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GAD332 - Interface Design This course is an introduction to the aspects of interface design within the game design process. Students will explore and design project specifications for different delivery platforms and genres. Parameters relating to usability, color, resolution, access speed, playability, aesthetics, navigation and layout will mediate the design process. Students will also apply principles of game design appropriate for specific target audiences and applications.

WK During Class Homework Due at the beginning of class 01   Go over syllabus   Chapter 1 - User Experience and Why It Matters   Chapter 2 - Meet the Elements   Cosmic Lines / Negative Space / Composition   Photoshop - Resolutions   Photoshop - Using the type tools     Reference   Study Guide 1   Elements of the User Experience   Jesse James Garrett   Quotation Posters   Fonts - 1,001 Free Fonts   Fonts - Da Font   Fonts - Abstract Fonts   Project 1 - Quotations   Read Chapter 1 - User Experience / Why it Matters   Read Chapter 2 - Meet the Elements   02   Quiz 1   Critique   Chapter 3 - The Strategy Plane   Chapter 4 - The Scope Plane   Lab     Reference   Study Guide 2   Project 2 - Business Cards   Read Chapter 3 - The Strategy Plane   Read Chapter 4 - The Scope Plane   Project 1 - Quotations   Read Chapter 1 - User Experience / Why it Matters   Read Chapter 2 - Meet the Elements 03   Quiz 2   Critique   Chapter 5 - The Structure Plane   Chapter 6 - The Skeleton Plane   Lab   Reference   Study Guide 3 Template Persona Gamasutra - Off With Their HUDs!   Project 3 - GUI Reboot   Read Chapter 5 - The Structure Plane   Read Chapter 6 - The Skeleton Plane   Project 2 - Business Cards   Read Chapter 3 - The Strategy Plane   Read Chapter 4 - The Scope Plane 04   Quiz 3   Critique   Chapter 7 - The Surface Plane   Chapter 8 - The Elements Applied   Iconography   Elements of Color (RGB / HSB / CMYK)   Premiere - Working with Premiere   Photoshop 04 - The Beauty of PNGs   Reference   Study Guide 4 Kuler   Read Chapter 7 - The Surface Plane   Read Chapter 8 - The Elements Applied   Prepare for Mid-quarter Test   Project 3 - GUI Reboot (Part 1 and 2)   Read Chapter 5 - The Structure Plane   Read Chapter 6 - The Skeleton Plane 05   Mid-quarter Test   Critique   Lab     Project 3 - GUI Reboot (Part 3)   Read Chapter 5 - The Structure Plane   Read Chapter 6 - The Skeleton Plane 06   Critique   Dreamweaver - Intro to Dreamweaver and CSS   Dreamweaver - Basic layouts and linking   Dreamweaver - Browser Headaches   Lab   Reference   CG Society - Pirate   CG Society - Tower of Evil   w3schools.com   CSS Zen Garden: The Beauty in CSS Design   Project 4 - Artist's Profile Website (Part 1)   Come up with you content   Wireframes of your page(s)   Surface plane example of your page(s)   Project 3 - GUI Reboot (Part 4) 07   Critique   Flash - Slideshows   Dreamweaver - Placing Flash Elements   Lab   Project 4 - Artist's Profile Website (Part 2)   Bring function to your Surface example(s)   Using HTML and CSS   Project 4 - Artist's Profile Website (Part 1)   Come up with you content   Wireframes of your page(s)   Surface plane example of your page(s) 08   Critique   How to Brand Yourself   Lab   Final - Branding Packet   Project 4 - Artist's Profile Website (Part 2)   Bring function to your Surface example(s)   Using HTML and CSS 09   Critique   Lab     Final - Branding Packet (Part 1) 10   Critique   Lab     Final - Branding Packet (Part 2) 11   Final Critique     Final - Branding Packet (Part 3)