Schedule

• Course Overview
• Lecture: Play
• Play, Assign and Begin Spielebuch Games

Due:

• READ: David Graeber. What's the Point If We Can't Have Fun? from The Baffler
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 22: Defining Play from Rules of Play
• READ: Huizinga. Nature and Significance of Play as a Cultural Phenomenon from The Game Design Reader
• OPTIONAL: Sutton-Smith. Play and Ambiguity from The Game Design Reader

• Play Spielebuch Games
• Lecture: Play Design
• Assign: Redesign

Due:

• PROJECT: Spielebuch
• READ: De Koven. Excerpts from The Well-Played Game
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 25: Games as the Play of Meaning from Rules of Play
• READ: Macklin and Sharp. Ch. 1: Games Design and Play from Games, Design and Play

• Lecture: Games and History
• Play: Racing Games
• Assign: Racing Game

Due:

• PROJECT: Redesign
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 7: Defining Games from Rules of Play
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 12: Rules on Three Levels from Rules of Play

• Lecture: Game Design and Systems
• Exercise: Racing Game System

Due:

• PROJECT: Heat Analysis
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 15: Games as Systems of Uncertainty from Rules of Play
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 18: Games as Cybernetic Systems from Rules of Play

• Play: Backgammon
• Discuss: Racing Game Proposals

Due:

• PROJECT: Racing Game Proposal
• READ: Macklin and Sharp. Ch. 5: The Iterative Game Design Process from Games, Design and Play
• READ: Macklin and Sharp. Ch. 7: Game Design Documentation from Games, Design and Play
• READ: Macklin and Sharp. Ch. 9: Conceptualizing Your Game from Games, Design and Play

• Exercise: Paper Prototyping
• Visit: Scripps College Fab Lab and Maker Space

Due:

• COMPLETE: Scripps College Fab Lab Safety Quiz
• COMPLETE: Maker Space General Safety Certification
• READ: Macklin and Sharp. Ch. 10: Prototyping Your Game from Games, Design and Play
• READ: Holcomb. Ch. 6: Writing Effective Rules from The White Box Essays

• Play: Game Prototypes
• Discuss: Playtesting

Due:

• PROJECT: Racing Game Playable Prototype
• READ: Macklin and Sharp. Ch. 11: Playtesting Your Game from Games, Design and Play
• READ: Macklin and Sharp. Ch. 12: Evaluating Your Game from Games, Design and Play

• Exercise: Material Development

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on Racing Game

• Discuss: Game Progress, Game Materials

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on Racing Game

• Visit: Fab Lab for Laser Cutting and Printing

Due:

• PROJECT: Laser Cutting and Print Files Due

• Play: Racing Game Group One

Due:

• PROJECT: Racing Game Group One

• Play: Racing Game Group Two

Due:

• PROJECT: Racing Game Group Two

• Lecture: History of Role Playing Games
• Play: Lasers & Feelings
• Play: The Ground Itself
• Assign: Role Playing Game

Due:

• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 26: Games as Narrative Play from Rules of Play
• READ: LeBlanc. Tools for Creating Dramatic Game Dynamics from The Game Design Reader
• READ: Bowman. Bleed: The Spillover Between Player and Character

• Lecture: Role Playing Game Systems
• Exercise: RPG System Design

Due:

• PROJECT: Escape the Dark Sector Analysis

• Play: RPG Prototypes

Due:

• PROJECT: RPG Playable Prototype

• Play: Dream Askew

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on RPG Game

• Enjoy: Spring Break

Due:

• Enjoy: Spring Break

Due:

• Discuss: RPG check-in

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on RPG Game

• Visit: Fab Lab for Laser Cutting and Printing

Due:

• PROJECT: Laser Cutting and Print Files Due

• Discuss: RPG check-in

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on RPG Game

• Crit: Role Playing Games

Due:

• PROJECT: Role Playing Game Due

• Lecture: Art and Games
• Assign: Art Game
• Exercise: Art Games

Due:

• READ: Flanagan. Ch.3 Board Games from Critical Play
• READ: Flanagan. Ch.8 Designing for Critical Play from Critical Play

• Discuss: Art Game Proposals
• Exercise: Paper Prototype

Due:

• PROJECT: Art Game Proposal

• Play: Art Game Prototypes

Due:

• Project: Art Game Prototype

• Discuss: Art Game Check-in

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on Art Game

• Discuss: Art Game check-in

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on Art Game

• Visit: Fab Lab for Laser Cutting and Printing

Due:

• PROJECT: Laser Cutting and Print Files Due

• Play: Art Games Group One

Due:

• PROJECT: Art Game Group One

• Play: Art Games Group Two

Due:

• PROJECT: Art Game Group Two

• Play: Games

Due:

• OPTIONAL: Board Game of Your Choice