Useful links

📊 Our spreadsheet

Puzzle-making tools

Puzzle sources

Canonically ordered lists

Ways to Hide a Letter

3D Printing Resources

Panopto Videos

Spreadsheet magic

Pattern-matching tools

Contact

Mr. Weisz, instructor [email protected]

Elsa Cukierman, TA [email protected]

Class info

Wednesdays 12:30-15:20 CT Crerar 134

Syllabus

TMPD Syllabus

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Class #8: Nov 20

Journal

• How did class go today?
• How are you feeling about the final project? Any questions or concerns?
• What are you doing during the week off for Thanksgiving break?

Homework

👉 Longer descriptions in Canvas

• Come to our next class with a playtest-able first draft of your final project
• Plan for about 45 minutes of game content
• Each team will have about an hour to playtest + debrief

Class #7: Nov 13

Deck

Journal

• How did class go today?
• Is there a skill (e.g. 3D printing, electronics, audio editing) you’d like to learn and use in your final project?
• What's your favorite bit of trivia?

Homework

👉 Longer descriptions in Canvas

• Reg Walkaround revisions
• Create a shell-less meta
• Write up and submit 3 ideas for your final project (due Sun Nov 12)

Class #5: Oct 30

Journal

• How did class go today?
• How might you use the skills you gained in this class, after class is over?
• What’s a website you visit or app you use that I’ve probably never been to?

Homework

👉 Longer descriptions are in Canvas

• Walkaround puzzle
  • Visit Reg and brainstorm
• Board game revisions
• Cryptics
  • Read about cryptics, solve a cryptic
  • Write 4 cryptic clues in your group
• Submit all outstanding homework

Class #4: Oct 23

Links

• QAT query for the Kang v Kodos puzzle

Journal

• How did class go today?
• Anything we haven’t covered yet that you want to make sure we do?
• What’s one of your favorite books?

Homework

👉 Longer descriptions are in Canvas

• Read about logic
• Board Game project
  • Draft due Wednesday in class
• Revised mini audio adventure and showcase
  • Indicate times that work for your team on Doodle puzzle by Sunday night

Class #3: Oct 16

Deck and handouts/other materials

Pintopia_Press.pdf

Mini audio escape game - script and doc sample.pdf

Dependency chart on Miro

Journal

• How did class go today?
• What's your main concern about making puzzles?
• What's something I don't know about you yet? A hobby, talent, passion, etc.

Homework

👉 Longer descriptions are in Canvas

• Objects puzzle revisions and playtest notes
• Solve Pintopia Press
• Listen to this episode (s3e7: In-convenience Store) of Escape this Podcast
• Audiovisual "escape room"

Class #2: Oct 9

Deck and handouts

Imprtnt.pdf

TMPD 2.pdf

TMPD 2.pdf

Homework

👉 Longer descriptions are in Canvas

Solve (in group)

• Rest of Colby's Curious Cookoff

Make (in group)