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Interactive Media and Game Development

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Director: M. Claypool (CS)
Co-Director: D. O'Donnell (HUA)
Associated Faculty: E. Agu (CS), F. Bianchi (HUA), M. Claypool (CS), D. Cyganski (ECE), J. Farbrook (HUA), D. Finkel (CS), J. Forgeng (HUA), M. Gennert (CS), N. Heffernan (CS), R. Lindeman (CS), D. O’Donnell (HUA), G. Phillies (PH), C. Rich (CS), J. Rosenstock (HUA), J. Sanbonmatsu (HUA), M. Ward (CS)

Program Outcomes

The specific outcomes for the WPI IMGD major are that all graduates will:

• Understand Artistic and Technical areas related to IMGD.
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of either the Artistic or Technical area related to IMGD.
• Have a base of technical knowledge in Computer Science, Mathematics and Science.
• Have a base of artistic knowledge in Art, Music and English.
• Successfully complete a large-scale IMGD project.
• Successfully complete a group project with both Technical and Artistic IMGD majors.
• Be able to creatively express and analyze artistic forms relative to IMGD.
• Communicate effectively orally, in writing, and in visual media.
• Be aware of social and philosophical issues pertaining to games and related media.

Program Distribution Requirements for the Interactive Media and Game Development Major:

Requirements	Minimum Units
Core IMGD (Note 1)	2/3
Math	1/3
Science	1/3
Computer Science (Note 2)	1/3
Social and Philosophical Issues (Note 3)	1/3
Studio Art (Note 4)	1/3
Computer Music (Note 5)	1/3
English (Note 6)	1/3
IMGD (Note 7)	5/3
Major Qualifying Project	3/3

In addition to the requirements listed above, students must satisfy one of the two area requirements, Technical (Computer Science) or Artistic (Humanities and Arts):

AREA	Minimum
Computer Science (Note 8)	10/3
Humanities and Arts (Notes 9, 10, 11)	10/3

Students have electives that can be tailored to meet specific degree requirements and interests:

ELECTIVES	Minimum
Total Electives (Note 12)	3/3

Notes:

1. Choose from: Critical Studies of Interactive Media and Games (IMGD 1000), The Game Development Process (IMGD 1001), Storytelling in Interactive Media and Games (IMGD 1002).
2. CS 2022 and CS 3043 may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
3. Choose from Social Issues in Interactive Media Games (IMGD 2000) or Philosophy and Ethics of Computer Games (IMGD 2001).
4. Choose from: Essentials of Art (AR 1100) or Digital Imaging and Computer Art (AR 1101).
5. Choose from: Computer Techniques in Music (MU 3611), Computers and Synthesizers in Music (MU 3612), or Digital Sound Design (MU 3613).
6. Courses with the prefix EN or WR.
7. Taken from 2 technical offerings (IMGD 3000 and IMGD 4000) or 2 artistic offerings (IMGD 3500and IMGD 4500).
8. At least 4/3 from: Human-Computer Interaction (CS 3041), Software Engineering (CS 3733, CS 4233), Computer Architecture (CS 4515), Computer Networks (CS 4514), Graphics (CS 4731), Animation (CS 4732), or Artificial Intelligence (CS 4341).
9. At least 1/3 from each of the following areas: Art, Music and English.
10. At least 5/3 units at the 2000-level or higher.
11. Students completing the Artistic (Humanities and Arts) Area Requirement must complete a Technical Requirement, described below.
12. Electives must be chosen from the following areas: Computer Science, Humanities and Arts, Interactive Media and Game Development, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Management, or Engineering.

 

Technical Requirement

Each student choosing the Artistic IMGD area will fulfill a Technical Requirement consisting of six courses as follows:

A. Courses required for all IMGD majors:

1. One Mathematics Course
2. One CS course, not including CS 2022 or 3043
3. One Science (BB, CH, GE, PH) course

B. Additional Requirements:

4. A second course in Computer Science, not including CS 2022 or 3043
5. Two additional courses from among Mathematical Sciences, Computer Science, Science (BB, CH, GE, PH) and Engineering (BME, CE, CHE, ECE, ES, FPE, ME, RBE), not including CS 3043.

The courses for the Technical Requirement, part A, are satisfied by the IMGD distribution requirements. The courses in part B may not double-count towards other IMGD requirements, including IMGD elective courses.

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