Art 4540

SPECIAL TOPICS in ART

FRIDAYS 1:30-4pm

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This is a Special Topics class that was created to serve the college sponsored Project "FIRST 6ENERATION" (pronounced "generation"). Initiated by Dr. Elaine Kang in ECST, Sylke Meyer in TVFM, and an initial six Computer Science students: Daniel Arroyo, Maximiliano Barragan, Joseph Crisolo, Jung Park, Alisha Shahbazian, Ashley Vo. The project officially began Fall 2017.

This Special Topic course will serve the creative content and productions needs of the cross college game project.

The larger collaborative structure of this project has already been established by the leads above, and has launched Fall 2017. The purpose of this Special Topics class will be:

(1) Follow the approved syllabus and educational outcomes featured here: First Generation Cross-College Syllabus

(2) Recognize the Evaluation Methods for this Art4540 are in service to the First 6eneration larger game project. This particular 4540 course is for animators and designers, taught by Professor Jim Ovelmen

(3) Two animation Lead students: Angelica Conde, and Ilan Conrado, will be advised by Prof Sarah Beeby as 4990, and are not subject to this 4540 course.

LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

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4540 ANIMATION PERSONNEL (advised by Jim Ovelmen)

Bowen He, Victoria Sladaña, Janine Velasquez, Calvin Woo, Ariana Ylanan

Kimberly Ly, Jakob Hofmann, Lisa Frandsen, Richard Ng, Anthony Serrano

4990 ANIMATION LEADS (advised by Sarah Beeby)

Angelica Conde, Ilan Conrado

LINKS

SLACK: first-generationcsula.slack.com JOIN

Civic Entrepreneur INFO

ECST Game Development Site

First Generation Cross-College Syllabus

Game Project:

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PINTEREST

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FIRST 6ENERATION

The Media Convergence Institute (MCI) at Cal State Los Angeles proposes an interdisciplinary project entitled: First 6eneration. The purpose of this project is to develop a mobile game that

1) enables high school students to imagine their first year in college (=starting point) with all associated challenges and opportunities (=game obstacles).
2) creates a future Utopian college model more inclusive of first generation college students, of a diverse student body, and inspiring for all members of the academic community (=game objective). This way, the players built the university of their dreams, and hopefully their and our future.

The game should also serve as a digital playground for higher education nation-wide, to create new pedagogical concepts, foster dialogical teaching, and become a platform for online learning courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are currently offered as online videos, yet in the near future the game may allow students and faculty to interact and study within the game narrative. This First 6eneration project has three components:

1) Designing and prototyping of an MMOORPG mobile game to critically interrogate higher education institutions and to foster cooperation between students, faculty, and the communities for the Cal State LA campus.
2) Engage in public discourse and community engagement through the app (ready for download)
3) Pushing for the idea of creative and social entrepreneurship; the game should intersect with social media links, and be embedded in a non-for-profit business plan.

The game should emphasize on design and aesthetics, as well as on story design and interactivity. The app should allow easy access to the game world, so playing the game doesn’t require special gaming skills, training, or prerequisite knowledge. The game mechanics should challenge the players imaginative and intellectual skills.

The design team may consist of students from the following departments:
- Computer Science (senior design project)
- Engineering (senior design project)
- Music (composition of the game score)
- TVFM (Creative Writing)
- Fine Arts (Animation, design, and others)
- Media Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, Pan African Studies
- Business and Public Administration
- Education