Schedule Term 1205

Week Date Day Topic Lab Focus Assignments Lecture Lab
1 15-May Tue 1 Ideas about Interface research and familiarize on interfaces UI critiques short essays 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  17-May Thu 2 UI design concepts (parts of the interface and diagramming) resources and account setup wireframe of UIs /Project 1 – 3 ideas for games 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  18-May Fri 3 prototyping and workflow/flowcharts idea pitch/support documents for project 1 flowchart for individual project 4pm-6pm 6pm-8pm
               
2 22-May Tue 4 Intro to Flash/programming project 1 setup in Flash simple program UI for individual project 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  24-May Thu 5 Flash symbols, instances, dynamic text programming bulding blocks building branches for program 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  25-May Fri 6 Programming Workshop working prototype of project 1 working prototypes/Project Description   4pm-8pm
               
3 29-May Tue 7 program design and planning pseudocode/using code samples program outline for project 1 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  31-May Thu 8 typography and color for interface font selection, color choices for project 1 best/worst game UI 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  1-Jun Fri 9 DesignWorkshop Lab visual design workshop make your project look good.   4pm-8pm
               
4 5-Jun Tue 10 simple interactions and feedback basic UI feedback functions code hookup and testing 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  7-Jun Thu 11 Term Quiz/Project review individual project completion prepare for midterm critique/review 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  8-Jun Fri 12 Midterm Critique:Project 1 presentations     4pm-8pm  
               
5 12-Jun Tue 13 project design and documents form groups for group project,/ 3 ideas in 30 min  write initial design docs and proposal 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  14-Jun Thu 14 feedback – information in the interface/group pitch project resource development UI critiques – identify 3 games similar to yours 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  15-Jun Fri 15 lab workshop – group project intensive code demos, customizations, engines flowchart and prototype wireframes UI   4pm-8pm
               
6 19-Jun Tue 16 design for the user (JP – possible design docs visit?) group review – what will player need to do in game? 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  21-Jun Thu 17 devices, controls and screens coding, project development UI mockup of 2 alternate UIs for your game 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  22-Jun Fri 18 lab workshop- group project intensive II status check in with instructors apply feedback to project direction   4pm-8pm
               
8 26-Jun Tue 19 Visual Continuity/Synthesis project work complete UI elements for final project 8pm-10pm 10pm-12am
               
  28-Jun Thu 20 Final Test project testing finish group project 8pm-9-pm 9pm-12am
               
  29-Jun Fri 21 Final Critique     4pm-8pm  

 

Term 1201 Schedule

Week Date Day Topic
1 20-Jan Fri 1 Ideas about Interface
       
2 24-Jan Tue 2 UI design concepts (parts of the interface and diagramming)
       
  26-Jan Thu 3 prototyping and workflow/flowcharts
       
3 31-Jan Tue 4 Intro to Flash/programming
       
  2-Feb Thu 5 Flash symbols, instances, dynamic text
       
  3-Feb Fri 6 Programming Workshop
       
4 7-Feb Tue 7 program design and planning
       
  9-Feb Thu 8 typography and color for interface
       
  10-Feb Fri 9 DesignWorkshop Lab
       
5 14-Feb Tue 10 simple interactions and feedback
       
  16-Feb Thu 11 Term Quiz/Project review
       
  17-Feb Fri 12 Midterm Critique:Project 1 presentations
       
6 21-Feb Tue 13 project design and documents
       
  23-Feb Thu 14 feedback – information in the interface/group pitch
       
  24-Feb Fri 15 lab workshop – group project intensive
       
7 28-Feb Tue 16 design for the user
       
  1-Mar Thu 17 devices, controls and screens
       
  2-Mar Fri 18 lab workshop- group project intensive II
       
8 6-Mar Tue 19 Visual Continuity/Synthesis
       
  8-Mar Thu 20 Final Test
       
  9-Mar Fri 21 Final Critique