New major and minor approved by the Television Radio Department
New Major and minor approved by the Television-Radio Department of the Roy H. Park School of Communication. The faculty of the Park School also approved the degree. It will be listed in the catalog for Fall 2009 as Game Design and Immersive media. It is a BFA degree because we concentrate not just on the computer programming side (that would be a BS degree), not just on analysis (that would be a BA degree), but on a mix of the arts and sciences and production. Students interested in the new Game Design and Immersive Media Degree will apply to the television-radio department in the Park School.
Here is a list of the classes students in the major will take (as the degree stands now n April 2008):
CNPH 11100 Cinema Production 1 OR TVR 10100 Introduction to Media Production OR TVR 11500 Introduction to Field Production
TVR 10600 Introduction to Games and Society
TVR 13400 Developing Story Narratives
TVR 20200 Introduction to Game Design and Development
TVR 20500 Critical Analysis of Games & Immersive Media
CNPH 23300 Screenwriting
CNPH 31300 Writing for Immersive Media
TVR 30101-99 Special Topics in Game Design & Immersive Media OR STCM 30300 Serious Games
TVR 30200 Gaming Industry
TVR 40100 Legal and Ethical Issues in Games & Immersive Media
TVR 40200 Game Design & Immersive Media Workshop (capstone)
Total Communication Course Requirements: 37 credits
Additional Requirements
Art History Core
ARTH 1XX00 Art History Course
ARTH 1XX00 Architecture Course
ARTH 2XXXX Any 200-level Art History course except ARTH 20100
Total Art History Core: 9 credits
Computer Science Core
COMP 17100 Principles of Computer Science 1
COMP 10600 Flash for Animation and Games
COMP 22500 Human Computer Interface
COMP 2XXX Game Development Methods and Technologies
Total Computer Programming Core: 16 credits
All students in the game design and immersive media degree have to complete a minor outside the Park School.
Game Design Course in Spring 2008
Kim Gregson and Sharon Stansfield are offering Game Design in Spring 2008. The class is partly in the television-radio department and partly in computer science. Students get 2 credits from each department. Students are making games in Game Maker and creating levels n 3D GameStudio. They are also discussing topics such as character tyeps, differences between 2d and 3d game production, story, effects of sound, and the decisions the game designer has to make.
New Game Design Major Proposed
The Television-radio department is developing a videogame design and immersive media degree, along with the Computer Science and Art History departments. The goal of the degree is to prepare students for a variety of jobs in the game design industry but also to have skills of interest to related media industries.
