MQP’s with Dean Some stuff to do in 2014-2015

Story-based Games Pick your own engine– Twine, Unity, UE4, something else Procedural story generation– can you break a story to bits and use a computer to assemble one procedurally? Probably single player Tell a good story Yes, even ARGs if you’re interested

Winner of the 2014 Independent Games Festival’s Student Competition Go to http://www.igf.com See what won the student competition. Make a game better than that one. … Profit!

Strategy Games Let’s slow things down– turn based games? Many small, indie strategy games with simple, interesting mechanics

IQP: Oral History Project Learn to interview, film, and edit oral histories Collect oral histories from video game luminaries Maintain and add to the Oral History Website http://alpheus.wpi.edu/imgd/oral-history/