The Illinois of Art, Chicago	Programming for the Artist
	Instructor: Lindsay Grace

 

The following links provide samples of each homework assignment. Please refer to the syllabus for a description of the assignment. The weekly schedule is subject to change.

Week 1: Week 2: Week 3: Week 4: Week 5

Assignment Samples

Week 1

Find, compare, and formally present two development environments

Example 1

Assignment: Form team of 3 and describe game concept

• Example 1: Word document of completed assignment
• Example 2: Image of completed assignment
• Example 3: Image of completed assignment
• Example 4: Alternate approach to completing assignment

For reference only (you don't need to do anything this thorough):

Complete game specs:

http://www.alsarcade.com/Andy/arc/atari/tempest/tempest_game_specifications.pdf

Week 2

Assignment: Find and demonstrate 2 separate chunks of code for a game like your concept

• Example 1:

Assignment: Commit to a game engine

• Sketch gameplay and write a one paragraph description of your reasoning for choosing the game engine you have chosen.

Week 3

Create a flowchart of game events.

• Example 1

Create a mini Media Design Document (MDD) listing game assets needed

• Example 1: (art assets with schedule - you do not need to include time, but it would be a good idea)
• Example 2: (art assets list with sound descriptions)

Demonstrate game setup by writing code to generate game environment

• Example 1: (movie demonstation as .zip compressed file)

Week 4

Demonstrate 3 actions of game play

• Example 1: (download movie demonstration as .wmv file)

Week 5

Midterm