Syllabus

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

WeekDateTopicReadingNotesAssignments
1 1/9 No class (gas leak!)  
1/11 Introduction/admin, history 1.1

Overview, History

1/13 Game proposal, fun 1.2, 2.1

Proposal, Society and Fun

2 1/16 HOLIDAY MLK Day  
1/18 Game design 2.2

Ch 1, Salen and Zimmerman,

Game Design

A0: Game Idea Pitch Due

1/20 Pitch discussion    

 

3 1/23 Production/teams/projects 3.1, 7.1 Teams-Production Project Part 0 Due (Team Members and Topic)
1/25 Languages and Architecture 3.2-3.7 Architecture
1/27  
4 1/30   A1: Engine Critique Due
2/1 Collision Detection, Physics 4.1-4.3 Prof AWAY  
2/3   Prof AWAY
5 2/6 Proposal Presentations Project Part 1 Due (Game Proposal)
2/8 Proposal Presentations
2/10 Proposal Presentations
6 2/13 Graphics, 3D and Texturing 5.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.6 Graphics  
2/15   Living Gameworlds Symposium in TSRB on 2/16 A2: Proposal Critique Due
2/17 CLASS CANCELED
7 2/20    
2/22 Design Presentations Project Part 2 (Game Design)
2/24 Design Presentations  
8 2/27 Animation 5.2, 6.7 Traditional Animation
3/1   CharacterAnimation
3/3   drop deadline
9 3/6 Presentation Day Project Part 3 (Progress Report)
3/8 Presentation Day    
3/10 Presentation Day
10 3/13 MIDTERM solution
3/15 AI 5.3, 5.4 AI
3/17  
11 3/20 BREAK    
3/22 BREAK
3/24 BREAK
12 3/27 Playtesting Play Testing
3/29 Networking 5.6 Networking
3/31 Audio (Mitch) 5.5 Audio
13 4/3 Game Demos Project Part 4 Alpha Release
4/5 Game Demos
4/7 Game Demos
14 4/10 class canceled  
4/12 Business and Legal 7.2-7.6 Business/Legal
4/14 AR/Facade demo  
15 4/17 Guest lecture: Amy Bruckman, Gender and Games

1.2

Readings on swiki

4/19 Final Play Testing  
4/21 Final Play Testing  
16 4/24

Presentations & Playtesting

Project Part 5 Final Paper Due
4/26 Presentations & Playtesting Results  
4/28 Mini-Expo 3-6pm TSRB
17 4/1 Final:  2:50-5:40 FINAL WRITEUP DUE by 4/1 (midnight)