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Title: Computer Science 483641b
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Computer Science 483/641b
- Game Design
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Game Design
- Instructor
- Michael Katchabaw, Assistant Professor,
Department of Computer Science, UWO - Contacts
- MC 28H, Tuesdays and Thursdays from
1030-1130am - katchab_at_csd.uwo.ca
- x.84059
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How to Keep Informed
- http//www.csd.uwo.ca/courses/CS483b or
- http//www.csd.uwo.ca/courses/CS641b
- Project information
- Lecture notes
- Class information
- Supplemental information
- Your E-mail Account
- Important notices
- Group project contact
- Forward your e-mail if you dont check it
regularly!
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Texts and References
- Main course text
- Novak. Game Development Essentials. Second
Edition. Thomson Delmar Learning, 2007.
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Texts and References
- Technical references
- Bishop and Horspool. C Concisely.
Addison-Wesley, 2004. - Nitschke. Professional XNA Game Programming for
Xbox 360 and Windows. Wrox, 2007. - Carter. Microsoft XNA Unleashed Graphics and
Game Programming for Xbox 360 and Windows. Sams
Publishing. 2007. - Cawood. Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's
Guide. McGraw-Hill Professional. 2007. - Hall. XNA Game Studio Express Developing Games
for Windows and the Xbox 360. Thomson Course
Technology. 2007.
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Student Evaluation
- Group project worth 55
- 5 proposal
- 15 design
- 15 demo
- 15 implementation
- 5 meeting minutes
- There are no other assignments
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Student Evaluation
- Exams worth 45
- 15 midterm
- 30 final
- To be passing or higher
- Final 40
- Project 40
- To get a C or higher
- Final 50
- Project 50
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Group Project
- The group project involves the development of a
reasonably large-scale video game. - The choice of genre, gameplay, features, and so
on is up to you and your group. - We will be using Microsofts XNA as
ourdevelopment platform. - More details on this will follow shortly.
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Ethical Conduct
- You should read the definition and penalties of
scholastic offenses at - http//www.uwo.ca/grad/section_ten.htm
(Graduates) or - http//www.csd.uwo.ca/undergrad_scholastic_offenc
es.htm (Undergraduates) - Students are expected to adhere to the Rules of
Ethical Conduct to use the computing facilities
of the Department - http//www.csd.uwo.ca/UnderGrad/ethical.shtml
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