Syllabus

DONT PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS. I Expect to revise this substantially.

WeekDateTopicReadingNotesAssignments
18/22Introduction Overview
8/24Game History, Game proposal Talk+Prop+HistGenre
8/26 Game Genres, Game History II
28/29Game Ideas Team Members and Game Idea Due
8/31Intro to Game Engines + Math Design Teams
9/2Animation Game Structure& Flow

39/5Labor Day (no class)
9/7Graphics & LOD, Light, Color
9/9Guest Lecture: EA
49/12Presentation day
9/14Presentation Day Project Part 1 Due (Game Proposal)
9/16??Wrap Up - Presentation Day
59/19??Demo Game Play
9/21Structure of a Video Game Program
9/23Structure II
69/26Presentation Day Project Part 2 (Game Design)
9/28Presentation Day Writeups due by midnight
9/30Guest Lecture: Any Bruckman - Gender and Games
710/3Machinima
10/5Play Testing
10/7Simulation
810/10Physics
10/12 Collisions
10/14 Particles
910/17No Class
10/19Presentation Day(with trailers) Project Part 3 (Progress Report)
10/21Presentation Day
1010/24No Class
10/26
10/28Networking
1110/31Play TestingNetworks IIPlay Testing
11/2OnLine Games
11/4 Terrain
1211/7
11/9Test Review
11/11 Test Review
1311/14Game Demos Project Part 4 Alpha Release
11/16Game Demos
11/18Guest Lecture: StudioCom www.studiocom.com
1411/21
11/23Early Dismissal
11/25HolidayNo Class
1511/28Final Play Testing(DML?)
11/30 Final Play Testing(DML?
12/2Final Play Testing(DML?)
1612/5Premier WeekPresentations & Playtesting
12/7Presentations & Playtesting Results Project Part 5 Final Paper Due
12/9Mini-ExpoPremier - DML
1712/12Finals WeekFINAL WRITEUP DUE by 12/12 (midnight)