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Travis Stodter

Lecturer, Interactive Games and Media

School of Interactive Games and Media
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
tmsigm@rit.edu
Office Hours
Monday: 3-5 Tuesday: 10-12 And by appointment
Office Location
GOL-2559

Travis Stodter

Lecturer, Interactive Games and Media

School of Interactive Games and Media
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
tmsigm@rit.edu

Currently Teaching

IGME-235
Introduction to Web Technology for Game Developers
3 Credits
This course introduces web technologies commonly used in the production and distribution of both content focused web sites, and in the creation of interactive applications and games. Students will create web sites and web-native interactive experiences, and publish them to the web. Programming projects are required.
IGME-330
Rich Media Web Application Development I
3 Credits
This course provides students the opportunity to explore the design and development of media-rich web applications that utilize both static and procedurally manipulated media such as text, images and audio. This course examines client and server-side web development and features common to such applications. Issues explored include framework characteristics, information management, presentation, interactivity, persistence, and data binding. Programming projects are required.
IGME-531
Aesthetics and Computation
3 Credits
Students will design and build creative applications, while studying the history of computation in the visual arts, music, and other relevant areas. Technical topics include advanced audiovisual programming techniques, while theoretical topics include foundational discussions on artificial life, generative art, microsound, participatory and process-based art, programming as performance, and computational creativity. Individual and/or group projects will be required.
IGME-587
New Media Interactive Development Capstone I
3 Credits
This course will focus on individual career preparation through topics such as resume development, job research, interviewing best practices, and creating or refining an online portfolio. Additional exploration and overviews will include the business aspects, practices, and workflows of the new media industry with a focus on designer/developer/client relationships. Students will integrate project workflows, management, team building, concept generation and prototyping through small team projects, and project research for New Media Interactive Development Capstone Il.
IGME-588
New Media Interactive Development Capstone II
3 Credits
This course is designed to engage the New Media major in a capstone production experience. The instructor will form interdisciplinary student teams that will design, plan, prototype, and implement new media projects. Student groups are required to test their product with users and provide written feedback and analysis. Students will be evaluated on individual contributions and their team’s final capstone project.
IGME-601
Game Development Processes
3 Credits
This course examines the individual and group roles of the development process model within the game design and development industry. Students will transform design document specifications into software and hardware needs for developers, testers, and end users. Students will examine team dynamics and processes for technical development, content development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Students will explore the design process through the deconstruction of the game industry's software lifecycle model.

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