Game Design and Development (MTD368)

Mtd368 game design and development aims to equip students with the ability to create game applications through the use of unity, a game engine for the development of game applications. 

It provides an introduction on game design and development concepts. The course covers Unity game engine’s capabilities and a range of topics from games physics to user interface. Game mechanics and gameplay concepts will be applied in building 2D and 3D games. Through exercises, the students will gain hands-on programming experience with the Unity game engine and will be able to develop basic 2D and 3D games.

Topics

• Introduction to Game, Game Genres and Game World
• Game Design and Gameplay
• Basics of Unity 3D Development
• Unity User Interface
• Games Architecture and Game Design Document (GDD)
• Game Object Creation and Manipulation
• Creating a Simple Game
• Lightings, Cameras and Physics
• Creating a 2D Game
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Creating a 3D Game
• Improving Designs

Learning Outcome

• Appraise the different game genres.
• Apply game design concepts in game development.
• Analyse the gameplay mechanics and game balance.
• Employ camera and lighting controls, and GUI implementation in game design.
• Design a 2D game using programming to control the game events.
• Create and develop scripts for building a 3D game.