Clarkie Catalog

GAME255

GAME STUDIO

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Department
Game-Interactive Media
Terms offered
11
Data refreshed
Sep 1, 2026

Description

This course is to be taken by Game students enrolled in a Game Studio: Art, Audio, Design, Production or Programming section. The course is centered on an instructor guided project which may include serious games, simulations, artistic installations, entertainment, or new technological exploration. The course will provide a hands-on development environment for a formal interactive title to be released. Students will gain experience working as part of a game studio team with various departments, leads, development infrastructure, and real-world demands. Students are required to take this course multiple times during the course of their degree program. May be repeatable for credit.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2021–2026

2021
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 64% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2021. Department course count rising about 11% per year. 2030 Spring: 56% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term 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: 77% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2021. Section count rising about 15% per year over 2 terms. Department course count rising about 10% per year. 2029 Spring: 68% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2022. Section count rising about 85% per year over 2 terms. 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: 80% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2021. Section count rising about 39% per year over 3 terms. Department course count rising about 10% per year. 2028 Spring: 63% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2022. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. 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: 84% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2021. Section count rising about 5% per year over 4 terms. Department course count rising about 10% per year. 2027 Spring: 66% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2022. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. 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.
2026 6 sections 6 sections Not offered No data for this term
2025 5 sections 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2024 2 sections 8 sections Not offered Not offered
2023 9 sections 7 sections Not offered Not offered
2022 8 sections 7 sections Not offered Not offered
2021 7 sections Not offered 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
  • Wed, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM MACD103 2026-12026-22026-12026-72025-12025-1 +1 more Also offered in Spring 2025
  • Wed, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM MACD202 2026-32026-42026-52026-62025-22025-3 +4 more Also offered in Fall 2025, Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2023
  • Wed, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM MACD206 2026-72026-22026-32026-42026-52026-6 +1 more Also offered in Spring 2025
  • Wed, 10:00 AM–10:50 AM MACD206 2024-32022-1
  • Wed, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM MACD206 2024-42022-2
  • Wed, 10:00 AM–10:50 AM MACD204 2024-2
  • Wed, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM MACD204 2024-1
  • Wed, 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Becker Weller Academic Bldg W307 2022-12022-32022-5
2026–27 6 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GAME255, 2026–27
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2026Ezra CoveStudio1 1 of 80 enrolled21381
Fall 2026Ilir MborjaStudio1 0 of 80 enrolled24345
Fall 2026Kat B. AndlerStudio1 0 of 80 enrolled24346
Fall 2026Elliot P. EpsteinStudio1 5 of 80 enrolled24347
Fall 2026Minka T. StoyanovaLecture (topics)1 15 of 20 enrolled25144
Fall 2026Ulm UlmLecture1 104 of 200 enrolled21380
2025–26 11 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GAME255, 2025–26
