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| ======T-624-CGDD: | ======T-624-CGDD: | ||
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| - | ========UNDER CONSTRUCTION======== | ||
| ===== Basic Info ===== | ===== Basic Info ===== | ||
| - | * **Instructor: ** David Thue, Marco Bancale | + | * **Instructors: ** David Thue, Marco Bancale |
| * **Contact: ** David: Office in Venus floor 2, telephone 599-6412, e-mail davidthue[ ]ru.is | * **Contact: ** David: Office in Venus floor 2, telephone 599-6412, e-mail davidthue[ ]ru.is | ||
| - | * **Contact: ** Marco: | + | * **Contact: ** Marco: |
| * **Presentations, | * **Presentations, | ||
| * **Project Work (with Instructors on-hand): ** Weekdays: 13:00-16:00 (V108) | * **Project Work (with Instructors on-hand): ** Weekdays: 13:00-16:00 (V108) | ||
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| ===== Intended Learning Outcomes ===== | ===== Intended Learning Outcomes ===== | ||
| - | On completion of the course students | + | Upon completion of the course, students |
| - | * Employ focused strategies to generate ideas for novel computer games | ||
| * Describe the formal elements of games and the relationships between them | * Describe the formal elements of games and the relationships between them | ||
| + | * Employ focused strategies to generate ideas for computer games | ||
| + | * Communicate game ideas clearly and concisely | ||
| + | * Discuss the basic issues around intellectual property in game development | ||
| + | * Describe the most common emotions that arise from playing games | ||
| + | * Describe common forms and structures of narrative in games | ||
| + | * Explain some common game AI techniques | ||
| + | * Describe methods for assessing and tuning a game's balance | ||
| + | * Discuss the influence of sound effects and music on player experiences | ||
| + | * Conduct a play-test to evaluate a game | ||
| + | * Describe some current directions in computer game research | ||
| + | * Design and develop a game demo in a limited amount of time | ||
| - | ===== Events & Deliverables ===== | + | ===== Project Work: Events & Deliverables ===== |
| - | The term will consist of three major events. On “Pitch Day” (May 2, morning), each student team will present their game idea to the class and receive feedback from a panel of judges (comprised of both their peers and industry professionals). On “Alpha Day” (May 9, morning), each student team will conduct an evaluation of a playable prototype of their game with their peers as test participants. | + | The term will consist of three major events. On “Pitch Day” (May 2, morning), each student team will present their game idea to the class and receive feedback from a panel of judges (comprised of both their peers and industry professionals). On “Alpha Day” (May 9, morning), each student team will conduct an evaluation of a playable prototype of their game with their peers as test participants. |
| During weeks 2 and 3 of classes (May 5 to May 16) each student team is expected to post brief daily progress updates using the course project tracking software. Each update is due by 7:00 on the weekday following the period of work covered (e.g., 7:00 on Wed for work done on Tue). | During weeks 2 and 3 of classes (May 5 to May 16) each student team is expected to post brief daily progress updates using the course project tracking software. Each update is due by 7:00 on the weekday following the period of work covered (e.g., 7:00 on Wed for work done on Tue). | ||
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| After Demo Day, each student is expected to write and submit a Post-Mortem that gives their personal account of working on their team’s game (due by 23:59 on May 23). Late submissions of Post-Mortems will incur a penalty of 15% per day including weekends and holidays. | After Demo Day, each student is expected to write and submit a Post-Mortem that gives their personal account of working on their team’s game (due by 23:59 on May 23). Late submissions of Post-Mortems will incur a penalty of 15% per day including weekends and holidays. | ||
| - | ^Description^Material^Due^Weight^ | + | ^Description^Material^Quantity^Due^Weight^ |
| - | |Pitch Day|Presentation| Fri May 2 (morning) |10%| | + | |Pitch Day|Presentation|1 per team| Fri May 2 (morning) |10%| |
