finalProjectGuidelines


 * Final Project Guidelines**

The final project should be a substantial work that shows a progression from the readings and concepts of the class to your own application, regardless of the form that project takes.

A few possible forms include:
 * A traditional or digital research paper, 8 to 10 pages long, involving further research and thought on a concept from class. This research paper should include at least 8 sources from outside of the class texts. You should address a narrow thesis: make sure that your topic is not too broad to be expanded upon within the space of a paper! If you choose to do a research paper, consider creating it in a form where it is designed for web access and uses linking and imagery to expand upon your topic. In either case make sure to follow your argument through to a developed conclusion.
 * A game design document, approximately 10 pages long, with an informed "future games" idea. As this is not a a game design class but a conceptual class, don't think about creating the guidelines for a game you would be building now. Instead, consider one of the areas we've looked at where you can see industry changes on the horizon. This might mean looking at mimetic interfaces, augmented reality, casual games, tablets, player-generated content, artificial intelligence and meaningful interactions, or another area of interest to you. Your game design document should focus on an informed movement from your chosen aspect: research the current state of the art and construct a game concept that extends it in a way that makes sense for the future. You do not need to include a formal works cited but should list at least 8 "inspirations" that guided you in constructing the concept. Your document might also include illustrations or diagrams to explain your concept.
 * A blog, kept over at least several weeks, further investigating an issue from class. If you decide to blog, you should be pursuing a topic of substance and keeping up with the current news and discussion surrounding that area. There must be an overall theme that unifies your content! Your posts, when complete, should have substance equivalent to a research paper--to accomplish this, you should be blogging at least once or twice a week. Each blog post should include at least 1 or 2 sources from current news, related research, or class texts. Your final post should reflect on what you've learned over the course of the blog and include your conclusions about the topic you have chosen to address. Your blog should not be hosted within the wiki: instead, host on a site akin to blogger and link it here: Class Blogs. Even if you are not creating a blog yourself, please visit the blogs of other students to comment.

You can also propose your own form or project that will further both your work in this class and your own goals for your portfolio. In all cases, the project must show how you have moved from the readings in forming your ideas and include further research outside of our assigned texts.


 * Wiki Reflection Paper**

Write a 2-3 page paper considering your contributions to the wiki, the dialog you've had here throughout the semester, and the concept of the wiki form in general. If you have missing wiki assignments, add at least 1 page for each missing assignment. You will need to cite the works relevant to what you missed and incorporate them into your discussion of the wiki--for instance, if you missed week one of the Johnson readings, you will need to incorporate one of those essays into your paper. This is the only way to make up missed wiki assignments for partial credit.