Course Schedule
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
1:30-2:30 Introduce Rob Swigart, and demo Levels 1 & 2 of DATA ENTRY: PORTAL
2:00-4:10 Discuss the Game Design Doc and other materials associated with the
work completed on the game and that which you will use this semester to launch the game in December.
Homework: Work on elements of the project for Level 2 expansion and Level 3 build out; Game Dev Team should be getting themselves registered for the use of Perforce; all students should play Portal and read the free copy of the novel so that they are knowledgeable about the storyline, which we are following and adapting for VR.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
1:30-2:30 Introduction to Resume and Mentors
2:30-3:30 Workshops (taking place during class during our class time):
- “Working with an art board, exporting & sizing images, working with color:” All members of the Design Team, Social Media Team, and Motion Graphics Team need to attend this workshop, led by Holly Slocum
- “Getting set up on GitHub:” Students working on the website expansion (e.g. Web Design, UX/UI) should attend this workshop, led by Greg Philbrook
- “Using Perforce;” All students involved in Game Development & Design should attend this workshop, led by Connor Goglin
3:30-3:50 Presentation: “Introduction to creating a Sizzle Deck,” led by Dene and Holly
3:50-4:10 “Setting Up Your Domain Name/ISP,” by Greg Philbrook
Homework: Work on pitch deck; continue playing Portal and reading the free copy of the novel so that they are knowledgeable about the storyline, which we are following and adapting for VR.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
1:30-2:00 Worldbuilding in the Portal Game World; students should have finished
reading the novel, studying the game’s reviews, and playing the game
2:00-3:00 Workshops (taking place during class during our class time):
- “Prototyping in Figma:” All members of the Design Team, Social Media Team, Motion Graphics Team (excluding those working with 3D modeling), and students working in Web Dev/UX/UI need to attend this workshop, led by Holly Slocum
- “VR Environments:” All students involved in Game Development & Design and students creating the 3D models for the game should attend this workshop, led by Connor Goglin
3:00-3:50 Work on game
3:50-4:10 Reporting In: Each team will present to the class what they accomplished
during class time
Homework: Work on Resumes.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
1:30-2:30 Workshops (taking place during class during our class time):
- “Clean Code:” Students involved in expanding the website need to attend this workshop, led by Holly Slocum and Greg Philbrook
- “SEO:” Students on the Social Media Team need to attend this workshop
- “Improving Sound for a Video:” All students working with 2 and 3D animation from the Motion Graphics Team need to attend this workshop
2:30-3:00 Presentation: “Naming Conventions, Naming Layers, Working with Files,” led
by Dene, Holly, and Connor
2:30-3:50 Work on project or draft of your resumes
3:50-4:10 Reporting in
Homework: Work on presentation of your progress on the game that you will give to the author.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Due: Resume Rough Draft as a Word doc, signed by your Mentor, at the beginning of the period in hard copy
1:30-3:00 Work on project
3:00-3:50 Practice presentation to the client
3:50-4:10 Reporting in
Homework: Teams should rehearse their portion of the design doc presentation to client; final version of your resume is due next week in hard copy as a Word doc, at the beginning of class.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Due: Improved Draft Resume, signed by Mentor at the beginning of class. Hard copy handed to Dene
1:30-3:00 Practice presentation to the client
3:00-4:10 Give presentation to the client; debrief after presentation
Homework: Work on project.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
1:30-3:00 Career Panel: CMDC Alums come to class and talk about what it is like to
work in their field of interest and how they landed their jobs
3:00-3:50 Work on project, incorporating client’s comments from last week into our
plans
3:50-4:10: Reporting in
Homework: Work on project; students will take the comments Dene made to your resumes and prepare a version that is turned in as PDF and emailed to her by the beginning of the next class.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Due: Final Resume as a PDF emailed to Dene before class starts
1:30-2:00 Presentation: “The Electronic Portfolio,” by Dene
2:00-3:50 Work in Teams on project
3:50-4:10 Reporting in
Homework: Work on project; draft of plans for the Electronic Portfolio before next class.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
1:30-3:50 Work in Teams on project
3:50-4:10 Reporting in
Homework: Work on project and portfolios.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
1:30-3:50 Work in Teams on project
3:50-4:10 Reporting in
Homework: Work on project and portfolios.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:30-3:50 Work in Teams on project
3:50-4:10 Reporting in
Homework: Work on project and portfolios.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
1:30-3:50 Work in Teams on project
3:50-4:10 Reporting in
Homework: Work on project and portfolios.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
1:30-2:30 Work in Teams on project; draft of Level 3 and any additional work added to
Level 2 must be complete before the end of class
2:30-3:00 Prepare for Mock Interviews
3:00-3:50 Work on Portfolios; Dene will check progress before you leave for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
3:50-4:10 Reporting in
Homework: Work on finetuning project and portfolios.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Thanksgiving holiday: Get some rest and get caught up!
Homework: Good Draft Version of Portfolio at the beginning of class; URL emailed to Dene.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Due: Good Draft Version of Portfolio due at the beginning of class in time; URL emailed to Dene
1:30-4:10 Mock Interviews are today; while team members are being interviewed, everyone else will continue working on their projects; we will demo Level 2 and Level 3 to visitors who participate in the Mock Interviews in-person
Homework: Work on project and portfolios.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
1:30-2:30 Get all archival material together and placed in our Basecamp folder and
on the archival hard drive
2:30-4:10 Practice for final presentation to client
Homework: Work on final version of your portfolios; practice presentation to the client.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Due: Final Version of Portfolio; URL emailed to Dene; reflection paper due at the beginning of class as a hard copy and emailed to Dene
2:00-3:00 Prepare for client visit and presentation
3:00-4:00 Present to client