Instructor:
Lindsay Grace
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Programming for the Artist | |
Instructor:
Lindsay Grace |
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| Syllabus Winter 2008 | Course requirements, grades, et al. | 0 | |||||||
| Assignment Samples | Sample Assignments to use as reference when completing your work. | 0 | HTML | ||||||
| Week 1 Reading | Game programming required reading for week1 | 1 | HTML | ||||||
| Game Development Engine List | Suggested game development environments and engines. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
| BlitzBasic Reading | Suggested reading for students using the Blitz3D Engine | 1 | HTML | ||||||
| Game Environment Evaluation Questions | Questions to ask when evaluating a game IDE, Engine, or development environment | 1 | HTML | ||||||
| Pitch Questions | A couple of questions to ask and answer when evaluating your game pitch. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
| Student Game Samples | Screenshots and video of game created by students in this GAD415 class. | 1 | HTML | ||||||
| Week 2 Reading | Game programming required reading for week 2 | 2 | HTML | ||||||
| Postmortem 1 | The first of a series of articles and videos I will provide you. Each postmortem will help you to understand aspects of small-team game programming and design. | 2 | HTML | ||||||
| Week 3 Reading | Game programming required reading for week 3 | 2 | HTML | ||||||
| Postmortem 2: Small Arms | A nice, simple post mortem from 2 developers. They discuss their experiences in developing in a 2 person team from basement to E3. | 3 | HTML | ||||||
| Sample Game Code Diagram | Additional sample game code diagrams. | 3 | HTML | ||||||
| Week 4 Reading (optional) | A simplified overview of particle effects | 4 | HTML | ||||||
| Game Presentations | A set of video links to help prepare for your game presentation. | 6 | HTML | ||||||
| MEL Introductory Primer | A document outlining the syntax rules and basic techniques for Maya's Embedded Language script. | 8 | |||||||
| MEL Concepts Introduction | An introduction to MEL sripting and a website containing MEL scripts. | 8 | HTML | ||||||
| Programmed Graphics: Fractals | An introduction to fractals as programmed computer graphics | 9 | HTML | ||||||
| Procedural Animation | An introduction to procedural animation | 9 | HTML | ||||||
| MEL Interface Help | Tutorials for MEL Interface creation | 9 | HTML | ||||||
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