Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Why is this an issue at all Expectations of Students Educational Game Market Resources of Academic Game Makers Financial People When to Out-Source Game Platform Specifications Why is this an issue at all Expectations of Students Educational Game Market Resources of Academic Game Makers Financial People When to Out-Source Game Platform Specifications

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Expectations of Students I would rather play a bad game then listen to the teacher any day

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Resources of Academic Game Makers Financial Small or non-existent budgets –CCL Grant – evaluation only Market –Consumer: Schools »Platform 5-7yr old machines –Book Publishers People Resources Graduate, Undergraduate students High School and middle school students When to Out-Source 10 cents on the dollar Resources of Academic Game Makers Financial Small or non-existent budgets –CCL Grant – evaluation only Market –Consumer: Schools »Platform 5-7yr old machines –Book Publishers People Resources Graduate, Undergraduate students High School and middle school students When to Out-Source 10 cents on the dollar

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Platform Specifications Performance Older Wintel Boxes and MAC’s Direct3D, OpenGL Delivery Web Geometry Rendering High polygon count real time renderng Meshes – Morphing, optimization, swapping Vertex meshes Terrain Animated skeletal meshes –Library of characters and motions Texture Swapping, scrolling, blending Game Platform Specifications Performance Older Wintel Boxes and MAC’s Direct3D, OpenGL Delivery Web Geometry Rendering High polygon count real time renderng Meshes – Morphing, optimization, swapping Vertex meshes Terrain Animated skeletal meshes –Library of characters and motions Texture Swapping, scrolling, blending

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Platform Specifications Editing Tools Translation –Mesh, characters, terrain Game Platform Specifications Editing Tools Translation –Mesh, characters, terrain

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Platform Specifications Scene Rendering Backgrounds and skies - independent coordinate systems Lighting - Static and Dynamic Game Platform Specifications Scene Rendering Backgrounds and skies - independent coordinate systems Lighting - Static and Dynamic

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Platform Specifications Animation Skeletal Framework Keyframe interpelation Effects Particles Fluids Cloth Physics Newtonian Physics Vehicle Physics Collision Game Platform Specifications Animation Skeletal Framework Keyframe interpelation Effects Particles Fluids Cloth Physics Newtonian Physics Vehicle Physics Collision

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Platform Specifications Sound 3D spatialization MP3, WAV Text to speech AI Speech Recognition Video AVI, MPEG Movie Recording Networking Peer to peer Supports Different Platforms Game Platform Specifications Sound 3D spatialization MP3, WAV Text to speech AI Speech Recognition Video AVI, MPEG Movie Recording Networking Peer to peer Supports Different Platforms

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Platform Specifications Programming Scripting tools C++ Game Platform Specifications Programming Scripting tools C++

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Platform Specifications Free distribution Cost practically free Game Platform Specifications Free distribution Cost practically free

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Engines

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Engines

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Engines

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Game Engines VIRTOOLS Virtual Worlds/Virtual Environments Physics Multi-user Database VIRTOOLS Virtual Worlds/Virtual Environments Physics Multi-user Database

Platforms for Educational Games Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP Summary Full Featured Accepts all formats Libraries of characters, objects and scripts Works on any platform Network Good AI Easy to use Free No royalties Summary Full Featured Accepts all formats Libraries of characters, objects and scripts Works on any platform Network Good AI Easy to use Free No royalties Oblivion