Introduction
Video Game Design Foundations provides students with a complete
understanding of the technological and creative aspects of video game
design in an easy-to-follow format. This “turnkey” curriculum is the complete
guide to immersion in the fi eld, from beginning each game build project
through completion, integration, and marketing. Simulated design teams
will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of team building, including the
creative, business, and technological components required to launch a new
video game system.
Students will participate in a simulation of a real video game design
team, seeing each project from origination to fruition. This provides a valu-
able lesson in team building that can be applied to any other aspect of the
technology and engineering industries in real-life future careers.
Pivotal to success of any employee is the application of soft skills and the
ability to work on teams. Creative lessons take the students through a series
of self-improvement lessons relevant to the workforce of today. Through
self assessment and critical analysis, students will be better able to evaluate
themselves and others.
In addition to training in soft skill, students will develop mastery in the
hard skills of art, science, and technology needed to design video games. In
the end, students will be technically profi cient and will demonstrate learning
by constructing an original game build.
Video Game Design Foundations presents content in ten chapters,
with each chapter acting as a building block that supports the next skill
learned. This allows students to learn the objective of each lesson, practice
the corresponding skill, and lay the foundation on which to acquire the next
skill set.
You are encouraged to study Video Game Design Foundations to
expand your understanding of the role technology plays in modern society
and the future of high-quality jobs. Applying the key lessons, skills, and
content of this curriculum will provide great insight into a growing techno-
logical society and provide a solid foundation demanded for success in the
future world of technology.
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