CGT Courses

Course Title:  Advanced Interactive Media and Game Design

This is an advanced course in the creation of computer games and other interactive media projects. This course emphasizes the production process, the multidisciplinary nature of the media, integration of different components, and special design problems of games and other non-linear projects. The student is instructed in advanced elements of interactive media design, integrating digital sound and video, and advanced scripting techniques. Each student will produce a large scale project during the course.

           Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Be able to divide and organize content in meaningful non-linear sequences.
• Be aware of memory issues and be able to modify components to allocate memory effectively.
• Understand the nature of media components and be able to incorporate graphics, sound, and simple animation and video in a project.
• Be able to write and use advanced scripts for navigation, branching, user feedback, controlling sound and video.
• Be able to apply good design skills and typography to screen based projects.
• Be able to create complex interactive projects. Be aware of how navigation, feedback to the user, and organization are used to create effective projects.
• Understand and apply good project management skills.