Examination arrangement

Course content

The lectures will be of the "Just in time" variety, where the topics will focus what the students need to know to continue the development of the project. The topics will include:

 Design patterns

 Graphics

 Physics in games

 Character development

 Animation

 Game specific AI

 Implementing game mechanics

 Game production process

 Project management in teams

 Memory management

 Algorithm efficiency

 C++ techniques

Learning outcome

On completion of this course the students will be able to:Knowledge

Understand fundamentals of game engines

Understand the social and ethical issues in game development

Understand continuous integration and unit testing in realtion to game development.

Skills

Design and implement a computer game as part of a group

Better estimate the amount of effort required to implement various features in a computer game

Use project management tools to control the development of software

Conduct code reviews referring to static code analysis and profilling tools

Justify development decisions based on evidence from sources including textbooks and the Internet

Gui prototyping of interactions.

Ask good questions about games and the development process

General Competence

Communicate about the development process and present the results both in written and oral form

Working in groups.

Giving and receiving criticism.

This is a group project and so a significant part of the learning outcomes relate to the working in a group and being able to scope the time taken to implement a game design.

Learning methods and activities

Forelesninger|Oppgaveløsning

Utfyllende informasjon:

Student will work in groups to develop a game within various design constraints. In class exercises and lectures will be linked to the current stage of the development process.

Further on evaluation

Utfyllende om kontinuasjon:

None

Vurderingsformer:

One large project, which will include regular presentations of progress, and a presentation of the game in the week before final delivery.In cases where groups breakdown and are unable to work together students will be given an oral exam to assess their ability and learning.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

IMT1362 Experience design

Required previous knowledge

IMT2531 Graphics Programming or IMT3591 Artificial Intelligence

Course materials

Game Coding Complete, Fourth Edition (2012), Mike McShaffy