The First Graduates…

The first students in bachelors programs Computer Game Programme: Game Design and Production and Computer Game Programme: Game Graphics. A group of graduating students also just got their first game A Story About My Uncle released on Steam. In addition, the first students are graduating from the  Game design and production masters program at Aalto University (was establishing thatContinue reading “The First Graduates…”

New Media Exam for Game Design and Production Students

Chapter 4: “Theory of Game Elements” from Järvinen, Aki (2008) Games without Frontiers, Tampere: Tampere University Press. acta.uta.fi/pdf/978-951-44-7252-7.pdf Date: Sat 18.9.2010 klo 10–14 (alternative / re-exam dates will be announced later) Enroll to exam to amanuensis at least 10 days prior the exam date.

Curriculumn: Game Design and Production

This info will be available on the http://mlab.taik.fi/studies/master_of_arts/ma_in_new_media_games/ page. MA in New Media is a 2-year degree programme focusing on design for interactive digital media. From the fall2010 on we will offer two specialisation areas: New Media Design and Game Design and Production. The education is project-oriented, combining practice with theory, hands-on with minds-on. TheContinue reading “Curriculumn: Game Design and Production”

Game Design Education Starts

I am very excited: the new game MA students  starts at next Monday at our department. At spring we selected five students from 24 applicants. In addition, we will have five students from the School of Technology taking part to the selected courses. I have been busy to take care of various things such asContinue reading “Game Design Education Starts”

Game Design and Production

There are still some things to be taken care before the game design and production curriculum is officially published on Aalto Oodi. The teaching schedule  is available on media lab courses page along with New Media specialization area courses. Meanwhile, you can read the degree requirements for Game Design and Production below. The official requirementsContinue reading “Game Design and Production”