GAME175

WRITING FOR FANTASY & RPGS

Terms offered
4
Data refreshed
Jun 27, 2026

Description

This course covers the broad palette of fantasy and its sub-genres, genre- and lore-appropriate game-text, character development within fantasy, world development within fantasy, writing within the constraints of game development tools, traditional narrative storytelling, cinematic scripts, voiceover scripts, dialogue and narrative, writing specs, writing proposals, writing for established intellectual properties, and analysis of existing games.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2022–2025

2022
2025
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. 2030 Spring: 42% chance, low confidence. Offered in 4 of 5 spring terms since 2022. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. 2029 Spring: 45% chance, low confidence. Offered in 4 of 5 spring terms since 2022. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. 2028 Spring: 47% chance, low confidence. Offered in 4 of 5 spring terms since 2022. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. 2027 Spring: 50% chance, low confidence. Offered in 4 of 5 spring terms since 2022. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2025 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2024 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2023 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2022 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Mon, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM MACD104 20252022
Credit-bearing sections of GAME175
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2025Nevin FlanaganLecture1 24 of 18 enrolled31756
Spring 2024Nevin FlanaganLecture1 11 of 18 enrolled31756
Spring 2023Nevin FlanaganLecture1 11 of 24 enrolled31756
Spring 2022Nevin FlanaganLecture1 24 of 24 enrolled31756