:

• Introduction
  • Industry trends
    • Market
    • Development costs
    • Team sizes
  • Industry shape
    • Developers
    • Publishers
    • Distributors
    • Retailers
  • Publisher-Developer relationship
    • Pitch
    • Deal negotiation
  • Game development timeline
• Game Design
  • Introduction
    • The creative process
    • Defining a game
  • Gameplay
    • Game theory
    • Toolbox of interesting choices
      • Strategic versus Tactical
      • Supporting Investments
      • Versatility
      • Compensating Factors
      • Impermanence
      • Shadow Costs
    • Synergies
  • Game balance
    • Player-to-Player
    • Player-to-Gameplay
    • Gameplay-to-Gameplay
• Visual Design
  • Introduction
    • Inspiration
    • Terminology
    • Color Theory
  • 2D Animation
    • Line of motion
    • Key frames
    • Secondary frames
  • 3D Modeling
    • Modeling theory
    • Polygon rendering
      • Limits
      • Reduction

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