CS 490 Supervised Undergraduate Research				
Computer Game Design								 		
Instructors: Rama C. Hoetzlein, Prof. David Schwartz	
Sept. 15th, 2002

GAME DESIGN SURVEY
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1. What is your major?

	Computer Science		
	
	Fine Art			
	
	Other _______________________

2. What is your year in school?

	Freshman	

	Sophomore		
	
	Junior		

	Senior		

	5th

Computer games are a combination of artistic and technical achievement. They can be easily (but not completely) divided into content, which consists of artwork, narrative and music, and technology, which consists of various sound, graphics, and game software.
 
3. Which area of game development would you most like to pursue personally?

	Content	Development 
	(Including Developing Narratives, Artwork & Music)		

	Game Engine Development 
	(Including Developing Graphics Engines, Game Engines, Physics, Etc.)

	Unsure 

4. If you answered Content to #3, what form of Content do you feel most attracted to understanding or exploring more?

	Visual & Fine Art

 	Narrative & Storyline

	Character Development

	Music & Sound

	Unsure

5. If you answered Engineering to #3, what form of Game Engineering do you feel most attracted to understanding or exploring more?

	Computer Graphics

	Physics
	
	A.I.

	User Input & Interface

	Music & Sound Programming
	Unsure

6. Name one of your favorite computer games. Describe in as much detail as possible what you felt were the specific qualities that made those games great. (Note that saying 'good graphics' or 'beautify artwork' is not a specific quality. What was good about it, or why did you find the artwork beautiful.)










7. What genre of computer game do you usually prefer to play (may or may not include the two favorites you mentioned)?

	2D Arcade (Side or Top)	

	Adventure / Role-Playing

	First-Person Shooter

	Simulation	

	Strategy		
	None
	
	Don't play games much

8. What genre of computer game would you prefer to make?

	2D Arcade (Side or Top)	

	Adventure / Role-Playing

	First-Person Shooter

	Simulation	

	Strategy			
	Unsure
	
9. If you could make any game you wanted, what qualities would you most like to have in your game.. Choose only THREE.

	Visual appealing					

	Ground-breaking computer graphics 

	Multiplayer capable 				

	Exciting/interesting storyline and narrative		

	Realistic physics and motion			

	Unique and/or appealing characters

10. Which game format do you believe is more interesting, or would you like to learn to make?
		
	2D 			

	3D 			

	Doesn't Matter

11. If you answered 2D games or 3D games to question #10, describe why you selected it over the other one. 
 






12. Describe in your own opinion, what you feel the purpose of computer games is in society. If possible, give two negative functions of computer games in society, and two positive ones.







13. [OPTIONAL]  If a course in Computer Game Design could be exactly what you hoped for, what would you get out of it?  (Some possibilities might include: Understanding of 3D Computer Graphics, Ability to design and write Game Narratives well, Ability to create appealing and interesting sound effects, Working with others in other disciplines, Making and finishing a game, Etc... )