Class Sessions

Some of people think of storytelling as the heart of game design. But other people disagree and say that games do not need story. In this lecture we address this controversy and talk about the role of story in games.    More ›

You have one last document to finish for the class: the game manual. The purpose of this class is to give you some time to work on it. It is understood that the document will be very rough at this point.    More ›

Playtesting doesn’t seem like something we need a lecture for. We have been doing all semester long. But there is a science to it, and we want you to get a little more formal in the final playtesting sessions.    More ›

Simple audio in LibGDX is pretty straight forward if you look at the code demos. But as we show in this lecture, a proper game engine should be able to do so much more, provided that you understand how game audio works.    More ›

Today’s class will be spent playtesting the alpha release. In order for this session to work, you must have created a release before the start of class.    More ›