cisc 3660 : fall 2012

subject to change!!!

unit I - Fundamentals and Virtual Worlds
tue aug 28	01. lecture (5122N)	Course introduction notes from class Course information sheet First-day survey (please return to me) Will Wright TED talk Sintel trailer (made with Blender) Made with Unity (gallery of trailers)
thu aug 30	02. lecture (5122N)	History of Computer Games notes from class
tue sep 4	03. lab (5301N)	HTML5 Lab 1 assignment #1 (due Sep 21) intro to HTML5 lab simple game example #1
thu sep 6	04. lecture (5122N)	JavaScript notes from class examples ("view page source" for code): working example (uses window.onload) example specifying javascript in an external file broken example (read comments for explanation!) fixed example (read comments for explanation!)
tue sep 11	05. lab (5301N)	HTML5 Lab 2 simple game example #2 submission instructions
thu sep 13	06. lecture (5122N)	Introduction to Blender notes from class
tue sep 18		NO CLASSES (HOLIDAY)
thu sep 20	07. lab (5301N)	Blender Lab 1 intro blender lab
tue sep 25		NO CLASSES (HOLIDAY)
thu sep 27	08. lecture (5122N)	Virtual Worlds notes from class jenga game rube goldberg machine
unit II - Events, Collisions and Animation
tue oct 2	09. lecture (5122N)	Event Handling notes from class simple moving cube skyracer game
thu oct 4	10. lab (5301N)	Virtual Worlds and Event Handling Lab lab assignment #2 (corrected version) (1st part due Oct 19; 2nd part due Oct 26) some cool rube goldberg machines thanks to the student who shared this link!
tue oct 9	11. lecture (5122N)	Collisions and Animation notes from class shooting game
thu oct 11	12. lab (5301N)	Collision and Animation Lab see links on thu oct 4 lab rube goldberg gallery
tue oct 16	13. lecture/lab	Review for Midterm (5122N) Unit II Lab (5301N) see link on thu oct 4
thu oct 18	14. exam (5122N)	MIDTERM EXAM
unit III - Visual Effects and Game Play
tue oct 23	15. lecture (5122N)	Visual Effects notes from class
thu oct 25	16. lab (5301N)	Visual Effects Lab lab
tue oct 30		class cancelled (hurricane sandy)
thu nov 1		class cancelled (hurricane sandy)
tue nov 6	17. lab (5301N)	Game Development overview notes from class
thu nov 8	18. lab (5301N)	Big Game Project Lab 1: BRAINSTORMING lab
tue nov 13	19. lecture (5122N)	Game Play notes from class game project handouts: project overview group assessment form (due dec 11) final submission (due dec 11) project proposal (due nov 15) sandy replacement assignment (due dec 13)
thu nov 15	20. lab (5301N)	Big Game Project Lab 2: PROJECT PROPOSAL project proposal due (posted nov 13) game project design review (due nov 20) sandy replacement assignment option 1--field trip to hear Prof Hickey speak: http://cslogic.info/colloquium/colloquiumnext.htm directions to the CUNY Graduate Center
tue nov 20	21. lab (5301N)	Big Game Project Lab 3: DESIGN REVIEW game project design review due (posted nov 15) sample task template: pdf, xls
thu nov 22		NO CLASSES (THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY)
unit IV - Game Engines and Multi-player Games
tue nov 27	22. lecture (5122N)	Game Engines and Multiplayer games notes from class
thu nov 29	23. lab (5301N)	Big Game Project Lab 4: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT software development day (nothing due) software development lab code review (due dec 4)
tue dec 4	24. lab (5301N)	Big Game Project Lab 5: CODE REVIEW code review in class play testing (due dec 6) Totilo article
thu dec 6	25. lab (5301N)	Big Game Project Lab 6: PLAY TESTING play testing in class presentation schedule and submission instructions (due dec 11) final submission instructions (due dec 11, repeated from nov 13) group assessment form (all 3 people) (due dec 11, repeated from nov 13) group assessment template (one person), xls format (due dec 11)
tue dec 11	26. lab (5301N)	Game Project Presentations and Demonstrations presentation schedule (see dec 6)
thu dec 13	27. review (5122N)	REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
tue dec 18	exam! (5122N)	FINAL EXAM (10.30am-12.30pm) Don't be late!!