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In my thesis project, I wish to design, prototype and create multiple games, with each game taking at maximum of 1 month.  This idea is based on the Experimental Gameplay Project carried out by students at CMU, where one person would create a game in under 7 days. I deviate a bit from that in […]

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It’s too often that I see a developer look at a game and say: “I could have made that”. Every time, I make the point of replying: “Why haven’t you?”. Playing a game and acknowledging the development experience is very different to actually building a game from the ground up. It’s a creative process in […]

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Knowing that Action games and RPG games has lots of element, we decided to focus on the ‘battle’ part of the gameplay. After a bit of research and discussion, we found that each genre has a specific characteristic on the battle side of the gameplay. First, we will elaborate the elements that are commonly found […]

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My thesis topic is to create a game for the blind. However, I want this game to appeal to both sighted and non sighted people so that they can play together. I have tried playing some of the games available to the blind and they are far from fantastic…they’re boring. I will be researching what […]

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This is my group thesis idea. At the moment, we see that most of the RPG game has several change from traditional characteristics of RPG game, which now have more action element into it. On the other hand, Action games has evolve somehow that adapt some characteristic of RPG game, such as the use of […]

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For my Game Design thesis I’m considering making a game in which players battle one-on-one with magic. I’ll be using the new Microsoft Natal system being developed for the XBOX360. The Natal system uses an infra-red camera to monitor the players’ movements. The idea behind the gameplay is that different arm and hand movements will […]

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Welcome to the new CSE Games Lab blog. The Games Lab is an initiative of the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales. Opened in Feb 2010, the lab will be a location for innovation in game design and interface techniques. A variety of student projects are already in […]

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9 March: Talking about Teaching Assessing Less for Better Outcomes Discussion facilitated by Helen Dalton & Giedre Kligyte, L&T@UNSW This seminar is aimed at providing an opportunity for conversations and sharing ideas and strategies around teaching.   This seminar will be informal in structure and take the form of talking about teaching as “work in progress”.  […]

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