MGP 689 - The Business of Games

Institution:

National University

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Description:

This course deals with all business aspects of the game industry. Issues pertaining to working with publishers and developers will be explored as will pitching games, creating RFPs, the importance of a P&L, and ways game publishers go about evaluating potential new games. The complexities of working with licenses will be explored, as will issues relating to working with the press, marketing of games, and critical issues of market deadlines and how these can impact game production. Contractual issues and the basic financial structure of the games industry will also be covered, as well as an examination of how all these business issues impact both game design and game production.

Credits:

4.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 628-8648

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Other academic year

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