Download Overview Slides - Augmented Environments Lab

CS4455: Video Game Design
and Architecture
Blair MacIntyre
[email protected]
Maribeth Gandy
[email protected]
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Topics
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Video Game Design
Themes:
– Thing about elements of games
• Formal elements, dramatic elements, balance, rules
– Design a fun experience
• Brainstorming, prototyping, play testing
– Game technology
• 3D graphics, audio, physics, AI, game engines etc.
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Texts (optional)
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Game Design Workshop, Second
Edition: A Playcentric Approach
to Creating Innovative Games
(Paperback), Tracy Fullerton,
Christopher Swain, Steven
Hoffman (1st Edition: : Game
Design Workshop: Designing,
Prototyping, and Playtesting
Games)
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The Art of Game Design: A
book of lenses (Paperback),
Jesse Schell
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Unity3D
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Unity3d.com
LEARN IT, NOW!
Leverage forums,
IRC, tutorials,
examples, wikis, etc.
DGML or buy
– Asset server is very
valuable
Fall 2006
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Introductions
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Instructor
– Blair MacIntyre
– [email protected]
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Augmented and Mixed Reality (“interactive 3D in
the world”), AR/MR Games
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Associate Professor, Coc/IC; Adjunt Professor, LCC
Design of MR/AR experiences (3D in the world)
Background in math, CS, 3D graphics
PhD research in distributed interactive 3D software design
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Introductions
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Instructor
– Maribeth Gandy
– [email protected]
– Research Scientist, Interactive
Media Technology Center
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Augmented and Mixed Reality,
Wearable Computing
– Background in CS, HCI,
graphics, audio
– Tools for AR design,
– Applying HCI techniques to AR
– Creating compelling AR
experiences for entertainment
and informal education
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Introductions
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TA
– Chris Ernst
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Useful Background Knowledge
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CS Classes
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Computer Graphics
Artificial Intelligence
Networking
Human-Computer Interaction
Software Engineering
Visual Arts
– 3D Modeling
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Music and Sound Design
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What you will do
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Think about games
Think about what makes a good game
Design
Learn what it means to prototype core game
elements, and do it
Create a game
{Test, refine, repeat}
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Class Structure and Grading
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http://cs4455f11.computing4fun.org
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Group Project
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Design and build a game
– Unity3D appropriate for all types of games!
Everyone must make a significant technical
contribution
– EVERYONE WRITES CODE
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Group Project
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Build a team
– Teams of 3
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Build a game
Must include range of technology
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3D game
Non-completely-trivial AI
Network (2 player)
Physics
Audio
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Resources
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Know what’s going on!
– Grades on Tsquare
– Annoucements, syllabus and schedule on blog
– Please check often
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DML/Mac Lab
– Lots of software (Unity3D, Maya, Creative Suite)
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Free models
– Don’t spend a lot of time modeling!
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Audio Libraries
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Annoying Warnings
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You are responsible for anything we talk about
in class. If you miss class, talk to classmates.
No open laptops in class, unless we ask you to
take them out
– If you like to take notes on your laptop, fine. But,
we will ask you to submit them after each class.
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Cross-Institute Collaboration
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Berklee College of Music
– Have Berklee students in your group, creating
custom music and sound
– More later
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SCAD
– Opportunity for a small number of you to join
class at SCAD
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