| Date |
Title |
Readings and Assignments |
Extras |
| 8/21 |
Introduction to Game Development
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| 8/23 |
Game Engine Architecture
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Assignment 0 Available
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| 8/25 |
Introduction to Unreal
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Assignment 0 Due
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| 8/28 |
Lab 1: Getting Started in Unreal
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| 8/30 |
C++ and Unreal
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Lab 1 Due
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| 9/1 |
C++ and Blueprints
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| 9/4 |
Labor Day
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| 9/6 |
Source Control and CI
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| 9/8 |
Compliation and Build Systems
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Teams Assigned
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| 9/11 |
Lab 2: Blueprint and Git
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Assignment 1 Available
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| 9/13 |
Communication in UE
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Lab 2 Due
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| 9/15 |
Lab 3: Creating World Interactions
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| 9/18 |
Overview: Physics
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Lab 3 Due
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| 9/20 |
Object-oriented Programming
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| 9/22 |
Component-oriented Programming
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| 9/25 |
UE4 Class Design
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Assignment 1 Due
Assignment 2 Available
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| 9/27 |
Overview: Player Package
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| 9/29 |
Lab 4: Building a Player Class
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| 10/2 |
Overview: Animations
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Lab 4 Due
Assignment 2 Milestone Due
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| 10/4 |
Lab 5: Working with Animations
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| 10/6 |
Overview: AI
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Lab 5 Due
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| 10/9 |
Lab 6: Artificial Intelligence
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Assignment 2 Due
Assigment 3 Available
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| 10/11 |
Overview: Networking
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Lab 6 Due
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| 10/13 |
Overview: Networking
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| 10/16 |
Lab 7: Networking
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| 10/18 |
Working with Data
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Lab 7 Due
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| 10/20 |
Working with Data
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| 10/23 |
Overview: GUIs
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Assignment 3 Milestone Due
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| 10/25 |
Overview: Graphics
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| 10/27 |
Entity Component Systems
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| 10/30 |
Multithreading and the GPU Pipeline
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Assignment 3 Due
Assignment 4 Available
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| 11/1 |
Agile Overview
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| 11/3 |
Bug Testing/Bug Tracking
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| 11/6 |
Lab 8: Technical Design Documents
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Assignment 4 Milestone Due
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| 11/8 |
Future of Game Engines
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Lab 8 Due
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| 11/10 |
Final Project Pitches
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Final Project Available
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| 11/13 |
Work Day: Completing the TDD
|
Final Project TDD Due
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| 11/15 |
AR/VR
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Assignment 4 Due
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| 11/17 |
Game Design
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| 11/20-11/24 |
Thanksgiving Holiday
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| 11/27 |
Class Presentations
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Final Project Alpha Due
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| 11/29 |
Class Presentations
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| 12/1 |
Class Presentations
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| 12/4 |
Award Ceremony
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Final Project Due
Project Trailer Due
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