Game Programming

The lecture topics will focus on modern game development techniques and technologies. The topics include, but are not limited, to:
- Memory management
- Algorithm efficiency
- Advanced C++ techniques
- Design patterns
- Graphics
- Physics in games
- Character development
- Animation
- Game specific AI
- Implementing game mechanics
- Game production process
- Project management in teams

On completion of this course the students have:
Knowledge
- Understand fundamentals of game engines
- Understand the social and ethical issues in game development
- Understand continuous integration and unit testing in relation to game development

Skills
- Design and implement a computer game as part of a group
- Better estimate the amount of effort required to implement various features in a computer game
- Use project management tools to control the development of software
- Conduct code reviews referring to static code analysis and profiling tools
- Justify development decisions based on evidence from sources including textbooks and the Internet
- Gui prototyping of interactions
- Ask good questions about games and the development process

General Competence

- Communicate about the development process and present the results both in written and oral form
Working in groups
- Giving and receiving criticism

This is a group project and so a significant part of the learning outcomes relate to the working in a group and being able to scope the time taken to implement a game design.

Lectures
Exercises
Project work

Further information:
Student will work in groups to develop a game within various design constraints. In class exercises and lectures will be linked to the current stage of the development process.