ESG-220, a new College of Science, Engineering and Technology class that teaches students how to build board games, started in the fall semester. Here's the story.
Sophomore Corbin Stuber, right, demonstrates his “Stackers” game during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.“Stackers” game during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Students play prototypes of board games designed by fellow students during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Sophomores Ragan Weese, center, and Trenton Nelson explain how to play their “Star Smugglers” board game during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Students play a prototype of the board game “Medieval Battlefield” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Game piece prototypes of the board game “Medieval Battlefield” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Sophomores Riley Kollbaum and Sophie Fleck with their game “Stack O’Clock” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Justin Brunner, right tries his skill at the stacking game “Stack O’Clock” as creators Riley Kollbaum and Sophie Fleck watch during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Sophomores Johnny Tatum, left, explains the object of his strategy board game “Taur War” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.The “Rule of Thirds” board game during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Students play a prototype of the board game “Power Grab” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.Students play a prototype of the strategy board game “Taur War” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.