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. 7: Defining Games 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

Due:

• PROJECT: Redesign
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 12: Rules on Three Levels from Rules of Play
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 14: Games as Emergent Systems from Rules of Play

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

Due:

• PROJECT: Heat Analysis by 1/30 at 11:59 PM
• READ: Racing Game Project Description
• 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
• COMPLETE: Scripps College Fab Lab Safety Quiz
• COMPLETE: Maker Space General Safety Certification

• Discuss: Racing Game Proposals
• Play: Game Mechanics Games

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

• Meet At: Scripps Lang Hall 221A: Fab Lab Tour
• Exercise: Paper Prototyping
• Visit: Scripps College Fab Lab and Makerspace

Due:

• 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
• Bring your laptop with Adobe Illustrator already installed

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on Racing Game

• Discuss: Game Progress, Game Materials

Due:

• PROJECT (Optional): Laser Cutting Files Due

• Visit: Fab Lab for Laser Cutting (Meet at Scripps in Lang 221A)

Due:

• PROJECT: Continue work on Racing Game

• 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: Escape the Dark Games
• Assign: Role Playing Game Groups

Due:

• READ: Trammell. The Privlege of Play: Avalon Hill's Race Problem
• OPTIONAL READ: Bowman. Bleed: The Spillover Between Player and Character

• Exercise: RPG System Mod
• Assign: Role Playing Game

Due:

• READ: Roleplaying Game Project Description
• READ: Salen and Zimmerman. Ch. 26: Games as Narrative Play from Rules of Play
• PROJECT: Escape the Dark Analysis by 3/6 at 11:59 PM

• Play: RPG Paper Prototype Due

Due:

• PROJECT: RPG Paper Prototype Due

• 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 Printing (Meet at Scripps in Lang 221A)

Due:

• PROJECT: Card Print Files Due

• Crit: Role Playing Games

Due:

• PROJECT: Role Playing Game Due

• LARP: Sky Deck

Due:

• READ: Sky Deck Rules
• Decide if you want to play, and, if so, create a ranked list of the 3 characters you would like to play (Feel free to use the Discord to decide who is playing which character). Playing this game is optional and voluntary. You are encouraged to play if you can.
• If you want to play, come to class in your best cyberpunk attire! (Optional but encouraged!) Those who are not playing will be observers.

• Assign: Art Game
• Visit: Benton Museum

Due:

• PROJECT: Read Art Game Project Description
• READ: Flanagan. Ch.3 Board Games from Critical Play
• READ: Flanagan. Ch.8 Designing for Critical Play from Critical Play

• Discuss: Art Game Proposals

Due:

• PROJECT: Art Game Proposal

• Class Visit: TBD
• (Optional) Play: Art Game Prototypes

Due:

• (Optional) 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