Principles of Game Design - Game Design Essay
Choose a game design professional or theorist not featured as a speaker within this class. Use their ideas as the basis for an argumentative essay on ONE of the following topics:
- What Makes an Effective Game World
- Games as a positive lasting influence, agree or disagree
- A game franchise or studio that has shown real progress towards inclusive game design
Within each topic you have freedom to explore/interpret each subject, but don't stray too far from the core topic.
Your paper should frequently reference as many of our guest speakers as possible, comparing and contrasting their philosophies with those of your subject.
Information on Sources -
Your paper requires citation from primary sources. Scholarly articles are one of several acceptable sources.
Game Design/Enthusiast magazines such as Gamasutra.com, The Escapist, Polygon, GameSpot and so on are acceptable sources. You can often find news items and interviews with designers at these magazines. Occasionally you may even find articles written by game designers.