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Foundations of Interactive Game Design






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Summary
Course CMPS 80K, taught at Univ. of California Santa Cruz, Winter 2007.

Feed: http://classes.soe.ucsc.edu/cmps080k/Winter07..
Web: http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/classes/cmps080k/Wint..

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Interactivity and the Core Game Mechanic


Interactivity, core game mechanic, crunch per bit ratio. Guest presentation by Eric Carter...

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Games as systems of pleasure, goals, and rewards


Goals and rewards systems in games combine to create systems of pleasure for the player...

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Narrative in Games


Overview of narrative elements in computer games. Discussion of topics for second midterm...

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Games for Women & Girls, Violence in Games


Overview of gender issues in computer games. Historical overview of issues surrounding violence in computer games...

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Economics of Virtual Worlds


Design issues for economies in virtual worlds. Facets of a "fun" economy. Aspects of fun economies...

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Governance of Virtual Worlds


Governance structures of virtual worlds, issues and discussion...

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