Courses in Game Design
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Current course list
100-level courses
- DSDN 101 Design Visualisation / Pohewatanga ā-Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 102 Game, Animation and Motion Design / Hoahoa ā-Kēmu, ā-Pakiwaituhi, ā-Ranga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- COMP 103 Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 103 Design Communication / Ngā Pāhekoheko Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 104 Digital Fabrication / Waihanga Matihiko Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 111 Design Composition / Hanganga ā-Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 132 Design Storytelling / Kōrero Paki ā-Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 141 Design Materials / Rauemi ā-Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 142 AI Design / Pūnaha Atamai Iahiko Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 151 Graphic Design and Photography / Hoahoa Whakanikoniko me te Whakaahuatanga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 153 Wearable Design / Hoahoa Kākahu Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 171 Design in a Global Context / Hoahoa i te Horopaki o te Ao Whānui Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 172 Whakapapa Design I / Hoahoa ā haere ake nei I Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
200-level courses
- GAME 201 Game Design I / Hoahoa ā-Kēmu I Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GAME 202 Digital Asset Creation / Auaha Huarawa Matihiko Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GAME 203 Game Prototyping – Design / Tauira Whakamātau ā-Kēmu – Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GAME 204 Writing for Games Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- ANFX 211 Character Animation I / Pakiwaituhi Kiripuaki I Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- COMD 211 Drawing I / Tuhi Pikitia I Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- ANFX 221 Digital 2D Animation I / Pakiwaituhi Matihiko Ahurua I Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 222 Virtual Reality Design / Taupuni Ao Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- COMD 241 Visual Narratives / Ngā Paki Ataata Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 242 AI Coding / Waehere Atamai Iahiko Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
300-level courses
- GAME 301 Game Design II / Hoahoa ā-Kēmu II Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- ANFX 311 Character Animation II / Pakiwaituhi ā-Kiripuaki II Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 314 Audio-Visual Space / Whaitua Ataata-Rongo Offered in 2027, 2025
- ANFX 321 Digital 2D Animation II / Pakiwaituhi Matihiko Ahurua II Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GAME 390 Game Design Capstone / Whakatinana ā-Wheako Hoahoa ā-Kēmu Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
400-level courses
- MDDN 401 Visual and Narrative Development Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- COMD 411 Narrative Design / Hoahoa ā-Paki Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 421 Compositing and VFX Design / Hiatotanga me te Hoahoa ā-Ataata Taunaki Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 422 Effects and Simulation / Rākeitanga me te Whaihanga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 431 Lighting and Rendering / Tūrama me te Whakaritenga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 432 Motion and Performance Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 451 Contemporary Perspectives in Design Innovation / Nō Nāianei Tirohanga i te Auaha Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 451 Creative Coding for Digital Content / Waehere Auaha Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 481 Research Methods / Tikanga ā-Rangahau Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
500-level courses
- DSDN 590 Creative Project Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 592 Design Research Portfolio / Kohinga ā-Rangahau Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 593 Design Research Innovation Portfolio / Kohinga ā-Auaha Rangahau Hoahoa Offered in 2026