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Week 1: Fundamentals

date	session	prepare	topic	upcoming
M 4	Morning		Game History
M 4	Afternoon		Game Design Kits Activity
T 5	Morning		Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics
T 5	Afternoon		Formal Elements of Games
W 6	Morning		Let’s Play Super Mario 3D World
W 6	Afternoon		The Game Loop
Th 7	Morning		Procedures vs Rules
Th 7	Afternoon	Tutorials > Install Godot	Tutorials > Nodes & Scenes
F 8	Morning		Sprite Graphics
F 8	Afternoon		Tutorials > Sprites, Assets, & Movement	Critical Analysis 1

Week 2: Mechanics and Systems

date	session	prepare	topic	upcoming
M 11	Morning		Physics & Collision Detection
M 11	Afternoon		Tutorials > Physics, Hitboxes, & Collisions
T 11	Morning		Game AI
T 12	Afternoon		Tutorials > Enemies and Pathfinding
W 12	Morning		Tutorials > Game State and Rules
W 12	Afternoon		SFX
Th 13	Morning		Tutorials > Audio and Polish	study Exam 1
Th 13	Afternoon		Exam 1
F 14	Morning		Paper Game Jam
F 15	Afternoon		Paper Game Jam Playtesting	Paper Game Jam Reflection

Week 3: Worldbuilding and Leveling

date	session	prepare	topic	upcoming
T 19	Morning		Paper Game Jam wrap up Team Game Jam Game Genre Exploration
T 19	Afternoon		Game Architectures
W 20	Morning		Game Ideas Design Document
W 20	Afternoon		Physical Prototypes
Th 21	Morning		Project Workday	Design Doc due tonight
Th 21	Afternoon		Worldbuilding The Quiet Year	Team Prototypes due tomorrow
F 22	Morning		Physical Prototypes Demo
F 22	Afternoon		Character Design	Critical Analysis 2

Week 4: Balancing and Playtesting

date	session	prepare	topic	upcoming
M 25	Morning		Level Design
M 25	Afternoon		Tutorials > UI and Levels
T 26	Morning		Game Balancing
T 26	Afternoon		Tutorials > Publishing	Working team demo due Wednesday
W 27	Morning		Playtesting
W 27	Afternoon		Playtesting Games in Class	study Exam 2
Th 28	Morning		Exam 2
Th 28	Afternoon		Project Workday	Team game due Friday
F 29	Morning		Legal Issues + ROM Hacking
F 29	Afternoon		Game Expo	Team Game Jam Reflection