CIS 300: Introduction to Computer Game Design

Assignments

We will continue to post assignments over the course of the semester. You should check back in this space at the beginning of each week for the new assignments.


Group Assignments

Assignment Task Deadline
Assignment 0 Preferences and Skills 01/22/08
Assignment 1 Group Charter 02/09/08
Assignment 2 Concept Document 02/16/08
Assignment 3 Milestone and Functional Specification 02/23/08
Assignment 4 Game Play Prototype 02/28/08
Assignment 5 Game Script/Wiki 03/08/08
Assignment 6 Technical Prototype 03/13/08
Assignment 7 Initial Website 03/29/08
Assignment 8 Alpha Release 04/02/08
Assignment 9 Game Manual 04/12/08
Assignment 10 Beta Release 04/16/08
Assignment 11 Final Document Portfolio 04/26/08
Assignment 12 Final Release 04/29/08
Assignment 13 GDIAC Showcase 04/07/08


Communication Labs

Lab Task Deadline
Comm Lab 1 Group & Idea Formation 01/26/08
Comm Lab 2 Game Ideas & Initial Proposal 02/03/08
Comm Lab 3 Concept Document Preparation 02/13/08
Comm Lab 4 Milestone Document & Functional Spec 02/19/08
Comm Lab 5 Game Script 03/04/08
Comm Lab 6 Website Draft 03/25/08
Comm Lab 7 Game Manual 04/08/08
Comm Lab 8 Postmortems 04/25/08


Game Labs

Lab Instructions Deadline
Lab 1 Programming Art Music 02/01/08
Lab 2 Programming Art Music 02/07/08
Lab 3 Programming Art Music 02/13/08
Lab 4 Programming Art Music 02/13/08


Two-Week Breakdowns

Report Task Deadline
Report 1 Gameplay Prototype Report 03/01/08
Report 2 Technical Prototype Report 03/15/08
Report 3 Alpha Complete Report 04/05/08
Report 4 Beta Complete Report 04/19/08
Report 5 Final Evaluation 05/10/08


Submission Guidelines:

Submissions are made using CMS.

There are a few guidelines for submissions:

  • They should be coherent and understandable.
  • We must be able to read them (this usually means .txt)
    NB: If you submit in some exotic format, please email us to tell us what it is.
  • All academic integrity rules apply.