MIT MAS.490: Introduction to Game Design
Instructors: Jon Orwant & Bruce Blumberg
General information
Class introduction
Syllabus
Problem sets
Problem Set #1 (HTML)
Problem Set #2 (HTML)
Problem Set #3 (PDF)
Problem Set #4 (PDF)
Problem Set #5 (PDF)
Problem Set #6 (PDF)
Problem Set #7 (PDF)
Problem Set #8 (PDF)
Problem Set #9 (PDF)
Lectures
Sept. 5: Introduction & two-person deterministic games
Sept. 12: Non-deterministic games (integral and summation sign misconverted on slide 3) and character AI
Sept. 19: Puzzles
Sept. 26: Text adventures
Links for material discussed in class:
Oct. 3: Graphics
Oct. 10: Role-playing games (computer and live-action)
Oct. 17: No class
Oct. 24: Graphics and "Extreme Game Design"
Oct. 31: First-person shooters and networked games
Nov. 7: Sports games
Nov. 14: Strategy games and simulations
Nov. 21: Physically-based modeling
Nov. 28: Thanksgiving -- no class
Dec. 5: Handheld games and user interfaces