CIS 300: Introduction to Computer Game Design

CIS300 Project Schedule

 

Task  Deadline
Week 1 Form Groups 1/24
Week 2 Initial Concepts 1/31
Week 3 Final Proposal (Project Kickoff) 2/9
Week 4 Concept Document 2/16
Week 5 Milestone Doc and Functional Spec 2/23
Week 6 Gameplay Prototype 3/2
Week 7 (Initial) Game Script/Wiki 3/9
Week 8 Technical Prototype 3/16
Spring Break
Week 9 (Initial) Website 3/30
Week 10 Alpha (Code Complete) 4/6
Week 11 Game Manual 4/13
Week 12 Beta (Feature Complete) 4/20
Week 13 Final Portfolio  4/27
Week 14 Release (Balanced and Tested) 5/2
Week 15 GDIAC Showcase 5/8

CIS300 Course Schedule

[Jan] [Feb] [Mar] [Apr] [May]
Note: The schedule is subject to change.

January

Week's Objective

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri
Form Groups 22

Exercise: Constrained Game

 

23

Lecture 1: What is a Game?

24

Lecture 2: Game Ideas

25

Case Studies: Small Games - Zuma, Roto-Cosmos, Elsia

26

Lab 1


February

 

Week's Objective

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri
Generate Ideas Jan 29

Case Studies: Small Games - Oasis, Deadly Rooms of Death

 Jan 30

Lecture 3: Challenges and Genres

 Jan 31

Comm Lab 1: Game Ideas

 1

Work Day: Game Ideas

 2

Lab 2
Proposal & Charter 5

Case Studies: Innovation - Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Rez

 6

Lecture 4: Documents and Development

 7

Comm Lab 2: The Concept Document

 8

Lecture 5: Parts of a Game

 9

Lab 3
Concept Doc 12

Case Studies: Storytelling - God of War

 13

GDIAC Postmortems: Blade of Honor, Penguin Adventure, Dungeon Door, Formation Flyers

 14

Class Cancelled

 15

Comm Lab 3: The Milestone Document

 16

Lab 4
Milestone Doc & Functional Spec 19

Case Studies: Storytelling - Shadow of the Colossus 

 20

Discussion: Storytelling in Games

 21

Comm Lab 4: The Game Wiki

 22 23

Work Day - First Prototype
Gameplay Prototype 26 27 28 Mar 1 Mar 2


March

 

Week's Objective

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri
Game Wiki
Technical Prototype
Game Website
Alpha (Code Complete)


April

 

Week's Objective

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri
Game Manual
Beta (Content Complete)
Final Portfolio
Release


May

Week's Objective

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri
Showcase