Course Schedule
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Dates |
Title |
Related Resources |
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Tue, Jan 25 |
Course Introduction |
Course Syllabus |
| 1 |
Thu, Jan 27 (canceled)
Tue, Feb 1 |
Introduction to Computer Games |
Designing Good Games
by M. Overmars of YoYo Games Ltd, 2009.
A Brief History of Video Games
by R. T. Bakie, from "Introduction to Game Development," S. Rabin, 2005.
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| 2 |
Thu, Feb 3 |
Game Architecture |
Game Architecture
by Noel Llopis, from "Introduction to Game Development," S. Rabin, 2005.
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| 3 |
Tue, Feb 8
Thu, Feb 10
Tue, Feb 15 |
OpenGL Overview
(Minor updates, 2/15) |
OpenGL Web Site
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| 4 |
Thu, Feb 17
Tue, Feb 22 |
Game/Graphics Engines |
Ogre 3D Engine
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| 5 |
Thu, Feb 24
Tue, Mar 1
Thu, Mar 3 |
Modeling for Games |
Metaballs by B. Geiss
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| 6 |
Tue, Mar 8 |
Modeling and Animation |
Lecture notes from UCSD:
1. Skeletons
2. Skin
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| 7 |
Thu, Mar 10
Tue, Mar 15 |
GPU Programming and Shaders |
OpenGL Shading Language by Randi J. Rost
Lighthouse GLSL tutorial
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| 8 |
Thu, Mar 17
Tue, Mar 29
Thu, Mar 31
Tue, Apr 5 |
Artificial Intelligence |
Artificial Intelligence
by S. Rabin, from "Introduction to Game Development," S. Rabin, 2005.
Gamasutra tutorial on path finding
Boids Craig Reynolds
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| 9 |
Thu, Apr 7
Tue, Apr 12
Thu, Apr 14 |
Networking and Multiplayer Games |
Network and Multiplayer
by S. Rabin, from "Introduction to Game Development," S. Rabin, 2005.
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| 10 |
Tue, Apr 19 |
Sound in Games |
(Not covered in our readings)
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| 11 |
Thu, Apr 21
Tue, May 3
Thu, May 5 |
Game Physics |
Bullet Physics Library
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| 12 |
Tue, May 10 |
Final Review |
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