1. CSS 290: Video Games and Computer Programming

2. CSS 2902 Reading: Conditional Statements PLAD Ch 4 –The objective for this book is to provide you with a clear, CONCEPTUAL understanding of what the different programming concepts are –We will then use GameMaker, and then C#, to see concrete examples of them. –4.1: Really good – flowchart aspect is really nice, as are the ‘relational operators’ –4.2: If / Else –4.4: Nested and “Chained” decisions –SKIP: 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7

3. CSS 2903 Reading: Conditional Statements GMA Ch 3, Ch 4 We won’t cover all of this exactly, so you don’t need to read this in excruciating detail –Title/Finish Screen: pg 60-61 –‘Next Room’ example: Pg 58-60 –Ch 7 (the Koala-BR8 game) is a nice maze game that demonstrates more complicated use of conditionals (It may be helpful to read through for the conditionals)

4. CSS 2904 Next Lecture PLAD, Ch 4 (4.1, 4.2, 4.4) GMA Ch 3, Ch 4 Conditional Statements, using GameMaker –Begin to look at more complex programming structures –Also, a couple more game features & implementation techniques

5. CSS 2905 Next next Lecture: C# & XNA Conditional Statements, using C#/XNA

6. CSS 2906 Tutor Now Available Mondays, Wednesdays, from noon till 2pm –Starting THIS week (April 14) In the Windows lab Feel free to drop by & do homework, study, surf the web, etc, etc

7. CSS 2907 A1 Has been graded & returned –Emailed to whatever address you put into StudentTracker

8. CSS 2908 A1 revision You have until next Tuesday (April 22 nd ) to get it done Bring it to class, and we’ll hand it in then

9. CSS 2909 A2 is due today Again, it has two parts: –Part 1: Practice C#/XNA skills –Part 2: Another, NEW, GameMaker game, with evaulation.ZIP both of them into a SINGLE file, and hand that SINGLE file into StudentTracker –We’ll go over this now

10. CSS 29010 A3 is due next Tuesday It’ll be posted by Thursday

11. CSS 29011 And now… the quiz!