| - | |Daily Updates|Cards on Trello| May 6 to Fri May 16 (by 7:00 daily) |5%| | + | |Daily Updates|Cards on Trello|10 per team| May 6 to Fri May 16 (by 7:00 daily) |5%| |
| - | |Alpha Test Plan|Document (1-2 pgs)| Wed May 7 (by 17:00) |5%| | + | |Alpha Test Plan|Document (1-2 pgs)|1 per team| Wed May 7 (by 17:00) |5%| |
| - | |Alpha Day|Testable Prototype & Alpha Test| Fri May 9 (morning) |10%| | + | |Alpha Day|Testable Prototype & Alpha Test|1 per team| Fri May 9 (morning) |10%| |
| - | |Demo Day|Presentation & Final Game Demo| Week of May 19, exact date TBA |30%| | + | |Demo Day|Presentation & Final Game Demo|1 per team| Tue May 20 (**9: |
| - | |Post-Mortem|Document (3-5 pgs)| Fri May 23 (by 23:59) |20%| | + | |Post-Mortem|Document (3-5 pgs)|1 per student| Fri May 23 (by 23:59) |20%| |
| - | ^ ^ ^ Total^ 80%^ | + | ^ ^ ^ ^ Total^ 80%^ |
| - | ===== Lab Projects ===== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | The practical classes on Wednesdays will be in the form of self-guided lab projects with assistance. The focus will be on C++ development using the Ogre 3D graphics engine and related game libraries. These projects will not be graded, but demonstrating successful results to the instructor will count towards participation grade. In addition, all source code should be uploaded into MySchool to register the completion. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ===== Online Quizzes ===== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Throughout the semester the instructor may provide several online quizzes in MySchool from the theoretical material. These quizzes are meant for students to review recently covered material and will not directly count towards the final grade. | + | |
| ===== Discussion System ===== | ===== Discussion System ===== | ||
| - | Please use this course discussion system for posting questions regarding | + | Please use this course discussion system for posting questions regarding |
| - | [[http:// | + | [[http:// |
| + | ===== Student Speaking ===== | ||
| - | ===== Tentative Schedule ===== | + | On both Pitch Day and Demo Day, each team will deliver a presentation. During each presentation, |
| - | ^Week^Lecture (Tue)^Lab (Wed)^Lecture (Thur)^ Due ^ | ||
| - | | 01 (JAN 13-19) | ||
| - | | 02 (JAN 20-26) | ||
| - | | 03 (JAN 27-02) | ||
| - | | 04 (FEB 03-09) | ||
| - | | 05 (FEB 10-16) | ||
| - | | 06 (FEB 17-23) | ||
| - | | 07 (FEB 24-02) | ||
| - | | 08 (MAR 03-09) | ||
| - | | 09 (MAR 10-16) | ||
| - | | 10 (MAR 17-23) | ||
| - | | 11 (MAR 24-30) | ||
| - | | 12 (MAR 31-06) | ||
| - | ^ ^^^^^ | ||
| =====Attendance====== | =====Attendance====== | ||
| - | Please note that there is a 70% attendance requirement. You must pass this attendance limit in order to take the exam. Please inform the instructor | + | Please note that attendance during both morning and afternoon sessions |
| =====Participation Grade===== | =====Participation Grade===== | ||
| - | Participation grade will be based on: (1) Attendance, (2) Completing lab projects, (3) Participation in online discussion. To the extent possible, this will also be based on how actively the student participates in in-class discussion (based on instructor's subjective assessment). | + | Participation grade will be based on: (1) Attendance (both mornings and afternoons), and (2) Participation in online discussion. To the extent possible, this will also be based on how actively the student participates in in-class discussion (based on the instructors' subjective assessment). |
| - | The base participation grade will be calculated as 10 * (0.5*(Labs_completed/ | + | The base participation grade will be calculated as 7.5 * (portion of mornings attended) + 7.5 * (portion |
| =====Grading===== | =====Grading===== | ||
| ^Part of Course^Total Weight^ | ^Part of Course^Total Weight^ | ||
| - | |Participation| 10%| | + | |**Group Work**| |
| - | |Problem Sets | | + | | Pitch Day| 10%| |
| - | |Engine Presentation| | + | | Daily Updates| |
| - | |Final Project| | + | | Alpha Test Plan| |
| - | |Final Written Exam| 30%| | + | | Alpha Day| |
| - | ^ Total 100% ^^ | + | | Demo Day | 30%| |
| + | |**Individual Work**| | | ||
| + | | Participation| | ||
| + | | Student Speaking | 5%| | ||
| + | | Post-Mortem| | ||
| + | ^ Total^ | ||
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