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2026Ezra CoveLecture1 40 of 24 enrolled31863
Spring 2026Elliot P. EpsteinLecture (topics)1 36 of 24 enrolled34646
Spring 2026Ilir MborjaLecture (topics)1 15 of 24 enrolled32043
Spring 2026Kat B. AndlerLecture (topics)1 13 of 24 enrolled34645
Spring 2026Minka T. StoyanovaLecture1 21 of 24 enrolled34863
Spring 2026Mengliu LuLecture (topics)1 62 of 99 enrolled34647
Fall 2025Ezra CoveStudio1 37 of 80 enrolled21381
Fall 2025Ilir MborjaStudio1 11 of 80 enrolled24345
Fall 2025Kat B. AndlerStudio1 12 of 80 enrolled24346
Fall 2025Elliot P. EpsteinStudio1 37 of 80 enrolled24347
Fall 2025Mengliu LuLecture1 56 of 200 enrolled21380
2024–25 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GAME255, 2024–25
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2025Mengliu LuLecture1 87 of 100 enrolled31863
Spring 2025Ezra CoveLecture (topics)1 67 of 100 enrolled32043
Fall 2024Mengliu LuStudio1 57 of 80 enrolled21381
Fall 2024Ezra CoveLecture1 59 of 200 enrolled21380
2023–24 17 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GAME255, 2023–24
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2024Elliot P. EpsteinLecture (topics)1 5 of 18 enrolled33324
Spring 2024Ilir MborjaLecture (topics)1 10 of 20 enrolled31867
Spring 2024Amanda L. TheinertLecture (topics)1 25 of 50 enrolled31869
Spring 2024Michael A. SwartzLecture (topics)1 4 of 18 enrolled31870
Spring 2024Ezra CoveLecture1 19 of 18 enrolled31863
Spring 2024Minka T. StoyanovaLecture (topics)1 18 of 17 enrolled31868
Spring 2024Kat B. AndlerLecture (topics)1 9 of 18 enrolled33118
Spring 2024Ulm UlmLecture (topics)1 42 of 99 enrolled32043
Fall 2023Nevin FlanaganStudio1 9 of 10 enrolled21382
Fall 2023Minka T. StoyanovaStudio1 9 of 10 enrolled21384
Fall 2023Amanda L. TheinertLecture (topics)1 14 of 40 enrolled21386
Fall 2023Kat B. AndlerStudio1 8 of 15 enrolled21385
Fall 2023Michael A. SwartzLecture (topics)1 4 of 10 enrolled21883
Fall 2023Elliot P. EpsteinStudio1 5 of 10 enrolled22792
Fall 2023Ulm UlmLecture1 8 of 200 enrolled21380
Fall 2023Ezra CoveStudio1 14 of 10 enrolled21381
Fall 2023Ilir MborjaStudio1 10 of 10 enrolled21383
2022–23 15 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GAME255, 2022–23
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2023Ezra CoveLecture1 13 of 18 enrolled31863
Spring 2023Nevin FlanaganLecture (topics)1 13 of 20 enrolled31865
Spring 2023Ilir MborjaLecture (topics)1 11 of 20 enrolled31867
Spring 2023Nevin FlanaganLecture (topics)1 6 of 17 enrolled31868
Spring 2023Amanda L. TheinertLecture (topics)1 36 of 50 enrolled31869
Spring 2023Michael A. SwartzLecture (topics)1 8 of 18 enrolled31870
Spring 2023Ulm UlmLecture (topics)1 14 of 99 enrolled32043
Fall 2022Ilir MborjaStudio1 9 of 10 enrolled21383
Fall 2022Amanda L. TheinertStudio1 32 of 40 enrolled21386
Fall 2022Ulm UlmStudio1 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1521385
Fall 2022Michael A. SwartzLecture (topics)1 9 of 10 enrolled21883
Fall 2022Ulm UlmLecture1 22 of 200 enrolled21380
Fall 2022Ezra CoveStudio1 11 of 10 enrolled21381
Fall 2022Nevin FlanaganStudio1 12 of 10 enrolled21382
Fall 2022Jonathan M. RudderStudio1 11 of 10 enrolled21384
2021–22 14 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GAME255, 2021–22
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2022Ezra CoveLecture1 14 of 18 enrolled31863
Spring 2022Nevin FlanaganLecture (topics)1 16 of 20 enrolled31865
Spring 2022Ilir MborjaLecture (topics)1 16 of 20 enrolled31867
Spring 2022Scott T. NiemiLecture (topics)1 13 of 17 enrolled31868
Spring 2022Ulm UlmLecture (topics)1 25 of 30 enrolled31869
Spring 2022Ulm UlmLecture (topics)1 0 of 99 enrolled32043
Spring 2022Amanda L. TheinertLecture (topics)1 56 of 46 enrolled31870
Fall 2021Ezra CoveStudio1 18 of 50 enrolled28584
Fall 2021Nevin FlanaganStudio1 20 of 50 enrolled28585
Fall 2021Ilir MborjaStudio1 20 of 50 enrolled28586
Fall 2021Scott T. NiemiStudio1 17 of 50 enrolled28587
Fall 2021Ulm UlmStudio1 29 of 50 enrolled28589
Fall 2021Amanda L. TheinertStudio1 46 of 50 enrolled28590
Fall 2021Ulm UlmLecture1 0 of 200 enrolled28582