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CS 3152 Course Schedule
[Jan]
[Feb]
[Mar]
[Apr]
[May]
[Dates]
Note: The schedule is subject to change.
January
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Week's Objective
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Workflow
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21
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22
ENGRC Lab 1:
Team Formation
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23
Lecture 1:
Overview
Development Process
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24
Game Lab 1
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25
Lecture 2:
Nature of Games
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Initial Proposal
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28
Lecture 3:
Design Elements
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29
ENGRC Lab 2:
Idea Formation
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30
Lecture 4:
Game Components
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31
Game Lab 2
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February
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Week's Objective
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Initial Proposal
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1
Lecture 5:
Rules and Mechanics
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Concept
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4
Lecture 6:
Uncertainty and Risk
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5
ENGRC Lab 3:
Concept Workshop
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6
Lecture 7:
Economies and Balance
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7
Game Lab 3
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8
Lecture 8:
Prototyping
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Revision
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11
Lecture 9:
Gameplay Modeling
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12
ENGRC Lab 4:
Paper Prototyping
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13
Lecture 10:
Game Loop
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14
Game Lab 4
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15
Lecture 11:
Architecture Design
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Nondigital;
Milestones
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18
Presentation:
Nondigital Prototype
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19
ENGRC Lab 5:
Outlining Milestones
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20
Presentation:
Nondigital Prototype
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21
ENGRC Lab 6:
Gameplay Workshop
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22
Lecture 12:
Memory Management
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February Break;
Gameplay Spec
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25
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26
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27
Lecture 13:
Data-Driven Design
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28
ENGRC Lab 7:
Architecture & Design Exercise
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March
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Week's Objective
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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February Break;
Gameplay Spec
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1
Critique:
Architecture Design
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Gameplay
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4
Presentation:
Gameplay Prototype
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5
Presentation:
Gameplay Prototype
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6
Lecture 14:
Graphics: Sprites
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7
Activity:
Gameplay Playtest
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8
Lecture 15:
Graphics: Perspective
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Architecture;
Design
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11
Lecture 16:
Graphics: Color & Textures
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12
ENGRC Lab 8:
Architecture & Design Workshop
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13
Lecture 17:
Physics in Games
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14
ENGRC Lab 9:
Presentation Etiquette
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15
Lecture 18:
Box2D Physics
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Technical
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18
Presentation:
Technical Prototype
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19
Presentation:
Technical Prototype
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20
Lecture 19:
Character AI
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21
Activity:
Technical Playtest
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22
Lecture 20:
Optimizing Behavior
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Revisions
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25
Lecture 21:
Pathfinding
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26
ENGRC Lab 10:
Level Design (Elements)
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27
Lecture 22:
Strategic Planning
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28
ENGRC Lab 11:
Level Design (Assembling)
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29
Critique:
Level Design
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April
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Week's Objective
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Spring Break
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Alpha
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8
Presentation:
Alpha Demo
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9
Presentation:
Alpha Demo
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10
Presentation:
Alpha Demo
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11
Activity:
Alpha Playtest
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12
Lecture 23:
Player Testing
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Game Manual
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15
Lecture 24:
Level Design
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16
ENGRC Lab 12:
Code Walkthrough
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17
Lecture 25:
Story Design
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18
ENGRC Lab 13:
Game Manual Workday
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19
Lecture 26:
Dialogue
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Beta
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22
Presentation:
Beta Demo
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23
Presentation:
Beta Demo
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24
Presentation:
Beta Demo
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25
Activity:
Beta Playtest
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26
Critique:
Level Design
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Final Portfolio
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29
Lecture 27:
The Industry
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30
ENGRC Lab 14:
Final Documents
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May
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Week's Objective
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Final Portfolio
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1
Lecture 28:
Audio Design
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2
ENGRC Lab 15:
Workday
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3
Lecture 29:
Networking
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Final Release
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6
Presentation:
Final Presentation
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7
Presentation:
Final Presentation
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8
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9
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10
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Showcase
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
Presentation:
GDIAC Showcase
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Project Schedule
Deadlines listed are the earliest possible deadline for that week. For some
presentations (listed in bold), different groups may have different deadlines.
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Week
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Task
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Deadline
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Week 1
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Team Workflow
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1/26/19
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Week 2
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Initial Proposal
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2/02/19
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Week 3
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Concept Document
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2/09/19
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Week 4
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Concept Revision
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2/16/19
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Week 5
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Nondigital Prototype
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2/18/19
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Milestone Document
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2/23/19
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Week 6
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February Break
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Gameplay Specification
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3/02/19
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Week 7
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Gameplay Prototype
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3/09/19
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Week 8
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Architecture Specification
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3/16/19
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Design Specification
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3/16/19
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Week 9
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Technical Prototype
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3/18/19
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Week 10
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Document Revisions
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3/30/19
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Spring Break
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Week 12
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Alpha Release
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4/08/19
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Week 13
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Game Manual
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4/20/19
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Week 14
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Beta Release
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4/22/19
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Week 15
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Final Document Portfolio
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5/04/19
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Week 16
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Final Release
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5/06/19
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Week 17
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GDIAC Showcase
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5/17/19
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