[Assignments] [Two-Week Reports]

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Group Assignments

Group assignments are the core of this course. They are intended to keep you focused towards completion of your game. They include both the intermediate prototypes and the documents that you are expected to prepare throughout the course.

Assignment	Task	Deadline
Assignment 0	Preferences and Skills	08/27/11
Assignment 1	Group Charter	09/03/11
Assignment 2	Concept Document	09/10/11
Assignment 3	Nondigital Prototype	09/14/11
Assignment 4	Gameplay Specification	09/17/11
Assignment 5	Game Script	09/24/11
Assignment 6	Project Milestones	09/24/11
Assignment 7	Document Revisions	10/01/11
Assignment 8	Gameplay Prototype	10/03/11
Assignment 9	Architectural Specification	10/15/11
Assignment 10	Technical Prototype	10/17/11
Assignment 11	Progress Status Update	10/27/11
Assignment 12	Alpha Release	10/31/11
Assignment 13	Game Manual	11/10/11
Assignment 14	Beta Release	11/14/11
Assignment 15	Final Document Portfolio	11/29/11
Assignment 16	Final Release	11/29/11
Assignment 17	GDIAC Showcase	12/10/11

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Two-Week Breakdowns

The two-week breakdowns are intended to help the course staff monitor both group and individual progress over the course of the semester. You are expected to submit a two-week report after every intermediate prototype submission.

Report	Task	Deadline
Report 1	Gameplay Prototype Report	10/05/11
Report 2	Technical Prototype Report	10/19/11
Report 3	Alpha Complete Report	11/02/11
Report 4	Beta Complete Report	11/16/11
Report 5	Final Release Report	12/03/11
Report 6	Peer Review	12/12/11

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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 .pdf, .doc, or .txt)
  NB: If you submit in some exotic format, please email us to tell us what it is.
• All academic integrity rules apply.