Department of Art & Design

Binghamton University

Open Studio 2020-2021

· Drawing 2020-2021

· Graphic Design 2020-2021

· Painting 2020-2021

· Photography 2020-2021

· Printmaking 2020-2021

· Sculpture 2020-2021

Senior Show 2020-2021

BFA Show 2020-2021

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· Open Studio 2019-2020

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Game Design

  • Kevin Cox

Make a conceptual, informative and educational game of the design process, a game that challenges the player(s) to think and act like a designer. The relation with the client must be included to the best of your knowledge to day, and as a result of your research (e.g. a “tribute game”).
What designers offer to clients is [a way of] thinking. Our processes determine the quality of our products, and so if we wish to improve our products, we must improve our processes; we must continually rethink not just our products but also the way we design. That’s why we play with the design process — to know what we do and how we do it, to understand it and improve it, and to become better designers. The creative process plays an important role in design as well as in business strategy.
Your game will seek a common framework for why design adds value to clients’ interests. It will be a game on the power of designing (with people and for the people) and on the importance of iteration and behavior. In order to recognize all culturally important forms of making, the game should function to absorb the messages of inclusion and diversity in the field of “design thinking” and in society at large; your story will allow others to relate to facts, contexts and emotions, about the problem-solving activity.
Find an original name for the game (logo). The final outcome will be a freely conceived prototype of the game: a set of objects, a set of dice, a deck of cards, a board game, etc. — anything that makes you play the design process game.

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Department of Art & Design

Binghamton University

The curriculum offers a strong foundation in the creation, history and theory of the visual arts and design, preparing students for professional careers and graduate studies. Students receive individualized attention from faculty who are committed to teaching excellence in traditional practices, expanded media and trans-disciplinary approaches to art, that emphasizes experimentation, problem-solving and collaboration.

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