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COMD 354

Game Design and Research

Games here are treated as a media form and cultural artifact worth analyzing, not just something to build, you'll spend the first half reading game studies theory (Murray, Juul, Jenkins, the MDA framework) and learning to dissect mechanics, dynamics, narrative structure, and player experience. The back half pivots to practice: an iterative group project where you prototype a game, write a GDD through alpha and beta passes, and playtest between iterations. It's an entry point into the games track at COMD, so the emphasis is on building the vocabulary and design instincts you'll lean on in later production-heavy electives.

Kredi3ECTS5FakülteFaculty of Art, Design, and ArchitectureBölümCommunication and DesignKoordinatörJülide Akşiyote Görür

→ STARS müfredatı (resmi syllabus)

Haftalık müfredat 14 hafta

Hafta 114–20 Eyl

Derse giriş: video oyunları ve medya

Introduction to the course. Brief Description of Video Games and other media. Discussions. (For Next Week: A Short And Simple Definition Of What A Videogame Is - Nicolas Esposito | Optional: What Is Video Game Culture? Cultural Studies and Game Studies - Adrienne Shaw)

video gamegame studiesNicolas EspositoAdrienne Shaw

Hafta 221–27 Eyl

Video oyun tanımı ve oyun terminolojisi

Definition of Video Games and introduction to gaming terminologies. (For Next Week: A History Of Digital Games - John Kirriemuir | Optional: The Video Game Theory Reader (Introduction) - Mark J.P. Wolf, Bernard Perron)

video gamegaming terminologyA History Of Digital GamesThe Video Game Theory Reader

Hafta 328 Eyl – 4 Eki

Video oyunlarının tarihi

History of Video Games and Gaming (For Next Week: MDA - Robin Hunicke, Marc LeBlanc, Robert Zubek | Optional: Defining Game Mechanics - Miguel Sicart)

video gamesMDA frameworkgame mechanics

Hafta 45–11 Eki

Game mechanics ve game dynamics tartışması

Discussing Game Mechanics / Game Dynamics with examples from different video game genres (For Next Week: Hamlet On The Holodeck, Chapter 5 - Janet Murray | Optional: On Games and Links: Extending the Vocabulary of Agency and Immersion in Interactive Narratives - Stacey Mason)

game mechanicsgame dynamicsHamlet On The HolodeckJanet Murray

Hafta 512–18 Eki

Deneyim: agency ve immersion

Experience: Agency and Immersion (For Next Week: From Game-Story to Cyberdrama - Janet Murray | Optional: Game Design as Narrative Architecture - Henry Jenkins)

agencyimmersionJanet Murraycyberdrama

Hafta 619–25 Eki

Oyunlarda anlatı ve doğrusallık biçimleri

Narrative in games. Linearity / Non-Linearity / Multi-Linearity in video games

video game narrativelinearitynon-linearitymulti-linearity

Hafta 726 Eki – 1 Kas

Öğrenci sunumları

Student Presentations

öğrenci sunumu

Hafta 82–8 Kas

Bahar tatili

Spring Break

tatil

Hafta 99–15 Kas

Midterm ve game analysis giriş okumaları

Midterm Exam (For Next Session: Introduction to game analysis (Chapter 1) - Clara Fernández-Vara & Game Analysis - Mia Consalvo & Nathan Dutton |Optional: Towards an Ontological Language for Game Analysis - Jose P. Zagal et al.)

midtermgame analysisClara Fernández-VaraConsalvo & Dutton

Hafta 1016–22 Kas

Oyun analizine giriş

Forward to Game Analysis (For Next Week: Fear of Failing? The Many Meanings of Difficulty in Video Games - Jesper Juul | Optional: Unit Operations: An Approach to Videogame Criticism (Ch.4-5) - Ian Bogost)

game analysisJesper JuulIan BogostUnit Operations Bölüm 4-5

Hafta 1123–29 Kas

Gameplay'e eleştirel yaklaşım

Critical Approach to Gameplay. (For Next Week: Play as Research: The Iterative Design Process - Eric Zimmerman |Optional: Games, Design and Play (Chapter 5) - Colleen Macklin & John Sharp & Game Feel (Chapter 4) - Steve Swink)

gameplayeleştirel yaklaşımEric Zimmermaniterative design process

Hafta 1230 Kas – 6 Ara

Oyun tasarımının temelleri

Fundamentals of Game Design

game design

Hafta 137–13 Ara

Final projesi: experience design ve Alpha GDD

Final Project, Experience Design. First Iteration. Group Testing. GDD (Alpha)

experience designfirst iterationgroup testingGDD (Alpha)

Hafta 1414–20 Ara

Final projesi: ikinci iteration ve Beta GDD

Final Project, Second Iteration. Testing. GDD (Beta)

second iterationtestingGDD (Beta)

Değerlendirme 30% · 2 adım

10%

20%

Presentations Research and idea presentation of the final project 10%

Papers(s)/Reports 1st Report- "MDA analysis of a game." 2nd Report-"Report on the outcomes of the in-class workshop" 20%

18 dönem ortalaması 2.96 (332 öğrenci) nasıl hesaplanıyor

Bu dersi alınca · 3 öğrenme çıktısı

Participate in work with teammates from other disciplinesIn-class attendance Final:Practical(skills)
Demonstrate knowledge on the field and contemporary issues regarding games and gamingResearch and idea presentation of the final project, 1st Report- "MDA analysis of a game." 2nd Report-"Report on the outcomes of the in-class workshop", In-class participation In-class attendance Midterm:Practical (skills) Final:Practical(skills)
Use appropriate media to communicate ideas throughout the design processResearch and idea presentation of the final project, In-class participation Midterm:Practical (skills) Final:Practical(skills)

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Geçmiş GPA dağılımı 18 dönem · ort. 2.96

Dönem	Course CPA
2023-2024 Spring	3.19	1 sec · 23 öğr
2021-2022 Summer	2.85	1 sec · 11 öğr
2021-2022 Spring	2.49	2 sec · 30 öğr
2020-2021 Spring	2.99	1 sec · 19 öğr
2019-2020 Spring	3.07	1 sec · 16 öğr
2018-2019 Summer	2.69	1 sec · 16 öğr
2018-2019 Spring	2.82	1 sec · 15 öğr
2017-2018 Summer	2.79	1 sec · 15 öğr
2017-2018 Spring	3.06	1 sec · 20 öğr
2016-2017 Summer	2.78	1 sec · 14 öğr

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The total grade points of Papers, Presentation and Midterm exam should be at least 25 AND students need to attend at least 70% of all the lectures in order to qualify for the Final Project.

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