Game Design Minor
The minor in Game Design is a multidisciplinary program that gives students the chance to study, design, and implement computer games. The minor includes a disciplinary sequence as a foundation for which role a student might play on a game-building team. In addition, it requires two courses on the study of games and two courses in which students team up and create the games.
A minor in Game Design requires the following:
Required Courses:
| GAM 201 | GAME DESIGN | 4 sh |
| GAM 301 | COMPUTER GAME PRODUCTION | 4 sh |
| GAM 401 | COLLABORATIVE GAME DEVELOPMENT I | 4 sh |
| GAM 402 | COLLABORATIVE GAME DEVELOPMENT II | 4 sh |
Choose one of the following sequences:
Art
| ART 212 | EXPLORATION OF INTERMEDIA | 4 sh |
| ART 260 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERMEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 sh |
Communications
| COM 220 | CREATING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT | 4 sh |
| COM 210 | WEB AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS | 2 sh |
Choose one of the following:
| CTA 316 | WRITING FOR TELEVISION AND CINEMA | 4 sh |
| CDE 318 | WRITING FOR VISUAL MEDIA | 4 sh |
Computer Science
English
| ENG 213 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
| ENG 317 | INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION | 4 sh |
| ENG 255 | TOPICS IN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
ENG 255 only applies if it is taken as ENG 255 Graphic Novels
Music Production
| MUS 210 | INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 4 sh |
| MUS 305 | STUDIO TECHNIQUES I | 4 sh |
| MUS 356 | MUSIC POSTPRODUCTION | 4 sh |
Professional Writing and Rhetoric
| PWR 212 | MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I | 4 sh |
| PWR 312 | MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II | 4 sh |
Total Credit Hours: 24-28
Program Outcomes
Describe the elements of game design and use them to create novel game ideas.
Analyze existing games and their impact on society.
List the tasks and contributions of each part of the production team.
Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Use rapid prototyping and playtesting to develop a game.
Prioritize the requirements of game systems.
Conduct usability analysis and identify issues with game systems.
Understand effective design principles involved in creating immersive games.