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Bull Kart A Players to Professionals Production

Presentation Outline Introduction Introduction Goals Goals Project Outline (Rough Draft) Project Outline (Rough Draft) Getting Involved Getting Involved

Introduction

Introduction Bull Kart will be a satirical USF themed racing game. Bull Kart will be a satirical USF themed racing game. The game will poke fun at the golf-kart traffic at USF. The game will poke fun at the golf-kart traffic at USF. The game play will most likely take its roots in games like Mario Kart and Need For Speed. The game play will most likely take its roots in games like Mario Kart and Need For Speed.

Introduction Some of the racers maybe your favorite CSEE teachers. (At their request!) Some of the racers maybe your favorite CSEE teachers. (At their request!) Those darn USF squirrels will most likely bring some sort of obstacles to the game! Those darn USF squirrels will most likely bring some sort of obstacles to the game! Bull Kart will be free to download and open source. Bull Kart will be free to download and open source.

Goals

Goals Create a completely 3D environment. Create a completely 3D environment. Create models and textures and load them into the game. Create models and textures and load them into the game. Learn to deal with game data structures such as Oct-Trees and BSP Trees. Learn to deal with game data structures such as Oct-Trees and BSP Trees. Create a physics engine. Create a physics engine. Create a game with network support. Create a game with network support.

Goals Get experience working with a team on a large project. Get experience working with a team on a large project. Have artists and engineers learn how to work together. Have artists and engineers learn how to work together. Have something to put in a portfolio when trying to break into the video game industry. Have something to put in a portfolio when trying to break into the video game industry.

Project Outline (Rough Draft)

Project Outline Pre-production has already started. Pre-production has already started. Prototyping will start at the end of April. Prototyping will start at the end of April. Production will start around June. Production will start around June. Finalization will start as early as September or as late as early October. Finalization will start as early as September or as late as early October. Game should be done before Christmas. Game should be done before Christmas.

Programming Modules

Responsibilities

Extra Notes There will be either weekly or biweekly meetings for all developers. There will be either weekly or biweekly meetings for all developers. We will have days in which we bring our computers together to work on the game together in the same environment. We will have days in which we bring our computers together to work on the game together in the same environment.

Getting Involved

Getting Involved Open positions: Open positions: –Programming –Art Lead –2D / 3D Art (Concept, Textures, and Models) –Map Design –Musicians and Sound Designers Sorry, all lead technical positions filled. Sorry, all lead technical positions filled.

Programmer Requirements Programmers should have completed gate courses. Programmers should have completed gate courses. The following classes are helpful: The following classes are helpful: –Data Structures –Algorithms –Software Engineering –Linear Systems / Algebra –AI or Robotics We will be coding in C++. If you know C, C#, or Java you will have to learn C++ on the side. We will be coding in C++. If you know C, C#, or Java you will have to learn C++ on the side.

Programmers Programmers will be encouraged to buy a reference book, not yet decided on. The book maybe Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus by André LaMothe. Programmers will be encouraged to buy a reference book, not yet decided on. The book maybe Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus by André LaMothe.

Artists Badly in need of Art Lead. Badly in need of Art Lead. Artists need to show that they are capable of using computer graphics software such as Photoshop, 3DSMax, Lightwave, or Maya. Artists need to show that they are capable of using computer graphics software such as Photoshop, 3DSMax, Lightwave, or Maya. All artists expected to show portfolio. All artists expected to show portfolio. How maps will be designed has not been decided. How maps will be designed has not been decided.

Everyone Involved Everyone involved is expect to make Bull Kart part of their priority! Everyone involved is expect to make Bull Kart part of their priority! For those who have less time, arrangements maybe made to find a small part of the game for you to work on. Every little bit can help! For those who have less time, arrangements maybe made to find a small part of the game for you to work on. Every little bit can help! We will encourage those involved to attend a weekly or biweekly meeting. We will encourage those involved to attend a weekly or biweekly meeting.

Recap Bull Kart will be a satirical USF themed golf-kart racing game. Bull Kart will be a satirical USF themed golf-kart racing game. The project will span 2 semesters, and will require some serious effort. The project will span 2 semesters, and will require some serious effort. We need programmers and artists! We need programmers and artists! BULL KART WILL LOOK GOOD FOR USF! BULL KART WILL LOOK GOOD FOR USF! Interested in getting involved? or register at our site at

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