IMED 388 - Games User Interface and Level Design

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: IMED 385
Description: User interfaces and video games are inextricably linked. Like many interactive experiences, for a player to play and engage with a game and its content, there needs to be a functioning user interface. But beyond function, a game user interface not only provides and interactive function, but should be related to the context, narrative and overall aesthetic experience of a game. In combining game user interface and level design in one course, this course aims to develop a deeper understand of the relationship between the two. Through interactive lectures and applied design workshops, this course will provide the student with a theoretical, conceptual and applied understanding game user interfaces and level design. Offered Spring Semester, annually.