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NotesGames Development (CM3030)
This module will introduce you to i) industry standard tools for game development, such as game engines, and ii) the process of game development, including prototyping and playtesting. You will undertake a short series of game development projects, each lasting a set number of weeks and with a specific brief. For each project, you will propose a game that fits the brief, and then you will implement it. You are expected to deliver the proposed game and document it thoroughly. Through this process, you will develop an awareness of intended audience and the use of media for documentation.
Contemporary video game production draws on a range of techniques from artificial intelligence (AI) to perform tasks such as controlling virtual agents and generating novel game content. This module will also introduce crucial game AI concepts. Compared to mainstream AI, the emphasis is less on optimal problem solving and more on entertaining the player with limited computational resources. This module gives students practical experience of programming game AI systems and an understanding of the relevant theory.
Professor(s)
- Dr. Tom Cole
Topics covered
- Introduction to game development, the games industry and game engines
- Creating sprite based 2D
- Scripting game interaction
- 2D physics and collision
- Game Design
- Developing a Game project
- State Machines
- Pathfinding
- Behaviour Trees
- Recap and review
Assessment
Coursework only (Type III)