The goal of this course is to introduce students to computer game production. This is not necessarily a technical issue especially as game production involves mostly non-technical work like creative audio, 3D and visual design, product management and planning, storyboarding & writing, and testing.

Note that all content generated by the course participants goes to the AAU Games Wiki.

• 02.03. 14-16 c.t. - Registration and modalities
  • slides (PDF, 433K)
• 09.03. 14-16 c.t. - Introduction
  • slides (PDF, 2.8M)
• 11.03. 12-16 c.t. - Examples and scenarios
  • slides (PDF, 314K)
• 16.03. 14-16 c.t. - Game design part I
  • slides (PDF, 1.0M)
  • reading: Brütal Legend postmortem
• 23.03. 14-16 c.t. - Game design part II
  • slides (PDF, 783K)
• 30.03. 14-16 c.t. - Assignment
  • slides (PDF, 469K)
• 04.04. 18-19:30 s.t. - History of computer games
  • slides (PDF, 1.3M)
• 06.04. 14-16 c.t. - Playtesting
  • slides (PDF, 810K)
• 08.04. 12-16 c.t. - tba.
• 13.04. 14-16 c.t. - Game engineering & game engines
  • slides (PDF, 800K)
• 10.06. 12-18 c.t. - Exam & presentations

Play one of the following games for a significant amount of time. Those games were available as part of the Humble Indie Bundles.

• Aquaria
• Braid
• Gish
• Osmos
• World of Goo

Your task is to write an essay …

• telling me what you liked & disliked
• what you’d make better
• no more than 150 words

Put the essay on the AAU Games Wiki. Make sure you add your name and the game you played along with the essay.

You are team member of a group, and you have your assignment (the paper strip giving you directions on the game). Your task is to

• gather with your team colleagues
• brain storm a game idea and concept
• write it down in a game concept document (e.g., one page MS Word 12pt font)
• publish it on the Wiki.

Put the concept document on the AAU Games Wiki. Make sure to add your group name, game title and the name of the team members.

The final grade is based on (i) project work and presentation and (ii) a multiple choice test.