• Assignments & quizzes (individual) 45%
• Projects (team work) 35%
• Attendance & Participation 20%

NOTES:

Delivery method

This course will include a weekly live lecture (110 minutes) and a workshop-tutorial (110 minutes) component. The course will be delivered via in-person instruction (if all goes well). Students are expected to participate in:

• synchronous activities during the scheduled course times. This includes a live, interactive lecture with demonstrations, discussions and student group presentation/discussion on assigned topics.  In the workshop-tutorial, students will practice and apply the concepts of the lecture in playing, critiquing or even designing several games
• asynchronous activities (e.g., independent preparation before the lecture, teamwork, peer work etc. to prepare each week and to pace yourself carefully in order to stay on top of the activities/assignments and to get the most from the class).

The learning environment will be active, supporting, and will afford opportunities for students to strengthen knowledge, skills, and feel a part of a community.

Creating an engaging classroom
If all goes well with the Covid-19 pandemic, this class will be offered in-person. In case we need to switch to online (remote) for any reason, this course would still be offered synchronously using a videoconferencing system (e.g., Zoom). Students are expected to join all the lectures and workshops (aka labs) during the scheduled course time, actively engage and contribute.
In case we need to switch to online instruction for any reason, please make sure you have a suitable webcam and microphone and stable internet connection ready and tested before class, and if possible a setting where you will not be disturbed. You may use a simple plain zoom background if you prefer not to show your actual space (but please no videos, fancy backgrounds, Snapchat or other filters etc. that are known to distract others). 

Respect copyrighted materials
Several items provided in this course and through Canvas or other means have been copied of the Copyright Act as enumerated in SFU Appendix R30.04A - Application of Fair Dealing under Policy R30.04. You may not distribute, e-mail or otherwise communicate these materials to any other person.

Lab switching
Questions about switching labs, waitlists, enrollment, etc. should be addressed to SIAT advising (siat_advising@sfu.ca). Course instructors have no control over the composition of class and lab rosters other than to authorize change requests that are made through SIAT advising.

REQUIREMENTS:

Class attendance and participation policy: Students are expected to attend and participate in all lectures and labs. Regular attendance and active, supportive participation in class and team activities are necessary to pass; doing otherwise will result in point reductions and in extreme cases failure to pass the course. 
If you miss an assignment or workshop due to illness or personal concerns, a doctor’s note or other forms of credible evidence must be presented to your instructor/TA. 
Failure to contribute sufficiently to in-class activities, individual and team assignments, failure to responsibly do your part of the teamwork, or failure to reliably attend and contribute in team meetings can result in additional point reductions beyond the team evaluation.

Deliverables: All project deliverables (design/testing documents or mockups) are to be handed in by the indicated due date/time. All assignments/quizzes will be submitted to Canvas by the due date/time. Late submissions will be accepted with applicable late penalties.

Required Materials: beyond the textbooks, all other required reading materials will be provided via either Canvas or URLs specified in the schedule table of syllabus. It is mandatory to read these required materials, and participate actively in discussions led by student group.