1. MQP’s with Dean
Some stuff to do in

2. 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

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

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

5. 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