AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of this module is to provide students with the skills necessary to design multimedia content. Students will gain a solid understanding of both the creative and technical aspects involved in content production, with particular emphasis on the pre-production stages. The module will also address the current state of media hybridization and the progressive blurring of boundaries between different media formats, focusing especially on the domain of video games and, more broadly, interactive media effectively employed for communication and learning purposes. Finally, the course will explore the use of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies in multimedia content production contexts, highlighting their potential and impact on creative and technical processes. 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module focuses on teaching the skills needed to design multimedia content, also with the support of Generative AI. The current condition of media hybridization and how the boundaries between them are thinning will be addressed. Particular reference will be made to the world of video games and in general to interactive media used effectively for both communicating and learning.

Learning outcame expected:

- To gain awareness of transmediality using the video game as a vector.

- Basic skills in game design, audio and video making, screenplay, game writing and production.

- How to manage ad use Generative AI Tools to support the creative process.

- How to take into account available technologies, target audience and effectiveness of communication, both for the end user and a possible publisher.

TEACHING METHODS

Lecture and laboratory activities where students can put into practice and understand what has been discussed. The reference methodologies adopted are Learning by Doing and Active Learning.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Digital Storytelling
• Principles of Game Design
• Introduction to the Narrative Designer
• Video & Audio Screenplay
• Audio Design Essentials
• Video Making Essentials
• Game Production
  • Pitch Document
  • Game Design Document
  • Game Bible
• Generative AI for Media Content Production
  • Generative AI essentials
  • Different Models of GenAI systems (I.E. Automatic 1111, ComfyUI, Dall-E, etc.)
  • Prompt Engineering Essentials

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Slides provided by the lecturer
• “Digital Storytelling 4e, A creator's guide to interactive entertainment”. Carolyn Handler Miller. CRC Press
• “The Game Narrative Toolbox”. Tobias Heussner - Toiya Kristen Finley. Taylor & Francis Ltd - Focal Press
• “The Game Production Toolbox” by Carolyn Handler Miller, CRC Press

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Individual project followed by oral discussion. Group projects will be considered only in very specific cases.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assesment method is based on the evaluation of the submitted project followed by oral discussion.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with disabilities or learning disorders are allowed to use specific modalities and supports that will be determined on a case-by-case basis in agreement with the Delegate of the Engineering courses in the Committee for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities. Students are invited to contact the teacher of this course and copy the Delegate (https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita)