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MIT 9.01 Neuroscience and Behavior, Fall 2003
Instructor: Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
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Uploaded 16-05-22

Axonal Sprouting and Regeneration

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MIT CMS.608 Game Design, Fall 2010
Instructors: Philip B. Tan, Jason Begy

Uploaded 16-09-25

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Puzzles are a popular type of game, characterized by a strict ruleset and (ideally) a single solution. They may appear on their own or embedded into a larger narrative, sometimes representing a similar real-life mechanism (e.g. unlocking a door).

Related Resources:
[CGD] Chapter 3
[CGD] = Brathwaite, Brenda, and Ian Schreiber. Challenges for Game Designers: Non-Digital Exercises for Video Game Designers. Boston, MA: Charles River Media/Course Technology, 2009. ISBN: 9781584505808.
Kim, Scott. "What is a Puzzle?" ( http://www.scottkim.com.previewc40.carrierzone.com/thinkinggames/whatisapuzzle/index.html )

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MIT 9.01 Neuroscience and Behavior, Fall 2003
Instructor: Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-01-neuroscience-and-behavior-fall-2003
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Cellular Mechanisms

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MIT CMS.608 Game Design, Fall 2010
Instructors: Philip B. Tan, Jason Begy

Uploaded 16-09-25

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Games contain various skill requirements, chance elements, and information availability, which guide strategy development. Changing the balance between these factors can create very different player experiences.

Related Resources:
[CGD] Chapter 6
[CGD] = Brathwaite, Brenda, and Ian Schreiber. Challenges for Game Designers: Non-Digital Exercises for Video Game Designers. Boston, MA: Charles River Media/Course Technology, 2009. ISBN: 9781584505808.
Poundstone, William. "Game Theory." The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology. Edited by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780262195362.

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MIT 9.01 Neuroscience and Behavior, Fall 2003
Instructor: Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-01-neuroscience-and-behavior-fall-2003
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History and Goals, IV

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MIT CMS.608 Game Design, Fall 2010
Instructors: Philip B. Tan, Jason Begy

Uploaded 16-09-25

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Today's reading, by theorist Roger Caillois, examines the various interactions between players and spectators of games. Students then brainstorm ideas for their first team project: designing a card game for 2-4 players.

Related Resources:
Church, Doug. "Formal Abstract Design Tools." Gamasutra, July 16, 1999.
Caillois, Roger. "The Social Function of Games." Chapter 3 in Man, Play, and Games. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780252070334.

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MIT 9.01 Neuroscience and Behavior, Fall 2003
Instructor: Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-01-neuroscience-and-behavior-fall-2003
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP63U7FmbKD9KClb-94dyPJim

Uploaded 16-05-22

Cell migration; Axon Growth Stages

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MIT CMS.608 Game Design, Fall 2010
Instructors: Philip B. Tan, Jason Begy

Uploaded 16-09-25

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The assigned readings introduced two frameworks for designing games: formal abstract design and MDA (Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics). Students play a primitive board game and apply these analytic tools, then modify the rules and repeat the exercise.

Related Resources:
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[CGD] Chapter 2
[CGD] = Brathwaite, Brenda, and Ian Schreiber. Challenges for Game Designers: Non-Digital Exercises for Video Game Designers. Boston, MA: Charles River Media/Course Technology, 2009. ISBN: 9781584505808.
Hunicke, Robin, Marc LeBlanc, and Robert Zubek. "MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research." In Proceedings of the Challenges in Game AI Workshop at the 19th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. San Jose, CA: AAAI Press, 2004. (PDF)#
Church, Doug. "Formal Abstract Design Tools." Gamasutra, July 16 1999.

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MIT 9.01 Neuroscience and Behavior, Fall 2003
Instructor: Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-01-neuroscience-and-behavior-fall-2003
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Uploaded 16-05-22

Visual System 4: Ablations (cont.) (Orig: Electrophysiology)

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MIT CMS.608 Game Design, Fall 2010
Instructors: Philip B. Tan, Jason Begy, Abe Stein (Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab)

Uploaded 16-09-25

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Abe Stein talks about how to brainstorm constructively, despite social pressure and interpersonal dynamics. Students practice generating ideas individually and in groups, ending with concepts for the first team project, a card game for 2-4 players.

Related Resources:
Osborn, Alex F. "Creative Collaboration by Groups." Chapter 12 in Applied Imagination. New York, NY: Scribner, 1953. ISBN: 9780930222734.

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