Introduction to Game Development Topics:

• History of Game Development and Technologies.
• Introduction to Programming and Development using the Java based Processing IDE.
• Simple mathematics and physics for game development.
• 2D and 3D development using Microsoft XNA Game Studio.
• Incorporating game assets such as audio and graphics created in other areas of the course.
• Porting game applications to the Microsoft Xbox 360.
• Overview of industry standard engines and frameworks such as the Unreal Development Kit and Gamebryo Lightspeed.

General Overview of Technologies used in Interactive Entertainment

• C/C++, Visual Studio, DirectX, OpenGL
• The role of game engines such as Quake, Unreal Engine Gamebryo

Introduction to Programming

• Java and the Processing IDE
• Syntax & semantics
• Variables, operators
• Arrays
• Conditionals, Loops and functions
• Simple games physics (particle systems, collision detection)

Interfacing with Middleware

• Importing 3ds Max models
• Incorporating audio middleware such as Wwise
• Microsoft engines (Xact and GDK)