Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS4010/ ITCS4010/ Computer Game Design and Development Tiffany Barnes, Ph.D. STECH403E
Aug 22, Fall 2005ITCS40102 Topics Four broad themes: –Social aspects –Algorithmic 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 –Shilpa Sharma
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 of 3-4 –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,...
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
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 coitweb.uncc.edu/~tbarnes2/ pending