Computer Science 483641b

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Computer Science 483/641b

• Game Design

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Game Design

• Instructor
• Michael Katchabaw, Assistant Professor,
  Department of Computer Science, UWO
• Contacts
• MC 28H, Tuesdays and Thursdays from
  1030-1130am
• katchab_at_csd.uwo.ca
• x.84059

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How to Keep Informed

• http//www.csd.uwo.ca/courses/CS483b or
• http//www.csd.uwo.ca/courses/CS641b
• Project information
• Lecture notes
• Class information
• Supplemental information
• Your E-mail Account
• Important notices
• Group project contact
• Forward your e-mail if you dont check it
  regularly!

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Texts and References

• Main course text
• Novak. Game Development Essentials. Second
  Edition. Thomson Delmar Learning, 2007.

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Texts and References

• Technical references
• Bishop and Horspool. C Concisely.
  Addison-Wesley, 2004.
• Nitschke. Professional XNA Game Programming for
  Xbox 360 and Windows. Wrox, 2007.
• Carter. Microsoft XNA Unleashed Graphics and
  Game Programming for Xbox 360 and Windows. Sams
  Publishing. 2007.
• Cawood. Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's
  Guide. McGraw-Hill Professional. 2007.
• Hall. XNA Game Studio Express Developing Games
  for Windows and the Xbox 360. Thomson Course
  Technology. 2007.

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Student Evaluation

• Group project worth 55
• 5 proposal
• 15 design
• 15 demo
• 15 implementation
• 5 meeting minutes
• There are no other assignments

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Student Evaluation

• Exams worth 45
• 15 midterm
• 30 final
• To be passing or higher
• Final 40
• Project 40
• To get a C or higher
• Final 50
• Project 50

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Group Project

• The group project involves the development of a
  reasonably large-scale video game.
• The choice of genre, gameplay, features, and so
  on is up to you and your group.
• We will be using Microsofts XNA as
  ourdevelopment platform.
• More details on this will follow shortly.

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Ethical Conduct

• You should read the definition and penalties of
  scholastic offenses at
• http//www.uwo.ca/grad/section_ten.htm
  (Graduates) or
• http//www.csd.uwo.ca/undergrad_scholastic_offenc
  es.htm (Undergraduates)
• Students are expected to adhere to the Rules of
  Ethical Conduct to use the computing facilities
  of the Department
• http//www.csd.uwo.ca/UnderGrad/ethical.shtml