Reviews of professor Jason Wiser

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prepare for a lot of outside class work. For a 3 credit elective, this class overall had too much work. Lectures were not useful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Experience is purely based on the groups you are assigned. There is little to no choice in the matter because even for the final project, you group is randomly based on who picks your idea. Professor does little to adjust for this resulting in mostly confusion and frustration.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He's not really a Computer Science professor. Mostly art based, and he goes way too fast in lectures... Interesting class though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I initially felt discouraged about taking Game Design with Wiser because of the bad ratings here, but took the risk and went with it anyways and loved it! He's incredibly nice, very thoughtful, and has years of experience in the industry. One of the most eye-opening classes I've taken at Tufts - going into the psychology of games is so interesting!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
As someone with an A in this class, I wish I could rewind time and untake it. Wiser is frequently rude to students. If your game doesn't look exactly how he wants it, he will ridicule you in front of the entire class. There are 3 mandatory zoom sessions which Wiser will force you to stay on for at least an hour. He has no respect for his students.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The epitome of #teamtoomuch. While I appreciate him teaching professional game design practices, and the material was interesting, there were just too many assignments. Some weeks, we'd have an individual assignment, a team assignment, and a reading in 1 week, just to spend too long playtesting. I would only take if you want to go into game design.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Intro to 2D Animation: Jason was a fantastic professor. He individually worked with all of his students, regardless of the fact that it was an asynchronous online class. He individually critiqued our work, gave clear instructions, and was overall very helpful. He understood that this is an intro level course, while respecting our abilities. 10/10

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Wiser is a really interesting professor, and lectures are great, if a bit long. Class is almost entirely based on group projects, though, so if your group doesn't get along that might be a struggle. He's pretty caring and invested in students that talk to him in and out of class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class definitely takes a lot of work and can feel disorganized because of how much content you cover each class. That said, this course has been my favorite at Tufts by a longshot. If you want to get a lot out of it, be prepared to spend quite a bit of time on your assignments each week. The class is intense but has lenient grading.