Assignments

Mini-Project # 1: Pachinko/Pinball
Mini-Project #2: A Narrative Scene – Designer’s Brief / Developer’s Brief
Final Project Brief / Interfaces / RFP Form

Weekly Work Calendar

Week 1: January 6 and 8

January 6 (Leazar 230D): Course introduction & discussion. Students should complete online interest / skills survey

January 8 (Venture IV): Issue Mini-Project #1, Pachinko/Pinball Game, Pachinko/Pinball Brainstorm & Mood board/research for game (ADN)

ADN: Janet Murray, Inventing the Medium, (Intro & Ch 2), Unity Tutorials (see syllabus)
CSC: TBA

Week 2: January 13 and 15

January 13 (Leazar 230D/Venture IV): Workshops (A+D/CSC), Desk Crits

January 15 (Venture IV): Working Session

ADN: continue Murray, Donald Norman, The Design of Everyday Things, (Ch 1)
CSC: no readings

Week 3: January 20 and 22

January 20: MLK Jr. Day, NO CLASS

January 22 (Venture IV): Working Session

ADN: TBA
CSC: no readings

Week 4: January 27 and 29

January 27 (Leazar 230D): Presentation Mini-Project 1: Pachinko/Pinball Demo

January 29 (Venture IV):

ADN: TBA
CSC: no readings

Week 5: February 3 and 5

ADN: Mini-project #2 – Designers Brief
CSC: no readings

Week 6: February 10 and 12

ADN: TBA
CSC: no readings

Week 7: February 17 and 19

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 8: February 24 and 26

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 9: March 2 and 4

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 10: March 9 and 11

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 11: March 16 and 18

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 12: March 23 and 25

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 13: March 30 and April 1

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 14: April 6 and 8

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 15: April 13 and 15

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Week 16: April 20 and 22

ADN: no readings
CSC: no readings

Finals week: April 27

April 27th, 1-4 pm: Final Report, Final Presentation and Critique (15 min per group)