Welcome game developers to the 2010 Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) here at the University of Virginia!

My goal in this course is to give you creative control of the software development process. You will engage in solving important engineering and design problems as you develop your own interactive games. After your hard work, you will also get to enjoy the final product when we post it online.

All material that you create will be posted without your name on the SEP website, but you will have the rights ...

At the Summer Enrichment Program, we like to focus on the big questions. For the remainder of this course, you will be invited to ponder these questions:

• How much freedom should individuals have to remix content that is posted online?
• Should All Online Images (Videos, Music, etc) be released for Free Public Use
• Should All Software be released with its Source Code?
• Is Adobe Flash really OPEN?
• Should Apple allow Flash on iPods & iPhones?
• Will the World-Wide Web proceed to become more open? Less open?

And, on a more personal note...

• Which is more important for you — designing a game mechanic or creating an aesthetic experience?