Aug 22, Fall 2006ITCS4230/ ITCS4230/ Computer Game Design and Development Tiffany Barnes, Ph.D. STECH403E

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS40102 Topics  Following (roughly) the International Game Developers Association Curriculum Framework ( mework.php) mework.php –One of the reasons your text was chosen  Four broad themes: –Social aspects –Technology aspects –Software Engineering aspects –Business aspects

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS40103 Introductions  Instructor –Tiffany Barnes –STECH403E  Research –Artificial Intelligence (in Education) –Game2Learn –Diversity in IT –Bioinformatics

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS40104 Introductions  TA –Amanda Chaffin –Contact info TBA, office hours TBA

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS40105 Books/media  Textbook –Introduction to Game Development –Ed. Steve Rabin –May 2005 Charles River Media –ISBN  Software –3D Game Studio, –Download 30-day trial version –Available in STECH lab

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS40106 Related Classes  CS Classes –Computer Graphics –Artificial Intelligence –Networking –Human-Computer Interaction –Software Engineering  Visual Arts  Music

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS40107 New Certificate in Gaming  Five courses  Undergraduate or Graduate  Game Design I & II  Artificial Intelligence  HCI-related class (Virtual Reality, etc)  Graphics

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS40108 What you will do  Analysis  Design  Programming  User testing  Programming!  Enjoy!

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS Phase Project  Build a team –Tell me your team members ASAP  Build a game  Phases –Settle on a game idea –Formal Game Proposal –Game Design –Progress Report –Alpha Release –Playtesting Results

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS Course Information  Grading –Project (5 parts)8-15% each --> 50% –Homeworks30% –Final20%  Advice: Learn from past –Content, lectures, projects,... –Read the book, search out other relevant resources

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS Project Teams  4 people (diverse is best!)  Consider schedules  Cool name

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS Software  3D Game Studio  Anim8or  3D Studio Max –4D paint  Sound Forge  Unreal  Direct X  Others…

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS Hardware  Windows computers  Other?

Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS Info I Need  Your name  Your year of study  Relevant 3rd & 4th year classes  Your Visual & Audio Art & Design experience  Your Computer Science experience 