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This course is a hands-on introduction to the best practices for production techniques used in games, interactive and tangible media product development. Students will acquire a deep understanding of content generation, technology pipeline and delivery systems for creating web, mobile, games, virtual & augmented reality, interactive installation and museum display, wearables and physical computing. Students will learn the roles and responsibilities, build the skills for each role, as well as apply the design and development processes for each medium. They will be introduced to design thinking and rapid prototyping techniques, as well the green light process essential to bringing a product to market. The structure of this course emphasizes an integrated and multi-modal approach to game design, interactive media and physical computing with modeled instruction and practice in the technical aspects of production.

This course is a hands-on introduction to the best practices for production techniques used in games, interactive and tangible media product development. Students will acquire a deep understanding of content generation, technology pipeline and delivery systems for creating web, mobile, games, virtual & augmented reality, interactive installation and museum display, wearables and physical computing. Students will learn the roles and responsibilities, build the skills for each role, as well as apply the design and development processes for each medium. They will be introduced to design thinking and rapid prototyping techniques, as well the green light process essential to bringing a product to market. The structure of this course emphasizes an integrated and multi-modal approach to game design, interactive media and physical computing with modeled instruction and practice in the technical aspects of production.

This course is taught using a “problem-based” model. This is a student-centered model of instruction and it requires students to be engaged and active members of the class. Student-centered means students will be choosing what to study, what solutions to attempt, and doing a lot of learning on their own both in and out of class. In order to be successful as a class, we all have to commit to working together.

This course is taught using a “problem-based” model. This is a student-centered model of instruction and it requires students to be engaged and active members of the class. Student-centered means students will be choosing what to study, what solutions to attempt, and doing a lot of learning on their own both in and out of class. In order to be successful as a class, we all have to commit to working together.