Week In 679

We’ve gotten into the home stretch here – just 2 weeks left to wrap up projects, and any topics we’re going to talk about. There won’t be any readings or assignments, so you can stay focused on your projects. The big thing this week is the playtest on Friday, December 7th. As we’ve mentioned in […]

We’ve made it through Thanksgiving, and are now ready for that final push towards the final project! We’ll use class times for lectures (usually), but we’ll cut back on readings and assignments so you can stay focused on projects. Tuesday, November 27 – Lecture on Graphics. We’ll talk about lighting and shading and other graphics […]

This week, we’ll really get Project 3 underway. Now that you have a plan, I think everyone realizes what it is going to take to get to that all important first milestone. This week, we’ll have few other demands on you other than to focus on the project. (Note: this won’t be a recurring theme […]

This week is mainly about getting Project 3 rolling. Hopefully, everyone is already thinking about the different potential games, and providing feedback on each of the proposals (in the forum). OK, I can tell that at the time of writing, there has been almost no discussion. Remember that part of the assignment is to comment […]

This coming week in 679 we’ll switch from project 2 to project 3. Tuesday, October 30 – In lecture, we’ll talk about some aspects of game programming. Your project 2 post-mortem is due. Thursday, November 1 – In class time, we’ll have project pitches. Each design pair will give a 3-5 minute pitch for their […]

The big thing this week is Project 2 – with the final demos on Friday, October 26th. Because of that, most other things are being put on hold so you can focus on finishing. However, we need to be looking ahead to Project 3. Tuesday (October 23rd) – we’ll have a little in class review […]

This coming week in 679 you’ll wrap up project 2 and we’ll talk about graphics. Remember that Assignment 3 is due on Monday September 24th. Tuesday (Sep 25th) – We’ll start to talk about graphics. We’ll review some basics, the role of graphics in games, and some of the high-level strategies in graphics performance. Please […]

I just realized that last week’s post had the wrong dates. Hope that wasn’t too confusing. This coming week in 679, you’ll continue to work on Project 1. Assignment 2 is due, but there isn’t much in the way of required reading. There is a project 1 milestone at the end of the week. Hopefully, […]

This week in 679, we’ll dive into project 1, learn more about Javacript, and try to figure out what a game is. Don’t forget that Assignment 0 is due at the beginning of the week! Please do the course survey and the required posts on the forum. In fact, please get in the habit of […]