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 ======T-634/734-AGDD: Advanced Game Design & Development, Spring 2017 ======
-====== Under Construction ======
 ===== Basic Info =====
-  * **Instructors: ** David Thue, Jonatan (Joon) van Hove
+  * **Instructors: ** David Thue, Jonatan (Joon) Van Hove
   * **Contact: ** David: Office in Venus floor 2, telephone 599-6412, e-mail davidthue[ ]ru.is
-  * **Contact: ** Joon: joon[ ]joon.be
+  * **Contact: ** Joon: joon[ ]ru.is
   * **Weekly Meetings: **
-    * Monday 14:00-13:40 (M120)
+    * Monday 14:00-15:40 (M120)
     * Wednesday 10:20-11:55 (M124)
     * Wednesday 13:10-14:45 (M111)
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-===== Project Work: Events & Deliverables =====
+===== Project Work: Design, Development, & Analysis =====
+The term will consist of the development and analysis of a variety of different games, both in teams and as individuals. After completing work on three smaller games (an Analog Game, a Minimal Game, and a Constrained Game), students will propose and develop a larger game during the second half of the term (Final Game). Masters students in the course will additionally propose and perform a Research Project alongside their other work. Each deliverable is generally due at the end of the Timeframe shown in the table below. Specific due dates will be given during class meetings as each project is assigned. Much of the course work will be completed by students outside of class time, but many class meetings throughout the term will be dedicated to project work (**"Jam Labs"**) with the course instructors on-hand to offer help and advice.
 |**Description**|**Deliverable**|**Timeframe**|**Weight (B.Sc.)**|**Weight (M.Sc.)**|
 ^**Group Work** ^^^63%^45%^
-| Board Game|Presentation & Demo| Weeks 1 & 2|3%|2%|
+|  Analog Game|Presentation & Demo| Weeks 1 & 2|3%|2%|
-| Constrained Game|Demo & Code| Weeks 4 & 5 |15%|12%|
+|  Constrained Game|Demonstration & Code| Weeks 4 & 5 |15%|12%|
-| Analysis of Constrained Game|Document (2-3 pages)| Week 6 |10%|6%|
+|  Analysis of Constrained Game|Document (2-3 pages)| Week 6 |10%|6%|
-| Final Game|Demo & Code| Weeks 7-12 |35%|25%|
+|  Final Game|Demonstration & Code| Weeks 7-12 |35%|25%|
 ^**Individual Work** ^^^37%^55%^
-| Minimal Game|Demonstration & Code| Weeks 2-6 |8%|8%|
+|  Analysis of Given Game|Document (2-3 pages)| Week 3 |3%|3%|
-| Analysis of Given Game|Document (2-3 pages)| Week 3 |3%|3%|
+|  Minimal Game|Demonstration & Code| Weeks 2-6 |8%|8%|
-| Analysis of Minimal Game|Document (2-3 pages)| Week 7 |6%|4%|
+|  Analysis of Minimal Game|Document (2-3 pages)| Week 7 |6%|4%|
-| Final Game Post-mortem|Document (4-5 pages)| Finals |15%|10%|
+|  Analysis of Final Game|Document (3-4 pages)| Finals |15%|12%|
-| Attendance & Participation|N/A| Weeks 1-12 |5%|5%|
+|  Attendance & Participation|N/A| Weeks 1-12 |5%|3%|
-| **(M.Sc. Only)** Research Proposal|Document (1 page)| Weeks 4-5 |N/A|5%|
+|  **(M.Sc. Only)** Research Proposal|Document (1 page)| Weeks 4-5 |N/A|5%|
-| **(M.Sc. Only)** Research Project|Document (4-5 pages) & Demo| Weeks 6-12 |N/A|20%|
+|  **(M.Sc. Only)** Research Project|Document (4-5 pages) & Demo| Weeks 6-12 |N/A|20%|
 ^ ^ ^ Total^ 100%^ 100%^
 ===== Discussion System =====
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 Please use this course discussion system for posting questions regarding lectures or your projects, rather than sending us emails. That way we can build a shared repository of useful questions/answers (you can of course still send us emails, but consider first whether you can post things here instead).
-[[https://piazza.com/ru.is/spring2015/t624cgdd/home|Piazza Course Page]]
+[[https://piazza.com/ru.is/spring2017/t634734agdd/home|Piazza Course Page]]
-===== Student Speaking =====
-On both Pitch Day and Demo Day, each team will deliver a presentation. During each presentation, each student will be graded individually on their presentation ability. For each student, the two resulting scores will have a combined weight of 5% on their final grade. The two scores (scorePitch and scoreDemo) will be combined as follows: if scoreDemo is higher than scorePitch, scorePitch will be ignored and the final score will be based entirely on scoreDemo. Otherwise, the final score will be based equally on both scores.
 =====Attendance======
-Please note that attendance during both morning and afternoon sessions is required. Please inform the instructors if this is hard for you for some reason, such as scheduling conflicts or sick leave.
+Please note that attendance during all three weekly meetings is required. Please inform the instructors if this is hard for you for some reason, such as scheduling conflicts or sick leave.
 =====Participation Grade=====
-The participation grade will be based on: (1) Attendance (both mornings and afternoons), and (2) Participation in online discussion. To the extent possible, this will also be based on how actively the student participates in in-class discussion (based on the instructors' subjective assessment).
+The participation grade will be based on: (1) Attendance (during the three weekly meetings), and (2) Participation in online discussion. To the extent possible, this will also be based on how actively the student participates in in-class discussion (based on the instructors' subjective assessment). The base participation grade will be calculated as 5 * (portion of meetings attended). The instructors can then add possible bonus points to this base grade based on a subjective evaluation of the student's participation throughout the semester (into which the online discussion may factor).
-The base participation grade will be calculated as 7.5 * (portion of mornings attended) + 7.5 * (portion of afternoons attended). The instructors can then add possible bonus points to this base grade based on a subjective evaluation of the student's participation throughout the semester (into which the online discussion may factor).
 =====Grading=====
-**NB: To pass the course, it is necessary to earn a grade of at least 50% (i.e., 5/10) across all Individual Work (see calculation and table below). If a student's Individual Work Grade is less than 50%, this grade will count for 100% of their grade for the course.**
+**NB: To pass the course, it is necessary to earn a grade of at least 50% (i.e., 5/10) across all Individual Work (see calculation and table above). If a student's Individual Work Grade is less than 50%, this grade will count for 100% of their grade for the course. For M.Sc. students, this threshold changes to 60% (i.e., 6/10).**
-The student's Individual Work Grade will be calculated via the following formula:
-Individual Work Grade = [(Participation Grade)*15% + (Student Speaking Grade)*5% + (Post-Mortem Grade)*20%] / 40%
-^Part of Course^Total Weight^
-|**Group Work**|  |
-|  Game Analysis|  3%|
-|  Pitch Day|  7%|
-|  Daily Updates|  5%|
-|  Alpha Test Plan|  5%|
-|  Alpha Day|  10%|
-|  Demo Day |  30%|
-|**Individual Work**| |
-|  Participation|  15%|
-|  Student Speaking |  5%|
-|  Post-Mortem|  20%|
-^  Total^  100%^