[acc-cca-l] Fall 2023 Sessional Instructor at Waterloo (in person)

[Gerald Voorhees]

[△EXTERNAL]


Dear Colleagues,

The Department of Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo invites applications for an instructor to teach DAC 305 Designing and Evaluating Digital Games in Fall 2023.

The class meets for 3 hours/week on the Waterloo campus, Sept to Dec (first class Sept 6) MW 1-2:30 (time to be confirmed by Registrar). Enrollment is expected to be 25 students; contract is contingent on adequate enrollment. This class is an elective for students in the department’s interdisciplinary Communication Arts and Design Practice major and Digital Arts Communication minor.

To apply, please send cover letter, CV, and either a copy of one relevant publication or a link to creative portfolio to Adrian Buchanan at adrian.buchanan at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:adrian.buchanan at uwaterloo.ca>.

Course Description

This course introduces fundamental design skills for two-dimensional interactive video games and provides the theoretical knowledge of the emotional and cognitive effects of video game play. Students will understand the importance of user experience assessment for video games as part of iterative design and development. Students will learn to theorize, design, prototype, and test digital games with a special focus on exploring the impact that video games have on human experience.



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