Play-centric games education

Author

Fullerton, Tracy

Author_Institution

Sch. of Cinema-Telev., Univ. of Southern California, CA

Volume

39

Issue

6

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

42

Abstract

Major universities around the world now offer degree programs in game design in response to student demand; more than 80 such programs exist in North America alone. Recognizing the overwhelming interest in guidelines for teaching game design, the International Game Developers Association established a committee to help educators craft a curriculum that reflects the real-world creative process of professional game designers. The interactive media program at the USC School of Cinema-Television combines a broad liberal arts education with the technical expertise needed to create games that provide players with a narratively rich and emotionally immersive experience

Keywords

computer games; computer science education; multimedia computing; teaching; International Game Developers Association; USC School of Cinema-Television; degree programs; game design teaching; interactive media program; liberal arts education; play-centric games education; technical expertise; Collaborative software; Computer science; Games; History; Humans; Mathematical programming; Music; Production; Programming profession; Toy industry; computers and education; digital media curricula; game design and development;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MC.2006.205

Filename

1642608