CS-12GP Schedule

Notes: see below Wk ## Date Lesson Reading Event Due Date 1 02/05/07 02/07/07 1. Course and Technology Introduction 1B. Introduction to Java Game Programming -- Ch. 1     2 02/12/07 02/14/07 2. Java Basics 2B. More Basics pp. 39-50, Designing Good Games -- A1-Favorite Games 02/14/07 3 02/19/07 02/21/07 President's Day Holiday (No Class) 3. Classes and Methods -- pp. 50-59 A2-Programming with Java 02/21/07 4 02/26/07 02/28/07 4. Objects, Inheritance and Graphics 4B. Graphics -- pp. 131-140 A3-Shape Classes 02/28/07 5 03/05/07 03/07/07 5. Images and User Interaction 5B. Interaction and Events pp. 140-145 Ch. 3 A4-Drawing and Graphics 03/07/07 6 03/12/07 03/14/07 6. Threads and Animation 6B. Simple Animation pp. 147-161, Thread A5-Drawing Images Interactively 03/14/07 7 03/19/07 03/21/07 7. Animation and Sprites 7B. Simple Sprites Ch. 8, 9 (Galactic War code optional) A6-Animating Images 03/21/07 8 03/26/07 03/28/07 8. Game Physics 8B. Midterm What Designers Need to Know About Physics Midterm 03/28/07 9 04/02/07 04/04/07 Spring Break (No Class) Spring Break (No Class) -- --     10 04/09/07 04/11/07 9. Images Effects and Sprites 9B. Player Sprites Drawing an Image A7-Game Proposal 04/11/07 11 04/16/07 04/18/07 10. Creating a Game 10B. Games and Sprites Game Sprites     12 04/23/07 04/25/07 11. Backgrounds and Scrolling 11B. Tiles and Collisions Backgrounds A8-Developing Sprites 04/25/07 13 04/30/07 05/02/07 12. Developing the Game 12B. Improving Game Play Interaction Design for Games A9-Developing a Game World 05/02/07 14 05/07/07 05/09/07 13. Game Sounds 13B. Game Music Ch. 4 A10-Developing the Gameplay 05/09/07 15 05/14/07 05/16/07 14: User Interfaces and Game Configuration 14B. Game Configuration AWT Fundamentals A11-Adding Music and Sound Effects 05/16/07 16 05/21/07 05/23/07 15. Finishing and Deploying Your Game 15B. Deployment       17 05/30/07 Final Exam -- Final Project 05/30/07 Notes: This schedule is subject to change. For information on grading policies, including when assignments are due, see the course information page. Readings are from the course textbook unless otherwise indicated. Note: if you are not familiar with common book-reference abbreviations, "pp" means pages and "ch" means chapter. ^ top Home | WebCT | Announcements | Schedule | Expectations | Course info Help | FAQ's | HowTo's | Links Last Updated: December 27 2006 @17:45:22