CS4455 -Video Game Design and Programming

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CS4455 -Video Game Design and Programming

• Blair MacIntyre
• blair_at_cc.gatech.edu

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Topics

• Following (roughly) the International Game
  Developers Association Curriculum Framework
  (http//www.igda.org/academia/curriculum_framework
  .php)
• One of the reasons your text was chosen
• Four broad themes
• Social and Design aspects
• Technology aspects
• Software Engineering aspects
• Business aspects

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Introductions

• Instructor
• Blair MacIntyre
• blair_at_cc.gatech.edu
• HCI and 3D Graphics, Augmented and Mixed Reality
  (interactive 3D in the world)
• Assistant Professor, Coc/Adjunt Professor, LCC
• Design of MR/AR experiences (3D in the world)
• Background in math, CS, 3D graphics
• PhD research in distributed interactive 3D
  software design

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Introductions

• Tas (currently)
• Mitch Halpin
• MS
• mphalpin_at_cc.gatech.edu
• Micheal Bleigh
• Undergrad
• mbleigh_at_cc.gatech.edu

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Cognate Classes

• CS Classes
• Computer Graphics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Networking
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Software Engineering
• Visual Arts
• Music

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What you will do

• Analysis
• Design
• Programming
• User testing
• Programming!
• Enjoy!

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5-Phase Project

• Build a team
• Tell me your team members ASAP
• Build a game
• Phases
• Settle on a game idea (Jan 20)
• Formal Game Proposal (Feb 6)
• Game Design (Feb 20)
• Minimum Target Progress Report (March 6)
• Alpha Release (April 3)
• Playtesting Results (April 26)

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Course Information

• Grading
• Project (5 parts) 12-17 each --gt 75
• Homeworks 10
• Final 15
• MAY CHANGE (slightly)
• Advice
• Learn from past (Content, lectures, projects, )
• Read the book, search out other relevant resources

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Project Teams

• 4 people (diverse is best!)
• Consider schedules
• Cool name

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Software

• Digital Media Labs
• PC Lab
• Mac Lab
• Lots of software
• Game Engines
• You will need to pick and use one your choice
• Second assignment will be to critique one!

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Hardware

• I dont care
• Really
• No, Really!
• Use macs, PCs, whatever you like

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Info I Need

• Your name
• Your year of study
• Relevant 3rd 4th year classes
• Your Visual Art Design experience
• Your Audio Art Design experience
• Put it under Whos who on the coweb
• http//swiki.cc.gatech.edu8080/cs4455