MODULE I. THE VIDEO GAMES INDUSTRY: 1 \ COURSE 1 AGENDA

• Video game concept
• History of the video game industry: past, present and future
• Inspiration and search for ideas

MODULE II. ANALYSIS AND FIRST STEPS: 1 \ COURSE 1 AGENDA

• General design rules
• Target audiences
• Gender
• Platform
• Plot
• Mechanics and dynamics
• Game analysis

MODULE III. NARRATIVE: 1 \ COURSE 1 AGENDA

• Types of narrative
• Dialogue
• Text by genre

MODULE IV. MODELING, UVS AND TEXTURING

• Blender, introduction to modeling
• Blender and Uvs
• Textures and classes
• Textures and objects
• Exporting models
• Importing objects to Unity
• Importing textures to Unity

MODULE V. DESIGN OF SCENARIOS AND CHARACTERS

• Conceptualize the setting
• Exterior stage design
• Interior stage design
• Character design principles
• Types of characters and their tokens
• Modeling a character (UVs and textures)
• The rig and the heavy
• Export and import to Unity
• Animation

MODULE VI. UNITY FOR DESIGNERS

• Game engine: types and alternatives
• Main windows in Unity
• Designer tools
• Physics in Unity
• Canvas

MODULE VII. LEVEL DESIGN AND WORKFLOW

• Level design
• Camera design
• Control layout
• Interface design
• Illumination design
• Audio design
• Motivation and rewards
• Tutorials and help in the game