GAT 251 - Two-Dimensional Level Design-Documentation

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DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Prerequisite(s): GAT 250 Picking up where GAT 250 left off, students will work in teams, using an existing game engine(s) to build multiple levels first for an RPG and then for a genre of their choice. Students will go through an iterative process to individually create the levels and gain a sense of progress throughout the games. The course combines lectures, hands-on level creation, focus groups, and opportunities for feedback. Lecture topics include RPG level design, missions, and quests; radial, branching, and bottleneck level-design patterns; adventure and story game level design, dialog design, dialog trees; introduction to NPC design; vehicle simulation level-design issues; military mission design; and issues in sports level and mission designs.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.digipen.edu

Phone Number:

(425) 558-0299

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Semester

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