Overview

• Conceptualization
• Functionality and balance
• Game development teams
• Development methodologies & strategies
• The game industry
• Market and audience research
• Communicating game design
• Design of game aesthetics and mechanics

Learning Outcomes

• Appreciate the structures of the game design indutry, including indie and AAA developers

• Critically evaluate and utilise current game genres and technologies

• Critically evaluate the impact of audiences and markets on game design

• Design and critically evaluate game aesthetics, narratives and mechanics

• Utilise appropriate game industry documentation and communication formats