Summer School on Game Design and Development

by
dr. Sander Bakkes, dr. Julian Frommel
on 12/04/2024

Want to learn how to Design and Develop video games in a supportive, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary setting? Utrecht University’s Summer School on Game Design and Development is approaching maximum capacity of 30 students.

The course is suitable for advanced bachelor-, master-, and Ph.D. students, and focuses on:

  • Hands-on game design tutorials,
  • Workshops with the Unity game development environment,
  • Lectures on (Interactive) Storytelling, User-centered game design, Player motivation, and Player types & Game patterns.

In case you still know someone that likes to participate, please point them towards the course website:

https://utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/science/game-design-and-development

Authors

dr. Sander Bakkes

 Sander Bakkes is an Assistant Professor in Game Design and Playful Learning. His research & teaching connects design-, psychology-, and technological disciplines. Currently he focuses his research on the positive effects of play on (mental) health.

dr. Julian Frommel

 Julian Frommel is an assistant professor in the Interaction/Multimedia group. He is interested in the design and implementation of interactive digital systems that provide enjoyable, meaningful, safe, and healthy experiences for users. In one research line, he addresses hate in online games. His research also investigates how interactive systems can help mitigate their negative outcomes in adaptivity and intervention approaches.

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