INFR 3370U – Designing Games for Social and Emotional Impact

This course examines the design of games that are created to involve players at deep emotional levels and make statements or arguments about social issues. The content is aimed at students who have a solid background in game design, and who are interested in using games as a medium to deliver a persuasive message. While the required game design courses in the Game Development and Interactive Media program focus on a broad view of game design, this course instead examines persuasive content and design in depth. This will provide students the opportunity to strengthen their game design abilities and offer greater specialization in the area of game design. Students taking this course will be expected to critically examine and explore game design techniques that are used to create strong connections with players, participate in case studies examining specific games in detail, and create and justify the design portion of a socially or emotionally impactful game of their own.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): INFR 2330U