Semester Overview

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Dates are Section I
Week 1 (8/26, 8/28)Due: SurveyDue: Trello, Index page
Week 2 ( 9/4)work on Lab 1Due: Lab 1 before class, Quiz 1 in class
Week 3 (9/9, 9/11)/ work on Lab 2Due: design docs Lab 2
Week 4 (9/16, 9/18)Lab 2, before classQuiz 2 in class, Due: design for Lab 3
Week 5 (9/23, 9/25)Work on Lab 3Lab 3 due before class
Week 6 (9/30, 10/2)Work on Lab 4 Quiz 3 in class
Week 7 (10/7, 10/9)Lab 4 due before classDue: Individual Game design
Week 8 (10/14, 10/16)Work on Individual Games. Please give feedback on the classDue: Individual Games/ Research for Project 1
Week 9 (10/21, 10/23)Pitches for Proj. 1, teams, roles Design Docs,Prototype
Week 10 (10/28, 10/30))MVP Playtest and Iterate P1Critique P1
Week 11 (11/4, 11/6) Quiz 4 in classDue: Research / Pitches for Proj. 2
Week 12 (11/11, 11/13)Due: Project 1 (including completed Usability tests) Team roles, research
Week 13 (11/25, 11/27)Design docs Prototype
Week 14 (12/2, 12/4)Iterate, Playtest, CritiqueImplement recommended changes
Exam Week (12/11, 12/11) Project II Final presentations 8-10am 12/9

Dates

Week 1 - Hello World!

Week 2- Move a sprite with math

Week 3 - Basic physics

Week 4 -

  • Lab 3 Example
  • More advanced physics
  • Understanding the camera
  • Creating start, end, and restart states

Week 5 - Lab 3 examples

Week 6 - Lab 4

Collisions, Audio, Randomness

Week 7 -

Week 8

  • Individual Games Due
  • Start thinking about Project 1

Week 9

  • 2-page text design doc, 1-page visual design doc
  • class workshop on animations

Week 10

  • On Monday you should have a MVP to show the class
  • Wed. - team progress reports

Week 11 PI - Final prep

  • Quiz 4
  • PI Usability test questions and analysis
  • PI Video of gameplay - plan for revisions and polish. Project II Pitches

Week 12-

  • PI Final Polished Game PI
  • Organize P2
  • Design docs, Research Team roles on Wed.

Week 13-

  • PII Design Doc and first iteration

Week 14

  • PII: Playtest and Iterate

Week 15 - Exam week: Project Two Final Presentations

Deliverables