About this course: The Capstone project is a place for you to develop your game idea into a fully-fleshed proposal. A game design document is your game bible, the go-to document that defines the genre of your game, its look and feel, and the evolution of gameplay. This four-part capstone project guides you to distill and improve the foundational aspects of your game so that you may express your ideas in a clear and productive way.
Created by: California Institute of the Arts
Taught by: Dariush Derakhshani, Faculty, Character Animation
School of Film/Video
Taught by: Théotime Vaillant, Instructor, Experimental Animation
School of Film/Video
| Basic Info | Course 5 of 5 in the Game Design: Art and Concepts Specialization |
| Commitment | 6 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Week 1: Ideation
Welcome! In this first week we’ll lay out the structure of the course, and what milestones you will have to meet each week. At the end of this week is your first assignment: presenting your preliminary game idea to your peers.
4 videos, 10 readings
- Video: Welcome
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Course Structure
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Course Milestones (Assignments)
- Video: 3 Key Questions
- Video: The Video Game Artist
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: GDD vs. Pitch
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Final Project Examples
- Video: Review: Ideation
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Assembling Your Research
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Understanding Your Market
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: List of Genres
- Взаимная оценка: Ideation and Market Test
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Recommendations for peer review (Week 1)
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: The Traditional Game Development Workflow
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Creating a Production Plan
WEEK 2
Week 2: Prototyping and Playtesting
In Week 2 we’ll take a look at several different ways of making a prototype (some of which you’ve seen before) and play testing. Before the end of the week you'll be making and presenting a prototype of your game, using the tool of your choice.
1 video, 11 readings
- Video: Review: Prototyping
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: About Prototyping Tools
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: 3D Game Engines
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: 2D Game Engines
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Simple Game Engines
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Mod Kits
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Board and Card Games
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Storyboarding
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Flowcharts
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Other Methods
- Вопрос для обсуждения: Discussion Question: Your Tools
- Взаимная оценка: Create a Prototype
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Playtesting and Data Gathering
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Playtesting Checklist
WEEK 3
Week 3: Prototyping and Playtesting continued
In Week 3 you'll continue refining your prototype.
1 reading
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: About refining your prototype
- Взаимная оценка: Refine Your Prototype
WEEK 4
Week 4: Visualization
In Week 4 you will start concretizing the look and feel of your game with visuals and other descriptive materials.
2 videos, 2 readings
- Video: Review: Visualization
- Взаимная оценка: Visualizing Your Game
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: The Experience
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Building a Team
- Video: In Person: Akash Thakkar
WEEK 5
Week 5: Visualization continued
Week 5 is a continuation of the last: refine your visual materials and upload them for one last pass.
2 readings
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Evaluating and Refining
- Взаимная оценка: Refining Your Visuals
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: The Experience, continued
WEEK 6
Week 6: Presentation
Your finished, polished game design document is submitted for final review. Check out the bonus material later this week as well. Good luck!
2 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Review: the Game Design Document
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Getting to Know the Community
- Video: In Person: Sean Velasco
Graded: Final Presentation
WEEK 7
Week 7: Final Review
The final week. We will be wrapping things up this week and reviewing our final projects.
1 reading
- Материал для самостоятельного изучения: Final Review and Next Steps
FAQs
How It Works
Задания курса
Каждый курс — это интерактивный учебник, который содержит видеоматериалы, тесты и проекты.
Помощь сокурсников
Общайтесь с тысячами других учащихся: обсуждайте идеи, материалы курса и помогайте друг другу осваивать новые понятия.
Сертификаты
Получите документы о прохождении курсов и поделитесь своим успехом с друзьями, коллегами и работодателями.
Creators
California Institute of the Arts
CalArts has earned an international reputation as the leading college of the visual and performing arts in the United States. Offering rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs through six schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater—CalArts has championed creative excellence, critical reflection, and the development of new forms and expressions.
Pricing
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Ratings and Reviews
Amazing and beautiful experience. Although I would have liked it to be more demanding! :)
Great course! Fun
Excellent beginners series for learning the basics of a GDD to start creating your own games.
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Really Fun course to get an understanding of creating games from the ground up!