Unit Set Structure

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MAGAME  Game Design&Culture Major  

This unit set is available in the following courses:
M35 BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
M71 BACHELOR OF DESIGN

The Game Design and Culture major prepares students for the emergent growth  industries of information and entertainment afforded by ubiquitous digital technologies. The major explores creative gaming technologies through a critical and cultural perspective, and with a focus on the creative visual design of digital media experiences for end users. Students will study the social and cultural impact of games, the psychological and social principles of game design, and the development of digital and analogue visual media for games. The major has been designed with a view to complement other courses such as interactive multimedia, design, film and video and games programming.

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
GDT2101 Drawing for Games 15
GDT2102 3D Visualisation 15
GDT2103 Visual and Conceptual Game Design 15
GDT2104 Game Studies 15
GDT3101 Game Culture 15
GDT3102 Writing for Games 15
GDT3103 Serious Gaming 15
GDT3204 Games Project 15
 
Note: It is recommended that students intending to study the Game Design and Culture major complete the following electives in the foundation year (Year One):
 
CMM1104 Writing for the Media 15
FAV1101 Introduction to Digital Video 15
IMM1121 Digital Photomedia 15
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 31/03/2006 VET: 31/03/2006