SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
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1 |
Lecture: class and syllabus introduction What games and sports do the students/instructors play? Introduction to first reading, syllabus, writing expectations. [PT] | |
2 | Lecture: design [JJ] |
Rules of Play, Ch. 3. Zimmerman, Eric. "Play as Research: The Iterative Design Process." |
3 | Workshop: introduction to playtesting [DR] |
Fullerton, Tracy. Game Design Workshop, Ch. 8. Wells, H. G. Little Wars. |
4 | Lecture: types of fun and game history [JJ] |
Hunicke, LeBlanc, and Zubek. "MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research." (PDF) Juul, Jesper. "Swap Adjacent Gems to Make Sets of Three: A History of Matching Tile Games." |
5 | Lecture: game design patterns and twenty formal game questions [DR, CFV] | Björk, and Holopainen. "Games and Design Patterns." Game Design Reader, p. 410. |
6 | Guest workshop, Scot Osterweil: playtesting exercise – poker variants | Rules of Play, Ch. 11 and 12. |
7 | Guest lecture, Barry Kudrowitz: toys | Background Reading: Rules of Play, Ch. 5, 7, 9, and 10. |
8 | Workshop: fortunetelling, games of chance and dice (Roulette, Bingo, Tarot) [CFV] |
Parlett, David. A History of Card Games, Ch. 1-2 and 18. ———. Oxford History of Board Games, Ch. 2. |
9 | Lecture: competition and chance [PT] |
Callois, Roger. Man, Play, and Games, Ch. 8. Rules of Play, Ch. 15. |
10 | Lecture: the player [CFV] |
Bartle, Richard. "Players Who Suit MUDs." Bateman, Chris, and Boon, Richard. 21st Century Game Design, Ch. 3. |
11 | Workshop: Doris' 1000 blank cards [DR] | Rules of Play, Ch. 14. |
12 | Lecture: card and guessing games [PT] | (none) |
13 | Lecture: information [PT] | Rules of Play, Ch. 16 and 17. |
14 | Workshop: initial presentation poker deck game, playtest to get feedback, and suggest changes [all] | Parlett, David. A History of Card Games, Ch. 3-4 and 6. |
15 | Workshop: racing games (Parcheesi, Life, Goose, Mille Bournes) [CFV] | Parlett, David. Oxford History of Board Games, Ch. 1. |
16 | Lecture: racing games [CFV] | Parlett, David. Oxford History of Board Games, Ch. 3 and 5. |
17 | Guest lecture, Dennis Loo: gambling and probability | Mezrich, Ben. "Hacking Las Vegas." |
18 | Lecture: space games [CFV] | Parlett, David. Oxford History of Board Games, Ch. 11, 12, and 16. |
19 | Guest lecture, Denis Dyack | (none) |
20 | Workshop: Go, Chess, Xiangqi, Hasami Shogi, Draughts [PT] | (none) |
21 | Lecture: possibility space [PT] |
Rules of Play, Ch. 19. Poundstone, William. "Game Theory." Game Design Reader, p. 382. |
22 | Lecture: feedback and emergence [JJ] |
Rules of Play, Ch. 18. Juul, Jesper. "The Open and the Closed: Games of Emergence and Games of Progression." |
23 | Workshop: board game playtest | (none) |
24 | Lecture: bending and breaking [JJ] |
Rules of Play, Ch. 21. Callois, Roger. Man, Play, and Games, Ch. 4. Sniderman, Stephen. "Unwritten Rules," and DeKoven, Bernard. "Changing the Game." Game Design Reader, pp. 476 and 518. |
25 | Guest lecture, Marc LeBlanc | Piccione, Peter A. "In Search of the Meaning of Senet." |
26 | Workshop: LAN party (conflict, competition, and cooperation) [PT] | Rules of Play, Ch. 20. |
27 | Lecture: digital games [JJ] |
Rules of Play, Ch. 8 and 13. |
28 | Lecture: abstraction and simulation [all] | Rules of Play, Ch. 27. |
29 | Lecture: social play [JJ] |
Rules of Play, Ch. 28. Callois, Roger. Man, Play, and Games, Ch. 3. |
30 | Workshop: narrative play (riddles, puzzles, and word games) [DR, CFV] |
Rules of Play, Ch. 26. OptionalGygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson. Dungeon Master's Guide, 1st ed. |
31 | Guest lecture, Sam Ford: wrestling, meaning, and symbols | Rules of Play, Ch. 25. |
32 | Guest lecture, Joshua Green: That's Just Not Cricket! | (none) |
33 | Guest workshop, Stephen Balzac: live-action roleplaying game | (none) |
34 | Guest lecture, Stephen Balzac: exploiting the constraints | (none) |
35 | Guest lecture, Jason Haas: improv games | (none) |
36 | Workshop: playtest for the final project | (none) |
37 | Guest lecture, Chris Weaver | (none) |
38 | Lecture: course evaluations and postmortem [PT] | (none) |