Following the 2004 Review of the Faculty of Information Technology this unit forms part of the Multimedia major established within the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems degree.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This unit is an introduction to the techniques, frameworks and conceptual processes utilised in the interactive game market while also encompassing various other uses for interactive and immersive content. It provides students with an avenue to demonstrate the skills that they have gained in the units FIT1012, FIT2012, FIT2015, FIT2016, and FIT2026 in a games-based multimedia project.

The game industry has flourished to become a significant field of expertise in the Multimedia Industry. The demand for capable and skilled artists, programmers, managers and producers has risen sharply in Australia.

At the completion of this unit students will have

A theoretical and conceptual understanding of:

• the principles underlying interactive environments;
• a wide variety of interactive and immersive environments;
• the impact of a variety of interactive environments on audiences/users;
• industry requirements in developing a commercial product, including production teams, production phases, development environments and marketing issues.

Developed attitudes that enable them to:

• appreciate the ethical issues involved with game development;
• value the contributions of peers, cooperating within the class unit, reflecting the development team in industry.

Developed the skills to:

• create an interactive environment using a set middleware or authoring tool.

Demonstrated the teamwork skills necessary to:

• critically discuss developmental processes and techniques within a group environment.

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In this unit students will study the various types of interaction, simulation and visualisation related to creating interactive games based content, covering topics such as genres of immersive interactive environments as well as the principles and techniques of game design and game play. In addition, students will learn how to design and develop their own immersive and interactive environments following industry development methods.

On-campus

Practical Assignments: 100%

1 hr lecture/wk, 3 hrs tutorials/wk

Lecture: high-tech, multimedia lecture theatre. Lab: multimedia PC laboratory equipped with the Standard Operating Environment (Student) containing 20 PCs for each group of 20 students.

FIT

FIT2015 or DIS1911