Course/Project Proposal

Title: Game Design Submitted by: Mike Snyder

Subject Area: Business Education Date: August 20, 2008

Detailed Description of Proposal:

This course is for students exploring the field of game design and game authoring. The course will prepare student for immediate employment possibilities and /or post-secondary education in game design. The course will include units on game design using Adobe Flash, and other game authoring tools.

Goals would include:
Learning and compiling complex programming code.
Create motion and gravity using programming code.
Building terrain, architecture, and three dimensional mapping of spaces.
Creating lighting and atmospheric effects
Creating dialogue and storylines.
Organizing the project into manageable programming pieces.
Demonstrating similarities and differences between different programming languages.

Needs Assessment:

There is student interest in a game design course.

Students enrolled in Game Design will reinforce and apply academic standards from several content areas. Course meets addresses many Academic Standards for Science and Technology and teaches students complex logical thinking strategies.

III. Standards Addressed:
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
3.7.12

Evaluate computer operations and concepts as to their effectiveness to solve specific problems.
Analyze and solve hardware and advanced software problems.
Assess and apply multiple input and output devices to solve specific problems.

Evaluate the effectiveness of computer software to solve specific problems.
Evaluate the effectiveness of software to produce an output and demonstrate the process.
Design and apply advanced multimedia techniques.
Analyze, select and apply the appropriate software to solve complex problems.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the computer as a presentation tool.
Analyze the legal responsibilities of computer users.

Assess the effectiveness of computer communications systems.
Assess the effectiveness of a computer based communications system.
Transfer files among different computer platforms.
Analyze the effectiveness of on-line information resources to meet the needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications and productivity.
Apply knowledge of protocol standards to solve connectivity problems.

IV. Approach:
Lecture
Laboratory Experiences
Discussion
Demonstrations
Cooperative Learning Groups
Real-life Applications

V. Textbooks and Required Materials:
Macromedia Studio 8 K-12 Site License
Game design software
30 textbooks
Computer Lab
Flatbed Scanner
Web Server Space

VI. Staffing Plan:
No additional staffing at this time

Estimated Cost:

Game Design Software – upgrade of Macromedia Suite site license $7000
30 textbooks @ approx $50 per text - $1500
Instructor Training- $500
Hosting Space - $100 per year

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