Last Update September 15, 2003.

 

AUGUST

 

25 M

Green Sheet, Pop Demo

27 W

Dimensions of Games, 1.2

SEPTEMBER

 

3 W

H1 Due.  More on Games.  2.1: Contraint Triangle. 2.2: Req Gathering.  3.3: Pop File Component Diagram.

8 M

H1 Return and Discuss.  Kinds of Games for Project.  Possible Pop Extensions.

10 W

3.4, 3.5: Pop UML Class Diagram.  Start H2 (Ex 3.10) in class.   

15 M

H2 Plan and Discuss level design, 3D view, zigzag motion.  4.4: Composition and Delegation, 5.1: Strategy Pattern, begin Chap 7.

17 W

H2 Due.  Chap 7: Physics, focus on 7.4: Forces. 

22 M

H2 Return and Discuss.  More on 7.4: Forces, the exercises. Begin Chap 8: Critters.

24 W

Chap 8: Critters.  Discussion of the cForceObjectGravity problem.

29 M

H3 Plan and Discuss.  More on cForceObjectGravity, with the cGameSpacewarSun example. Introuduciton to Chap 8: Sprites.

OCTOBER

 

1 W

H3 Discuss.  Chap 8: Sprites.

6 M

H3 Discuss.  More on Sprites. Chap 10: Games.

8 W

H3 Due. Quick Survey of Chap 11. Collisions. Chap 16.  Sports games. Chap 18.  Interesting Worlds.  Chap 19.  More ideas for games.

13 M

H3 Return. H4 Due (Specification).  Midterm review.

15 W

Midterm

20 M

Midterm Return.  Assign teams.

22 W

 

27 M

H5: Team specifications and Powerpoint presentations

29 W

Discuss H5 with teams.

NOVEMBER

 

3 M

Teamwork

5 W

Class Cancelled

10 M

Teamwork

12 W

Alpha Demo

17 M

Teamwork

19 W

Teamwork

24 M

Teamwork

26 W

Teamwork

DECEMBER

1 M

Beta Demo

3 W

Teamwork

8 M

Last Class

15 M

Final Demo and Exam, Section 1, 12:15-2:30

17 W

Final Demo and Exam, Section 2, 2:45 - 5:00