Summary: In this course students will brainstorm ideas for games that aim to inform/educate players and modify their behavior to achieve  pro-social or pro-health goals. The most promising games will be taken through a rapid development cycle.  We will design, paper prototype, and test games to ensure that they achieve their goals.  Playable prototypes will be built using Unity software for proof of concept and usability testing. We will also discuss the process of finding funding/support for continued independent development.

Lab: A practical lab is part of this course. Attenders need a laptop with Unity3d and Visual Studio installed.
Unity3d download: https://store.unity.com/download?ref=personal (Visual Studio 2015 Community will be downloaded and installed during Unity3d setup). Elements of Game design with Unity3D and C# are prerequisites for the lab; a good introduction is the mini-course : Introduction to Unity3d: build your first game from scratch (March 16th, 2017,  Genoa, Italy) or the on-line courses "Corso introduttivo allo sviluppo di videogame con Unity 5" (in Italian)  and  Developing 2D & 3D Games with Unity for Windows Jump Start (in English) on Microsoft Virtual Academy.