Class Assignments:

Main assignment is the end of semester class project. Decide on a project early on.

  Assignment

Tentative Due Date
Final Due Dates
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Blackboard Quizzes

P0 Questionnaire is available, Login Help, we will be logging on computers and accessing the questionnaire from 8:30-9:00 in the Second class. Student Questionnaire
End of Week 1
P1

Trade Show - Expo - Conference Discussion Board

E3 Videos - 2011 E3 Live, watch E3 Webcast and comment using blackboard discussion board. You may also opt to watch videos for another popular game conference such as:

To get a head start on the class you can jump ahed to P6

 

End of week 1
P2

Create a 2nd Life avatar - will be online using cccconf -

Blackboard has archived web-cast under tests.

You will need to create a second life avatar and then send my avatar a request to be friends inside of second life - make sure you include your 1st life 1st name in the message. Note you will need to find my second avatar's name.

You have 2 quizzes and 1 test on blackboard. To complete the quest quiz, first complete all questions that are in the last six view graphs.

May do this live

Web-cast CCC Conf
P3 Complete in Class Progress Reports (Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4), reports are due the beginning of Week 1, 2, 3 and 4. Viewgraphs with progress reports were distributed in first class.  
P4

Your Top Three Games Discussion Board

Blackboard Discussion - post a subject line with the titles of your three favorite games, inside the message state why these are your three favorite games. If a previous user has already posted your three titles, post beneath that thread with your order of the three titles in the title and also include comments.

Week 4
P5

Video Arcade Discussion Board - Part of History Video Game Discussion

Play some of the 80s video games online, either post a new thread or comment on existing thread.

In Your Blackboard Discussion, You may want to include...

  • How did they influence Modern Day Video Games
  • Why does Tetris live on
  • Why did Space Invaders and Pacman become the Coke/Pepsi.
  • Other Popular games where asteroids, centipede
  • Make insightful comments, or comment on other games

You may post links to other sites with 80s and/or cell phone games.

Watch 2009 Web-cast

Week 4

P5 Watch the i7 and 3Dfx Videos and then comment using the relative blackboard discussion board. Videos are located on the blackboard discussion thread.
week 4
P6

Videos located on Blackboard under left Tab Tests

Complete the AOE II quest and take the corresponding Strategy game tests/quizzes.

week 4
EC Comic-Con - if Comic-Con begins before class session terminate; watch comic-com Webcast and post on blackboard discussion board.  

P7

Complete All Course Reader Questions - nothing to hand in for this assignment  
Project Preparation Assignments...
Step 1 First Cut on Project Title - Will Distribute Sign Up Sheet
Week 2
Step 3 Final Cut on Picking Project - Will Pass Around Sign up List - Projects Due Last Class
Week 3
Step 4 Last Day of class 5-15 Minutes presentation
Week 4
 

P6 is the last assignment for Game Design, thanks for taking the course, you should have already completed the project.