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Apr 27, 2024
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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GAME 108 Interactive Media Design5 credits
This course explores current trends and development in interactive media and interface/interaction design. Students will gain an understanding of terminology and concepts essential to interactive platforms by observing and analyzing contemporary content, and applying theoretical interaction principles to projects and exercises. Elements and principles of design will be reviewed with an emphasis on applying these principles to interaction design and usability for web and mobile device content.
Prerequisites: ABED 046 (or equivalent placement score for ENGL 093 or higher) and ABED 040 (or equivalent placement score for MATH 087 or higher)
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Develop professional awareness through research and networking
- Define concepts and terminology in interaction design
- Define the processes for developing interactive applications from concept to final product
- Analyze various types of interactive media based on game theory and strategy, their historical context, future applications, and current trends
- Evaluate interactive applications critically
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:
- manage files and content in a manner suitable for industry
- compare and evaluate electronic games taxonomy and design theory
- create and edit basic scripts in related software
- present ideas, pitches, and portfolios to industry and peers
Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcomes of communication, information literacy, intercultural appreciation, and teamwork.
Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20
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