dates

tuesday:
design & programming

thursday:
education

friday:
playtesting

1

jan 17, 19

Introductions, making a simple game: Frogger

Agent-based Programming+ Flow

2

jan 24, 26

Gamelet & Level Design: Sokoban

Fun Analysis

3

jan 31, feb 2

Pattern of agent interactions, scripting: Space Invaders

Learning Analysis

4

feb 7, 9

AI: creating intelligent agents: The Sims

Learning

5

feb 14, 16

AI II: Collaborative Diffusion

Collective Simulations

6

feb 21, 23

Turning Simulations into Games

7

feb 28, mar 2

Educational Simulation Design Process

8

mar 7, 9

Simulation domain and target critique

9

mar 14, 16

In class play test (simulations prototype 0 due)

playtest

10

mar 21, 23

game design: fun and learning anaysis

11

mar 28, 30

<spring break>

<spring break>

12

apr 4, 6

studio

studio

13

apr 11, 13

game implementation version 1 , playtest in class

playtest with kids

14

apr 18, 20

AgentCubes: turn your game 3d

AgentCubes: Anatomy of Agents

15

apr 25, 27

due: design for scallfold with learning alaysis

From Playability to Learning Target

Preparing for Pilot of Final Playtest

16

may 2, 4

due: scaffolded

Playtest

17

may 6: final

instructions for presentations