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"Game Design Workshop"  

Organized by

M. S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies

Date: 3^rd &  4^th September 2010
(Friday & Saturday)

Venue: M. S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies, Bangalore

About Workshop:
Popular games have ruled the entertainment industry, all aided with the support of technology that keeps growing with time. However, the production of such games requires a thorough knowledge of the essential elements required for building them. This calls in for a robust game design.
“Design a robust game and your game is half done”, very true! Game is popular only if it is fun-filled, action oriented, eye-grabbing, well designed and played by the right audience. Game design is an absolute essential and plays an important role in the overall game development process. It influences greatly the way games are marketed and sold. The game design process includes establishing gameplay, game mechanics, user interface, level design, game art; all maintained by a well crafted storyline. Designing a robust game needs building a core team, thorough understanding of the ideal design process, tools and techniques through case studies and practicing them while designing variety of games.

The Game Design Workshop is a 2-day course combining lectures, case studies, hands-on practice and team activities. The workshop is intended to introduce the game design process to the audience with gaming passion through a structured course, demonstrating and practicing creative and technical skills required for game design. Participants will be divided into teams. Every team will work on a given concept and build-up a simple game design through successive sessions by practicing the techniques learnt.

Workshop is organized by Center for Computer Graphics & Virtual Reality (CGVR) which runs M.Sc.[Engg] course in Computer Animation & Games Development (CAGD) affiliated to Coventry University, UK. CGVR has excellent resources and it is actively involved in post graduate education, industry relevant training, research and consultancy in the area of Computer Graphics Applications viz. Visualization, CAD automation, Virtual Reality, Gaming and Animation. The workshop will be conducted by the faculty of Computer Animation & Games Development.
                                                      
Objectives:
• To introduce the game design process
• To understand the creative and technical skills required for digital game design
• To design a simple game by practicing basic skills & techniques

Target Audience
Students and working professionals from any discipline / industry (Graphics, Gaming, Animation, VFX, Fine arts, Arts, Design, Science, Engineering, Mobile gaming etc.), who are passionate about gaming and would like to understand the Game Design process and techniques
 

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Please send your registration form to,

Mr. Vijaykumar S.
Manager -  Academic Relations
E-Mail: vijaykumar@msrsas.org, vijay.msrsas@gmail.com
Mobile: 98863 94532

Ms. Archana Madhukar
Executive-  Academic Relations
E-mail: archana.m@msrsas.org
            archanamsrsas@gmail.com
Mobile: 96864 47343
Phone: 80-2360 5539 / 1983 / 4759, Fax: 80 - 2360 1923    Direct: 4167 4719

Last date for registration - 1^st September 2010 (Wednesday)
Note: Outstation participants to send only DD/at Par Cheque

Registration Fee:

Rs. 1,500/- For Students
Rs. 3,000/- For Working Professionals
(Inclusive of course material, lunch & tea)

Note: Payments to be made through D.D. in favour of : M.S.Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies, Payable at Bangalore.

REGISTRATION FORM

M.S.RAMAIAH SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES
Gnanagangothri Campus,
New BEL Road, M.S.R Nagar,
Bangalore – 560 054, INDIA.
Telefax: 91-80-2360 5539, 2360 1983, 2360 4759
Website: www.msrsas.org

Programme : “Game Design Workshop”

Date : 3^rd & 4^th September, 2010 (Friday & Saturday )

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