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Game Programming Practices Course Introduction

Game Programming Practices Course Introduction. Yanci Zhang. Game Programming Practice. Course Descriptions 1/3. “games” in our course are NOT. Game Programming Practice. Course Descriptions 2/3. “games” in our course are. Game Programming Practice. Course Descriptions 3/3.

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Game Programming Practices Course Introduction

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  1. Game Programming PracticesCourse Introduction Yanci Zhang Game Programming Practice

  2. Course Descriptions 1/3 “games” in our course are NOT Game Programming Practice

  3. Course Descriptions2/3 “games” in our course are Game Programming Practice

  4. Course Descriptions3/3 • Game programming covers a wide range of topics • Computer graphics • Computer network • Artificial intelligence • Audio programming • … • Our course will • Cover the most important aspects • Focus on 3D graphics programming • Improve programming skills • Game design is NOT discussed Game Programming Practice

  5. Lecture Syllabus • Advanced data structures in game programming • 3D graphics programming • OpenGL programming • GPU programming • Advanced graphics topics • Multi-threads/core programming (Optional) • Network programming(Optional) • Artificial intelligence (Optional) • Audio programming (Optional) Game Programming Practice

  6. Course Prerequisite Linear algebra (vector, matrix…) Basic data structure knowledge (stack, queue, tree, graph…) Basic C/C++ programming knowledge(pointer, array, OOP…) Familiar with Visual Studio (NOT VC6) Knowledge of computer graphics is preferable Game Programming Practice

  7. Grading Policy • Optional subject with 3 credits • Class attendance (5%) + Class exercise(35%) + Final project (60%) • Final project • No final exam   • Several candidates projects covering all aspects of the course • Choose and implement one project Game Programming Practice

  8. Your Motivations • Huge fan of game programming • Improve programming skills to find a good job • Try best to gain credits • Get some easy credits • No easy credits here!!! • No submission of final project = no credits Game Programming Practice

  9. How to learn this course? 锄禾日当午，不如coding苦，对着C++，一调一下午； 锄禾日当午，不如coding苦，调了一下午，BUG还得补； 锄禾日当午，不如coding苦，Bug刚补完，结构需重组； 锄禾日当午，不如coding苦，Bug改不完，无言见列祖。 Fall love with your computer Coding, coding, more coding… Learn to show off Read English papers/articles instead of Chinese Game Programming Practice

  10. Teaching Staff • Lecturer: 张严辞 • 1993~1997，SCU, B.S. • 1997~2003，Institute of Software, CAS, Ph.D • 2004，Chinese University of Hong Kong, research assistant • 2005~2008，University of Zurich, Switzerland, Post Doc. • 2008~Present，SCU, associate Prof. • Email：yczhang@scu.edu.cn • Teaching Assistants: • 唐玉蕾（QQ 971658760 ） Game Programming Practice

  11. More Announcements • Using English slides • Slides are available on web • Always seeking for talented students to join our group • Improve programming skills • Learn how to do scientific research • Learn more graphics • Know more person • Make life more colorful • … Game Programming Practice

  12. General Information Survey Purpose: Improve the teaching quality Your expectation Your programming experiences Your graphics background knowledge Game Programming Practice

  13. Survey Subjects 1/3 • Please rate your C/C++ programming level: • I consider myself an expert. • I can use C/C++ to write some simple applications. • I have some basic knowledge but lack of practice. • What is C/C++? I am a fan of Java. • Did you take the computer graphics course? • Yes • No Game Programming Practice

  14. Survey Subjects 2/3 • How much do you know about computer graphics? • I have experiences in writing OpenGL/DirectX applications. • I have some basic knowledge of computer graphics but lack of practice. • I know nothing about computer graphics. • How much do you know about STL programming? • I know STL very well. • I have some knowledge about STL. • I know nothing about STL. Game Programming Practice

  15. Survey Subjects3/3 • Do you own a private computer? • What graphics card do you have? • What is your purpose of taking this course? • I am a huge fan of game programming. • I want to improve my programming skill. • I will try my best to get the credit points. • I just want to get some easy credit points. • Any suggestions or expectations? Game Programming Practice

  16. References B.M. Sousa and B.M. Desousa, Game Programming All in One, 2002 D.Astle and K.Hawkins, OpenGL Game Programming, 2001 H.Holland, Game Programming - Tricks of the Trade, 2002 D.S.Dalmau, Core Techniques and Algorithms in Game Programming, 2003 C.Tremblay, Mathematics for Game Developers, 2004 http://www.geeks3d.com/ http://www.realtimerendering.com/blog/ Game Programming Practice

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