Video Game Design History
One of the main parts of this Intersession is exploring video game history using the resources provided in a Rochester Institute of Technology online course called Video Game Design History.,,
From the Home Page of the RITx: Game101x Video Game Design History:
Dear students,
Welcome to Video Game Design History. We’ve partnered with The Strong National Museum of Play to give you a unique look into the history of all things video game. This is a self-paced MOOC, which means you can choose to complete the course in 5 weeks, or finish at your own pace (anytime before April 28th, 2017).
Although this course is self-paced, the course team is available to answer questions in the discussion topic titled "Questions About the Course". In addition, we will send occasional email updates that highlight themes generated in the activities and discussion areas.
This course has four companion courses and they form the XSeries in Video Game Design. Together they cover topics that can help you dive deeper into your area of interest and the career paths available. More details about this series can be found on the XSeries page.
Welcome to Video Game Design History. We’ve partnered with The Strong National Museum of Play to give you a unique look into the history of all things video game. This is a self-paced MOOC, which means you can choose to complete the course in 5 weeks, or finish at your own pace (anytime before April 28th, 2017).
Although this course is self-paced, the course team is available to answer questions in the discussion topic titled "Questions About the Course". In addition, we will send occasional email updates that highlight themes generated in the activities and discussion areas.
This course has four companion courses and they form the XSeries in Video Game Design. Together they cover topics that can help you dive deeper into your area of interest and the career paths available. More details about this series can be found on the XSeries page.
From the Syllabus Page of the RITx: Game101x Video Game Design History:
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Video games as a medium go back more than 50 years to mainframe computers. Even the central design of video games can be traced back to the first board and card games themselves.
To be a good game designer, it’s essential to have an understanding of the video game design industry’s fascinating history.
We’ve partnered with The Strong National Museum of Play to give you a unique look into the history of video games and the Industry. RIT has chosen to partner with The International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) at The Strong and use their collections as the lens through which we’ll view this history. ICHEG is the largest and most comprehensive public assemblage of video games and related materials in the world. The staff are celebrated experts in the field and scholars of video games from around the world come to ICHEG to do research. You’ll gain amazing insight into the history of video games with a guided exploration of key artifacts from the collection of more than 100,000 electronic games and materials.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
There are no required courses to complete before this course. This course has no prerequisites.
Video games as a medium go back more than 50 years to mainframe computers. Even the central design of video games can be traced back to the first board and card games themselves.
To be a good game designer, it’s essential to have an understanding of the video game design industry’s fascinating history.
We’ve partnered with The Strong National Museum of Play to give you a unique look into the history of video games and the Industry. RIT has chosen to partner with The International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) at The Strong and use their collections as the lens through which we’ll view this history. ICHEG is the largest and most comprehensive public assemblage of video games and related materials in the world. The staff are celebrated experts in the field and scholars of video games from around the world come to ICHEG to do research. You’ll gain amazing insight into the history of video games with a guided exploration of key artifacts from the collection of more than 100,000 electronic games and materials.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Where the first video games came from
- How video games connect to pinball
- Why the industry crashed in the 1980s
- When Virtual Reality (VR) first appeared in the industry
- How the games of the past chart a path to the future of gaming
There are no required courses to complete before this course. This course has no prerequisites.