| IMGD 404X C11 (Subject to Change!) | |||||||
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| Week | Day | Class
Topic (click on text for game or paper link) |
Student Presenter |
Preparation
(* = quiz) (click on text for game or paper link) |
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| 1 | 1 | Thu, Jan 13 | Introduction/Overview | ||||
| 2 | Fri, Jan 14 | Game Design and Instructional Design | Read E2E Ch. 1, 2, 11 (*) | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Tue, Jan 18 | Needs Analysis | Read E2E Ch. 12 (*) | |||
| Bid 1 paper+2 games (midnight before) | |||||||
| 4 | Thu, Jan 20 | Instructional Design | Read E2E Ch. 13 (*) | ||||
| 5 | Fri, Jan 21 | Gameplay Design | Read E2E Ch. 16 (*) | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Mon, Jan 24 | Assessment (Prof. Baker) -- click for lecture notes | Read E2E Ch. 27 (*) | |||
| Email project groups (midnight before) | |||||||
| Case Studies | Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before | ||||||
| 7 | Tue, Jan 25 | Paper: Re-Mission (young cancer patients) | Rogers | Everyone: Read paper (*) and play game | |||
| Paper: Life Preservers (biology/evolution) | Chipman | Everyone: Read paper (*) and play game | |||||
| Case Studies | Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before | ||||||
| 8 | Thu, Jan 27 | Paper: Inside the Haiti Earthquake | Ivory | Everyone: Read paper (*) and play game | |||
| Paper: America's Army (recruiting) | Sarnik | Everyone: Read paper (*) and play game | |||||
| Case Studies | Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before | ||||||
| 9 | Fri, Jan 28 | Paper: Tate Kids (art literacy) | DeAnda | Everyone: Read paper (*) and play games | |||
| Paper: Foldit (protein folding) | Jordan | Everyone: Read paper (*) and play game | |||||
| 10 | 4 | Mon, Jan 31 | Design/Play/Experience Analysis Framework | Read Winn (*) | |||
| 11 | Tue, Feb 1 | The Concept Document | Read E2E Ch. 17 (*) | ||||
| Wed, Feb 2 | Turnin needs/task analysis midnight | ||||||
| 12 | Thu, Feb 3 | Designing Simulation/Training Games | Read E2E Ch. 15 + handout (*) | ||||
| 13 | Fri, Feb 4 | Simulation/Training Games | Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before | ||||
| Game Analysis: At-Risk (teacher training) | Chipman/Pianka | ||||||
| Game Analysis: Get Security (IT security) | Jordan/Sarnik | Everyone: Play first two games | |||||
| Game Analysis: Tactical Language... (French--get disk) | Fotino/Yoon | Everyone: View video of third game | |||||
| 14 | 5 | Mon, Feb 7 | Educational Games | Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before | |||
| Game Analysis: Adventures of Josie True (girls STEM) | Moore | Everyone: Play first games | |||||
| Game Analysis: Conspiracy Code (history--get login) | Chipman | Everyone: View video of second game | |||||
| 15 | Tue, Feb 8 | Assessment (Prof. Baker) -- click for lecture notes | |||||
| 16 | Thu, Feb 10 | Concept Document Progress Reports | |||||
| 17 | Fri, Feb 11 | Concept Document Progress Reports | Read E2E Ch. 18 (*) | ||||
| Prototyping | Read Rettig (*) | ||||||
| Read Marmura (*) | |||||||
| 18 | 6 | Mon, Feb 14 | Health Games | Turnin concept documents midnight before | |||
| Paper: Peng & Liu (health games) | Yoon | Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before | |||||
| Paper: Baranowski et al. (diet and exercise) | Fotino | Everyone: Read both papers (*) | |||||
| 19 | Tues, Feb 15 | Health Games | Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before | ||||
| Game Analysis: Elude (depression awareness) | Moore/Rogers | ||||||
| Game Analysis: Fat World (fast food/obesity) | DeAnda/Ivory | Everyone: Play at least first two games | |||||
| Game Analysis: Monumental (exercise--iPhone only) | Pianka | ||||||
| 20 | Fri, Feb 18 | Political/Social Issue Games | Read handout (*) | ||||
| 21 | 7 | Mon, Feb 21 | Political/Social Issue Games | Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before | |||
| Game Analysis: Poverty is Not a Game | Ivory | ||||||
| Game Analysis: ICED (immigration policy) | Fotino | Everyone: Play all three games | |||||
| Game Analysis: What It Is (sexual violence) | DeAnda | ||||||
| 22 | Tue, Feb 22 | Advergames | Read E2E Ch. 14 + handout (*) | ||||
| 23 | Thu, Feb 24 | Advergames | Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before | ||||
| Game Analysis: Dealertown Ford (vehicle financing) | Jordan | ||||||
| Game Analysis: You vs. D. Rose (basketball shoes) | Yoon | Everyone: Play all three games | |||||
| Game Analysis: BMW M3 Challenge (racing game) | Rogers | ||||||
| 24 | Fri, Feb 25 | Paper: Hoffman et al. (spider phobia) | Moore | Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before | |||
| Paper: Zielka et al. (immersive culture training) | Pianka | Everyone: Read both papers (*) | |||||
| 25 | 8 | Mon, Feb 28 | Game Analysis: Mission U.S. (history) | Fotino | Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before | ||
| Game Analysis: Fully Involved (fire training--get disk) | Sarnik | Everyone: Play first game | |||||
| Course Evaluations | Everyone: View video of second game | ||||||
| 26 | Tue, Mar 1 | Corporate Games | Read handouts (*) | ||||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 3 | Prototype Presentations | Turnin slides midnight before | ||||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 4 | Prototype Presentations | |||||