MMD 432 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Visual Communication Design

Course Name

Game Art and Design II

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
MMD 432	Fall/Spring	2	2	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Group Work Critical feedback Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Can Dereli
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Can Dereli
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course aims to encourage students to implement creative thinking methods and visual storytelling into the character, object, and environmental design, and game mechanics, and to enable them to transform the created visuals into functional assets that work in cooperation with the game mechanics.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Produce a functional game prototype along with a team. Apply creative thinking and visual storytelling skills in game design. Design behaviors for characters, objects, and environments. Design a functional level. Set a game scene in the game engine. Do a teamwork.
Course Description	During this course, students will work with the teams to create a game prototype by experiencing multiple game design medium simultaneously and design visual assets that will be used in the game scene.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction to visual storytelling in game design	Jonas H. Smith, Susana Pajares Tosca, Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, 2008. Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction. ISBN: 1138363057
2	Experimenting on game mechanics by creative thinking: sketching/brainstorming	Williams, Andrew, 2017. History of Digital Games ISBN: 9781317503811
3	Team work: brainstorming for a game concept
4	Finalize the game idea and concept, determine the game mechanics
5	Sketching for visual assets and game map	Jonas H. Smith, Susana Pajares Tosca, Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, 2008. Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction. ISBN: 1138363057
6	Creating first drafts for visual assets and game map
7	Creating second drafts for visual assets and game map
8	Detailing the visual assets and finalizing the game map
9	Midterm break	Celia Hodent, 2017. The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design.
10	Working with UI and the game logo
11	Working with UI and the game logo cont.
12	Finalizing all the assets, preparing it for Unity
13	Designing VFX
14	Team work for the finalizing the prototype
15	Final critique
16	Presenting the game prototype

Course Notes/Textbooks

Suggested Readings/Materials

Williams, Andrew, 2017. History of Digital Games ISBN: 9781317503811

Jonas H. Smith, Susana Pajares Tosca, Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, 2008. Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction. ISBN: 1138363057

Celia Hodent, 2017. The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design. ISBN: 978131515472

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	30
Presentation / Jury	1	10
Project	1	60
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class			0
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	3	7	21
Presentation / Jury	1	5	5
Project	1	30	30
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	120

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to apply the fundamental principles of design in creating visual narratives and messages, using physical and digital media,	-	-	-	X	-
2	To attain complex problem-solving skills, using various design methods,	-	-	X	-	-
3	To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction,	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design,	-	-	-	-	-
5	To act with social and ethical awareness and to take responsibility, both individually and collectively, for developing aesthetic and effective design solutions,	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey,	-	-	-	-	-
7	To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images,	-	-	-	-	-
8	To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies,	-	-	X	-	-
9	To gain reflexive and critical thinking abilities,	-	-	-	-	-
10	To undertake self-directed and continuous education in the discipline, to develop a lifelong learning attitude,	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of Visual Communication Design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1),	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently,	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-