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GAMES-1000: Game Arts 1

Course Description

Game Arts 1 is a student’s introduction to the historical, aesthetic, conceptual, and technical dimensions of game making within the primary mediums, genres, and forms. In this course students learn an introductory foundation in game design, game development, and game production, while exploring a multiplicity of game forms, from social games, to tabletop games, to game animation. Over the semester, students engage with gaming history, game-making principles, and theories of play while being introduced to the technological tools of digital and analog game design and development, including industry-standard digital game design engines, preparing students for intermediate coursework in the major.

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Academic Level:

Undergraduate

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:

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Sections:

Spring 2025

Section Name Meeting Info
GAMES-1000-1: Game Arts 1
Michael Toren
  • Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 250
  • Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 251
  • Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 252
GAMES-1000-2: Game Arts 1
Jason Anderson
  • Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - Lab B

Fall 2024

Section Name Meeting Info
GAMES-1000-1: Game Arts 1
Zachary Walter
  • Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 250
  • Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 252
GAMES-1000-2: Game Arts 1
Pryce Jones
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 250
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 251
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 252

Spring 2024

Section Name Meeting Info
GAMES-1000-1: Game Arts 1
Michael Toren
  • Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 252 (Game Arts Computer Lab) (inactive)
  • Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 250 (Game Arts Homeroom) (inactive)
  • Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 251 (Game Arts Classroom) (inactive)
GAMES-1000-2: Game Arts 1
Rod Cavazos
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 250 (Game Arts Homeroom) (inactive)
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 251 (Game Arts Classroom) (inactive)
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 252 (Game Arts Computer Lab) (inactive)

Fall 2023

Section Name Meeting Info
GAMES-1000-1: Game Arts 1
Pryce Jones
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 251 (Game Arts Classroom)
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 252 (Game Arts Computer Lab)

Spring 2023

Section Name Meeting Info
GAMES-1000-1: Game Arts 1
Jody Gillerman
  • Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 251 (Game Arts Classroom)
GAMES-1000-2: Game Arts 1
Zachary Walter, Michael Toren
  • Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 250 (Game Arts Homeroom)
GAMES-1000-3: Game Arts 1
Aaron Gach
  • Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 252 (Game Arts Computer Lab)

Spring 2022

Section Name Meeting Info
GAMES-1000-1: Game Arts 1
Jason Anderson, Zachary Walter
  • Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Lab A
  • Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E2A
GAMES-1000-2: Game Arts 1
Jody Gillerman, Zachary Walter
  • Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - W2
  • Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Lab B