ASM Advanced Game Design

Erik Brown

Meeting 1

Introductions

  1. Name
  2. Preferred pronouns
    • He, him, his
    • She, her, hers
    • They, them, theirs
  3. Favorite game right now
  4. Experience with tech, art+design, or game design
  5. Favorite animal
  6. Favorite anime (optional)
  7. Something else about yourself

 

What are we doing here?

  1. We are designers, not just consumers.
  2. We are rehearsing for a professional future.
  3. We are here to enjoy our work.

 

What is design?
What is design?
  1. Discussions and sharing ideas
  2. Articulation — expressing ourselves clearly
  3. Planning ahead of time
  4. Analysis of work-in-progress
  5. User testing

 


Day One Information

Summer 2022 Orientation [PDF]

 


Work space preparations

  1. Put your name on your computer (left side)
     
  2. Create a folder on your desktop
     
  3. Create a workplace sign
    • —Your first name
    • —Your personal symbol
    • —Symbols/words to represent your interests
  4. Program rules

 

My proposal for the summer term

Part 1:
LVL1 learns Construct 2
LVL2 teams: design challenge and game building

Part 2:
LVL1 graduates to LVL2
New plan, with new teams



 

LVL2

Adrian, Adriana, Azeez, Hugo, Jaedyn, Kareem, Miguel, Rafa, Roberto

Design challenge proposals

Conduct an ideation session.

Questions:

  • How many teams will there be?
  • What themes/ideas will be shared by the teams?
  • What will the challenges and constraints be?