CS 261
Game Design

Department of Computer Science
Oberlin College
Tom Wexler

Course Info

Class Times: MWF 2:30-3:20 Phone: (440) 775-8052
Classroom: King 221 (sometimes King 135) Office: King 223 E
Professor: Tom Wexler Office Hours: MWF 10-11 and by appointment
Email: tom.wexler "at" oberlin.edu TAs: Michael Brooks & Kiron Roy

Announcements

TA lab hours are now available:

Tuesday 8:30-10:30pm Kiron
Thursday 8-10pm Michael
Saturday 8-10pm Michael
Sunday 3-5pm Kiron

Welcome to Computer Science 261! Check back here for important announcements throughout the semester.

Schedule

Week Date Topic Reading Lab
1 Aug 31 Introduction and Overview lab 01
Sept 2 Players and Designers Chapter 1
Sept 4 Hands On: Fixing Bad Games Chapter 2
2 Labor Day lab 02
Sept 9 Hands On: Testing War and Tic Tac Toe Variants Chapters 3 & 4
Sept 11 Design Approaches / Genres
3 Sept 14 lab 03
Sept 16 Chapters 8 & 9
Sept 18
4 Sept 21 lab 04
Sept 23
Sept 25
5 Yom Kippur Milestone Doc and
Functional Spec
Sept 30
Oct 2
6 Oct 5 Gameplay Prototype
Oct 7
Oct 9
7 Oct 12 Game Script
(Wiki)
Oct 14
Oct 16

Fall Recess

8 Oct 26 Technical Prototype
Oct 28
Oct 30
9 Nov 2 Game Treatment
(Website)
Nov 4
Nov 6
10 Nov 9 Alpha Version
(Code Complete)
Nov 11
Nov 13
11 Nov 16 Game Manual
Nov 18
Nov 20
12 Nov 23 Beta Version
(Content Complete)
Nov 25
Thanksgiving Break
13 Nov 30 Portfolio
Dec 2
Dec 4
14 Dec 7 Release Version
(Balanced and Tested)
Dec 9
Dec 11
Showcase (TBA)