Everything you need to know*

*also known as the syllabus.

In a game, you never read the rulebook. You just jump right in. There might be a tutorial level though first. Here’s the tutorial level for this class.

Our first meeting is on September 7; I will set the scene, and then:

Please complete the ‘tutorial level’ before we meet on Monday September 12.

Make sure you go through -and understand- the various sections below:

Syllabus

Do I Have To Be Techy?

In a word, no! You do have to be willing to be comfortable with experimentation, with things that break, and with…

Assessment

Everything we do here builds on what came before. Some things carry formal grades because that’s the system we live in.…

Tools

There are a lot of resources out there to help us. I try to suggest free and/or open source tools whenever possible.…

Discord

We have a Discord server that you are welcome to use to coordinate any group work, to share materials, to plot and to…

Schedule

The course is divided into three parts, with three interstitial weeks where we build things. We meet Mondays and…

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