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CMS.608/CMS.864  Game Design

Spring 2015

Instructors: Richard Eberhardt, Philip Tan

Lecture:  MW1-4  (26-142)        

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Announcements

What to do with your game after the class?

Submit your game to the Boston Festival of Indie Games!

http://bostonfig.com/tabletop-games-showcase/
- deadline: May 15th
- requirements: 3-min video, rules in PDF format

Test your game with local developers at Boston Indies!

Next Demo Night:
Monday, May 18th at Bocoup Loft (2 S. Market St - 3rd Floor - Faneuil Hall)
More info at http://bostonindies.com

Register your team for CMS.617 Advanced Game Studio to continue working on this game (or to create a new game). Email reberhar@mit.edu for more info about this class.

Announced on 12 May 2015  1:27  p.m. by Richard Eberhardt

Subject Evaluations

Please help us improve the class by submitting a subject evaluation for CMS.608/864!

http://web.mit.edu/subjectevaluation/

Announced on 11 May 2015  1:53  p.m. by Philip Tan

Subject Evaluations

Please help us improve the class by submitting a subject evaluation for CMS.608/864!

http://web.mit.edu/subjectevaluation/

Announced on 11 May 2015  1:53  p.m. by Philip Tan

Testing at the MIT Museum - Thursday, April 23, 10a - 2pm

Hi all -

If you would like to test your game with kids & parents, I have a table for us at the MIT Museum on Thursday, April 23rd, from 10a to 2pm.

To reserve a spot, email Rik (reberhar@mit.edu) and let me know when you will arrive, how many people you can test with at a time, and how long you will stay.

-Rik

Announced on 21 April 2015  2:48  p.m. by Richard Eberhardt

Swapping readings for next week

Looking at the schedule, we had a little bit too much to do next Wednesday, so we're switching the readings and board game playing between Monday and Wednesday. Project pitches and playlists are still scheduled for Wednesday, April 15.

April 13
David Partlett, T​he Oxford History of Board Games,​ Ch.11: Space Control; Ch. 12: Corner Your Fauna
Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Through the Desert, Qwirkle, Panic Station

April 15
(Textbook) C​hallenges for Game Designers, C​h.14: Adding and Subtracting Mechanics
Pitch and playtest

Announced on 09 April 2015  8:32  a.m. by Philip Tan

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