SIT151 - Game Fundamentals
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| Enrolment modes: | (B, G, X) |
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| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | S Nichol |
| Contact hours: | 2 x 1 hour lectures, 1 x 2 hour practical exercise per week |
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Content
This unit introduces students to the fundamentals of games by exploring the basic concept of games and the different genres of gaming and its history. It also looks at the roles which games play in society including educational, leisure, gambling and stress management. It explores the traditional sources of information on gaming which are represented in the media such as those presented by the press, radio, movies, television, art, theatre, comic books and architecture. Specifically the unit defines computer games and looks at the reasons computer games are attractive. It explores its influences in terms of major innovations and historical figures. The unit also looks at the prebuilt content, such as games engines, and investigates the current state-of-the-art in computer gaming. Finally the unit identifies related fields which have input into game production - such as audio/video production - and looks at the importance of these as well as for mathematics and computers games; simulation and computer games, and artificial intelligence and computer games.Assessment
Examination 60%, three assignments (10%, 10%, 20%) 40%Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $969 | $969 | $969 | $2464 | $2610 |
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** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
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**** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2005
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