Fall '12 Board Game Projects have started!

After a bit of a delay thanks to Hurricane Sandy, our game design teams have begun their board game projects.

Here are links to the team blogs for the Fall '12 board game projects:

Hot Date
http://collaborativewritinghotdate.blogspot.com/

RU Screwed
http://ruscrewedboardgame.blogspot.com/

DK's Reprisal
http://dkreprisal.blogspot.com/

The Machine
http://machinegam.blogspot.com/

Prison Walkers
http://prisonwalkers.blogspot.com


I look forward to reading your blogs (and playing your games!) throughout the weeks ahead.

Fall '12 Card Game Projects have begun!

Welcome to the Collaborative Writing Practices: Game Design Blog!

Our five game design teams have begun their card game projects and presented their blogs below. Please feel free to visit the blogs of the other teams, and also to view the finished blogs of previous classes for inspiration!

Here are links to the team blogs for the Fall '12 class:

Shop 'Til You Drop
http://collaborativewritinggroup5.blogspot.com/

Pharaohs
http://collabwriting.blogspot.com/

Debacle
http://cwbdebacle.blogspot.com/

Rutgers Buses
http://collaborativegameworld.blogspot.com/

Battle to Safety
http://battletosafety.blogspot.com/

It looks like we're off to a great start! I look forward to reading your blogs (and playing your games!) throughout the weeks ahead.

The Board Game projects are underway!

Here are links to all of our board game projects:

Temple Run: The Board Game
http://templerunbg.blogspot.com/

Islands
http://islands-cw.blogspot.com/

Dethroned
http://dethronedbg.blogspot.com/

College Kid Problems
http://collegekidprobs.blogspot.com/

Pandora
http://pandoraboardgame.blogspot.com/

Our board game projects are up and running! I look forward to tracking your progress throughout the weeks ahead.

Card Game Presentations

We had an excellent session last Wednesday (February 29). The game design teams had the opportunity to play their games with professional game developers, as well as game design instructors from Rutgers and Raritan Valley Community College. This was an exciting moment for the class, as it allowed the students to receive in-depth feedback on the card games they had developed during the first half of the semester.

All five of our games played admirably, but each game displayed some flaws that the teams worked to rectify between play rounds. By the end of the session, it was clear that the students had learned a lot and were inspired by their experiences with the visitors.

The visiting designers enjoyed their stay in our class, and most will be returning at the end of the semester to help evaluate our next project: the board games!

The Card Game projects have begun!

Our five game design teams have worked out the theme and core mechanics for their card games.

Here are links to the team blogs:

The Cold War Kids
http://thecoldwarkids.blogspot.com/

Auction Wars
http://auctionwar.blogspot.com/

On the Hunt
http://onthehuntgame.wordpress.com/

Bridges
http://bridgecardgame.blogspot.com/

Illuminations
http://illuminations32.blogspot.com/

It looks like we're off to a great start! I look forward to reading your blogs (and playing your games!) throughout the weeks ahead.

Welcome from Professor Parks

Hello, everyone.

I am the new instructor for the "Collaborative Writing Practices: Game Design" course, and I am honored that Prof. Goeller has invited me to teach the course and to continue his blog.

I am a professional designer of board games and card games. My game design studio, Quixotic Games, has developed 12 published games, and we are continuously working on more. I have worked for years with an amazing team of developers and they have taught me many lessons about artistic collaboration.

For more information about Quixotic Games and the games we have created, please visit our website at http://www.quixoticgames.com.

Our First Class

The Spring '12 class had our first meeting this past Wednesday, and we took the opportunity to discuss the world of game design and to enjoy two card games: Apples to Apples and Guillotine. Our initial development teams have been formed, and our first project will be an original card game. I look forward to hearing your game concepts this Wednesday!

Thanks,

Andrew Parks