BCA606 - CONSOLE GAME DEVELOPMENT
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSOLE GAME DEVELOPMENT | BCA606 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | Computer Game Design | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Drill and Practice Project Design/Management | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ||||||
| Course objective | This course will teach you the fundamentals of games console programming. We will focus on 3D games, developed using Microsoft's XNA framework for the Xbox 360. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Structure of an XNA 4.0 game, The game loop, Game efficiency and optimization, Game content/assets, Game design, Game physics, 2D/3D game implementations, Simple game AI, 2D and 3D graphics, Vectors, matrices & triangles, Texturing, shading, lighting, 3D model creation, Camera types, Multiplayer games | |||||
| References | ? XNA 4.0 Game Development by Example, Kurt Jaegers, Packt Publishing; ISBN-13: 978-1849690669 ? XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide (Second Edition) by Cawood and McGee ? XNA Game Studio 3.0 Unleashed by Carter ? Learning XNA 4.0: Game Development for the PC, Xbox 360, and Windows 7 Phone by Reed | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to XNA |
| Week 2 | Controlling colors and getting player input |
| Week 3 | Displaying Images and Text |
| Week 4 | Creating a multi-player game |
| Week 5 | Playing Sounds |
| Week 6 | Project Planning |
| Week 7 | Using Timers and Reading text input |
| Week 8 | Playing with images |
| Week 9 | Creating and manipulating Game Objects |
| Week 10 | Texturing |
| Week 11 | Developing a complete game |
| Week 12 | Designing games using classes and objects |
| Week 13 | Creating Game Components |
| Week 14 | Working in 3D |
| Week 15 | |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 83 | 187 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Applies contemporary methods, abilities, and tools essential for computer animation and game technologies. | X | ||||
| 2. Grasps the interdisciplinary interactions inherent to the field. | X | ||||
| 3. Examines the local or global influence of individuals, organizations, and communities on computer animation and game technologies. | X | ||||
| 4. Demonstrates comprehension and accountability in matters pertaining to professionalism, ethics, legality, security, and social issues. | X | ||||
| 5. Has the ability to effectively participate in a team created to achieve a common goal. | X | ||||
| 6. Possesses the ability to effectively participate in a team created to achieve a common goal. | X | ||||
| 7. Analyzes and defines a problem within their field and identifies appropriate solution processes required for suitable solutions. | X | ||||
| 8. Demonstrates the ability to apply the computer and mathematical knowledge required by the discipline. | X | ||||
| 9. Understands and is familiar with the principles and applications of algorithms and techniques in computer graphics and computer animation. | X | ||||
| 10. Utilizes technologies that capture and manipulate design elements to achieve the final production. | X | ||||
| 11. Apply principles of biomechanics and physics to animation | X | ||||
| 12. Uses procedural or interactive mechanisms to create animations. | X | ||||
| 13. Implements appropriate AI techniques in game development. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest