IMGD 4600 (C13) -- Subject to Change!
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Week Day Class Topic
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Student
Presenter
Preparation (Quiz)
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1 Fri, Jan 11 Introduction/Overview    
Game Design and Instructional Design   Read E2E Ch. 1, 2, 11 (Quiz)
  Sun, Jan 13     Bid on papers & games (11:59pm via turnin)
2 Tue, Jan 15 Needs Analysis   Read E2E Ch. 12 (Quiz)
Instructional Design   Read E2E Ch. 13 (Quiz)
  Fri, Jan 18 Gameplay Design   Read E2E Ch. 16 (Quiz)
Assessment (Prof. Joe Beck)   Read E2E Ch. 27 (Quiz)
  Sun, Jan 20   Form project groups (11:59pm via turnin)
3 Tue, Jan 22 Case Studies   Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before
Paper: Re-Mission (young cancer patients) Luo Everyone: Read paper (Quiz) and play game
Paper: Life Preservers (biology/evolution) Gray Everyone: Read paper (Quiz) and play game
Paper (*): Green My Place (conservation) Russo Everyone: Read paper (Quiz) and play game
Design/Play/Experience Analysis Framework   Read Winn (Quiz)
  Fri, Jan 25 Case Studies   Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before
  Paper: America's Army (recruiting) Rountree Everyone: Read paper (Quiz) and play game
  Paper: Tate Kids (art literacy) MacLaughlin Everyone: Read paper (Quiz) and play games
  Paper: Foldit (protein folding) Vincentelli Everyone: Read paper (Quiz) and play game
  Muzzy Lane Guest Lecture    
  Sun, Jan 27   Needs/Task Analysis Due  (11:59pm via turnin)
4 Tue, Jan 29 The Concept Document   Read E2E Ch. 17 (Quiz)
Prototyping   Read E2E Ch. 18 (Quiz)
(*) Read Rettig (Quiz)
Read Marmura (Quiz)
  Fri, Feb 1 Educational Games   Presenter: Turnin slides by midnight before
Paper (*): Young et. al. Rice Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before
Paper (*): Rai & Beck (math) Doyle  
Paper (*): Connolly et al. (foreign language) LeMenager Everyone: Read three papers (Quiz)
Game Analysis: Adventures of Josie True (girls STEM) DelPrete Everyone: Play three games
Game Analysis: Conspiracy Code (U.S. history) Gray  
Game Analysis: Light-Bot 2.0 (computer science) Grossfeld  
5 Tue, Feb 5 Concept Document Progress Reports    
  Sun, Feb 10   Concept Document Due  (11:59pm via turnin)
6 Tues, Feb 12 Health Games   Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before
Paper: Peng et al. (active video games) Sessa Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before
Paper: Hoffman et al. (spider phobia) Grossfeld  
Paper: Baranowski et al. (diet and exercise) Silvia Everyone: Read three papers (Quiz)
Game Analysis: Elude (depression awareness) Russo Everyone: Play three games
Game Analysis: Pick Chow! (child nutrition) MacLaughlin  
Game Analysis: Lumosity (brain training) Vincentelli  
  Fri, Feb 15 Political/Social Issue Games   Read handout (Quiz)
Paper (*): Nilsen et al. (conflict resolution) Mann Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before
Paper (*): Zielka et al. (immersive culture training) DelPrete Everyone: Read three papers (Quiz)
Paper: Lee et al. (climate change) Liu  
7 Tue, Feb 19 Political/Social Issue Games   Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before
Game Analysis: Poverty is Not a Game Silvia  
Game Analysis: ICED (immigration policy) Rice Everyone: Play four games
Game Analysis: What It Is (sexual violence) Luo  
Game Analysis: Practice Marketing [key req'd] Meng [rescheduled simulation/training game]
Advergames   Read E2E Ch. 14 + handout (Quiz)
  Fri, Feb 22 Advergames   Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before
Game Analysis: Dealertown Ford (vehicle financing) Doyle Everyone: Play four games
Game Analysis: BMW M3 Challenge (racing game) Sessa  
Game Analysis: The Expendables 2 (movie) LeMenager  
Game Analysis: Inside the Haiti Earthquake Mann  
Paper (*): Reeve (simulation failure) Meng Presenters: Turnin slides by midnight before
Paper (*): Marsh (serious games) Tomson Everyone: Read two papers (Quiz)
8 Tue, Feb 26 Final Prototype Presentations   Each group: Turnin slides by midnight before
  Fri, Mar 1 Designing Simulation/Training Games   Read E2E Ch. 15 + handout (Quiz)
Simulation/Training Games   Presenters: Turnin analysis by midnight before
Game Analysis: At-Risk (peer counseling) [key req'd] Liu Everyone: Play three games
Game Analysis: Cybersecure (IT security) Tomson  
Game Analysis: Budget Hero (federal budget) Rountree [rescheduled political/social game]
      Turnin Final Concept Document  (11:59pm)