Basic prior knowledge required in programming

In this course you will study the basic concepts of game design and how they are documented. You will also apply this concretely in a game sample, so bring along your coding skills!

You can expect the following content of the course:

• An introduction to the international and regional gaming industry.
• The importance and fluidity of Game Design and an introduction to established design rules and paradigms
• An in depth look at hidden and visible game mechanics
• Creating / prioritizing our own Game Design Principles: developing our "Design Bible"
• The life cycle of an idea or concept
• Steps towards publishing a game and determining potential company roles as described by those steps
• Writing up a GDD, applying Game Design Principles to a GDD and using a GDD to create a game

You learn how important desk research is in the development and substantiation of a (media and entertainment) concept, product, or service. Trough theoretical lessons, examples, and individual and group assignments, you learn different search and processing strategies to find existing information (such as literature, trends, data, research, etc.) and test it for relevance. You learn how to interpret and process that existing information critically and correctly (for example in a paper). You will learn what plagiarism is and how to correctly apply the APA reference style.

We go through all steps in the research process: determining the research objective and questions and drawing up a research plan, choosing the appropriate research method, collecting and processing data, and reporting the results.

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iPhone or Fairphone? Local produce or eco-friendly Brazilian coffee? Tiny house or digital nomad? Which trends will be popular next year? Why do we choose one trend over another? Who decides what we like? Over the past decades, trend forecasting has become an increasingly important creative industry, reflecting on the most prevalent cultural moods of the present and predicting the sensitivities of the future.

In this course you learn how to do trend research and to identify trend manifestations. Further, you will translate trend(s) into innovative application possibilities, services and/or products. Based on your own trend analyses, you will design and present communication proposals (such as a blog, paper, podcast, vlog, etc.) applied to a relevant sector of your choice.

Do concepts like Internet of Things, Smart Cities and Wearables tickle your fancy? Are you always curious about the latest or are you simply visionary? Do you want to be a pioneer in the Media Technology sector? Then NxT Technology is all about you. You go in search of the NxT big thing. You will visit companies, start-ups and incubators. You go to conferences, festivals and meetups. You crave knowledge and want to be ready for the new (digital) world. You do this by scouting for new technology both online and offline. In this profession, you eat, sleep and drink new technology.

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During this course, you learn the basics of both photo editing and vectorial drawing:

• You develop a professional interface
• You design a vector logo
• You understand the rules of usability and know how to apply them in your project
• You are able to design characters, assets and environments for your game
• You are able to design a moodboard for a game
• You are able to design branding for your game

KdG offers free Dutch language courses for all exchange students:

• Evening classes 
• Courses take place at the Faculty of Management & IT at Campus Groenplaats, in the center of Antwerp

KdG offers free Dutch language courses for all exchange students:

• Evening classes 
• Courses take place at the Faculty of Management & IT at Campus Groenplaats, in the center of Antwerp