Introduction to Video Game Programming (VGP)

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Introduction to Video Game Programming (VGP)

• Mr. Shultz

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Todays Bell-Ringer and Objectives

• Bell-Ringer
• What are three things you should not share on the
  school network?
• Because they are not private, network storage
  areas should be treated like what?
• What does circumventing security practices mean?
• Objectives
• Given President Obama's back-to-school speech,
  TSW demonstrate positive work ethic and diversity
  awareness in classroom and work settings.
  (BUS6640.001/005)

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Bell-Ringer

• What are three things you should not share on the
  school network?
• Login names
• Passwords
• Data

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Bell-Ringer

• Because they are not private, network storage
  areas should be treated like what?
• School lockers

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Bell-Ringer

• What does circumventing security practices mean?
• It means to go around the security practices,
  like a circle

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President Obama Speech

• Watch the video
• Answer questions on worksheet
• Will turn in for a grade

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President Obama Speech

• http//www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/09/14/presiden
  ts-back-school-speech-we-not-only-reach-our-own-dr
  eams-we-help-others-do-sam

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President Obama Speech

• What city was the President in for the speech?
• Philadelphia, PA

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President Obama Speech

• What is the name of the school where he is
  speaking?
• Masterman

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President Obama Speech

• What did the President go to the school to tell
  them?
• Nobody gets to write your destiny but you

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President Obama Speech

• What will have as great an impact on your success
  in life as your education?
• Nothing

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President Obama Speech

• What will your success in school also help
  determine?
• Americas success in the 21st century

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President Obama Speech

• What is your job?
• Showing up to school on time
• Paying attention in class
• Doing your homework
• Studying for exams
• Staying out of trouble

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President Obama Speech

• How did the Presidents mother describe his
  attitude about his future?
• Casual

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President Obama Speech

• The President said that excelling in school or in
  life isnt mainly about being smarter than
  everybody else. What did he say excelling is
  about?
• Working harder than everybody else

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President Obama Speech

• What will the President do for the school that
  wins the second Commencement Challenge?
• Congratulate them in person by speaking at your
  commencement

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President Obama Speech

• What does the President want all of you to take
  away from his speech?
• That life is precious, and part of its beauty
  lies in its diversity.
• We shouldnt be embarrassed by the things that
  make us different.
• We should be proud of them.

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Computer Login

• Username is
• first letter of first name
• last name
• three numbers
• Example
• sshultz001
• Password is password
• Must change it on first login

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Game Programming Pre-Test

• Do not write on Pre-Test
• Write on provided notebook paper
• Will have 5 minutes to complete
• No talking/communicating during test

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Computer Math

• Prefixes
• K kilo 1,000 (thousand)
• M mega 1,000,000 (million)
• G giga 1,000,000,000 (billion)
• T tera 1,000,000,000,000 (trillion)

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Computer Math

• CPU Speeds
• Measured in Hz (hertz)
• Means cycles per second
• The more cycles it can process, the faster it can
  run

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Computer Math

• 1a. If a CPU is rated at 500 MHz, how many cycles
  can it process in a second?
• 500 times M (1,000,000)
• 500,000,000 (500 million)

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Computer Math

• 1b. If a CPU is rated at 1 GHz, how many cycles
  can it process in a second?
• 1 times G (1,000,000,000)
• 1,000,000,000 (1 billion)

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Computer Math

• 1c. If a CPU is rated at 950 MHz, how many cycles
  can it process in a second?
• 950 times M (1,000,000)
• 950,000,000 (950 million)

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Computer Math

• 1d. If a CPU is rated at 1.1 GHz, how many cycles
  can it process in a second?
• 1.1 times G (1,000,000,000)
• 1,100,000,000 (1.1 billion)

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Computer Math

• 1e. Which CPU is faster, one rated at 1.1 GHz, or
  one rated at 950 MHz?
• 1.1 GHz 1,100,000,000
• 950 MHz 950,000,000

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Computer Math

• Hard Drive Capacity
• Measured in B (bytes)
• Means pieces of data
• More bytes on the hard drive more data you can
  store

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Computer Math

• 2a. If a hard drive holds 200 GB, how many pieces
  of data can it store?
• 200 times G (1,000,000,000)
• 200,000,000,000 (200 billion)

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Computer Math

• 2b. If a hard drive holds 1TB, how many pieces of
  data can it store?
• 1 times T (1,000,000,000,000)
• 1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion)

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Computer Math

• 2c. If a hard drive holds 750 GB, how many pieces
  of data can it store?
• 750 times G (1,000,000,000)
• 750,000,000,000 (750 billion)

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Computer Math

• 2d. You need to have a total of 1TB of storage,
  and you already have a hard drive that holds
  750GB. What is the smallest hard drive you can
  add and have 1TB of storage?
• 1TB (1,000,000,000,000) minus
• 750GB (750,000,000,000)
• 250GB (250,000,000,000)

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Computer Login

• If your login doesnt work
• Username is
• bstudent
• Password is
• class

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www.mrshultz.com

• Go to www.mrshultz.com
• The home page will have general information and
  listing of upcoming dates
• Two ways to get to the VGP page
• Click on VGP on the menu at the top
• Click on VGP in the schedule under Where in BHS
  is Mr. Shultz?

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www.mrshultz.com
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VGP Page

• This page will have
• Daily Assignment instructions
• Dates that apply to the class
• Links

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VGP Page
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VGP Assignments

• This page will have
• Old Assignments

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VGP Assignments
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Introduction to Video Game Programming (VGP)