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What is Game Engines What is Game Engines all aboutall about
IntroductionIntroductionDr Bryan DugganDr Bryan [email protected]@dit.ie@ditcomputing@ditcomputing
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Steve Coll insSteve Coll insCEO HavokCEO Havok Every part of the games industry, that I’m aware of, Every part of the games industry, that I’m aware of,
is crying out for undergraduates, more graduates, is crying out for undergraduates, more graduates, greater skills and better training greater skills and better training
The traditional games industry is growing at a rate The traditional games industry is growing at a rate of 10pc per year of 10pc per year
I think there is huge opportunity here, but it lies in I think there is huge opportunity here, but it lies in companies being very creative and identifying niche companies being very creative and identifying niche markets rather than trying to go up against the big markets rather than trying to go up against the big playersplayers
Games industry worth 55 Billion Worldwide and Games industry worth 55 Billion Worldwide and growinggrowing
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Game Programming Game Programming Core Skil lsCore Skil ls OO ProgrammingOO Programming AlgorithmsAlgorithms Software EngineeringSoftware Engineering GraphicsGraphics AudioAudio AIAI NetworkingNetworking MultithreadingMultithreading Systems ProgrammingSystems Programming Distributed ComputingDistributed Computing MobileMobile Parsers/LanguageParsers/Language UI DesignUI Design Project ManagementProject Management Systems IntegrationSystems Integration
CORE TRANSFERABLE
COMPUTER SCIENCE SKILLS
Required for:Games
eCommerceWindows Programming
Everything!
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You wil l l ike this course You wil l l ike this course if…if… You like programmingYou like programming
– You don’t need to be a brilliant You don’t need to be a brilliant programmer, but you need to be programmer, but you need to be interestedinterested
You like knowing how stuff worksYou like knowing how stuff works You like problem solvingYou like problem solving You enjoy computer games and You enjoy computer games and
always wondered how they workalways wondered how they work
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This is notThis is not
A maths courseA maths course An XNA/OpenGL/Havok/DirectX An XNA/OpenGL/Havok/DirectX
coursecourse
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Guest lecturersGuest lecturers Dr Steve Collins (founder of Havok)Dr Steve Collins (founder of Havok) Dr Aphra Kerr (gamedevelopers)Dr Aphra Kerr (gamedevelopers) Brendan Fields (DT228 grad, Activision)Brendan Fields (DT228 grad, Activision) Sean Blanchfield (Founder Demonware)Sean Blanchfield (Founder Demonware) Owen Harris (Founder Bitsmith)Owen Harris (Founder Bitsmith) Brian Cameron (lead dev Assassins Creed)Brian Cameron (lead dev Assassins Creed) Adam Drakeford (founder, Glass Robot)Adam Drakeford (founder, Glass Robot) …… ……
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Semester 1Semester 1– Building a 3D game engine from scratch Building a 3D game engine from scratch
using a physics engineusing a physics engine Semester 2Semester 2
– AI for gamesAI for games
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Semester 1Semester 1
Introduction to 3D gamesIntroduction to 3D games– hardwarehardware– API’sAPI’s– Game genresGame genres
Maths refresherMaths refresher– 3D Coordinate Geometry 3D Coordinate Geometry – TrigonometryTrigonometry– VectorsVectors– MatricesMatrices
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Semester 1Semester 1
2D sprite game programming2D sprite game programming 3D models/cameras/scene graph3D models/cameras/scene graph Particle physics for gamesParticle physics for games Hamiltonian physics (quaternions)Hamiltonian physics (quaternions) Using a physics engineUsing a physics engine
– Rigid bodiesRigid bodies– IntegrationIntegration– Gravity gunsGravity guns
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Semester 1Semester 1
OO RefresherOO Refresher– Procedural programmingProcedural programming– Classes & objectsClasses & objects– AccessAccess– InheritanceInheritance– Collections Vectors, Lists, QueuesCollections Vectors, Lists, Queues
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Semester 2Semester 2
Steering behaviours/flockingSteering behaviours/flocking– Seek arrive etcSeek arrive etc
Dynamic obstacle avoidanceDynamic obstacle avoidance Finite state machinesFinite state machines Pathfinding using A*Pathfinding using A*
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Things you wil l makeThings you wil l make
Driving simulationsDriving simulations ParticlesParticles Flight simulatorsFlight simulators Space simulationsSpace simulations Amazing physics simulationsAmazing physics simulations
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ToolsTools
Visual Studio 2010Visual Studio 2010 XNA (OpenGL/Havok?)XNA (OpenGL/Havok?) GitGit webcourseswebcourses
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AssignmentsAssignments
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Assignments Assignments
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Massive achievements if Massive achievements if you do any of the you do any of the fol lowing:fol lowing: Enter a competitionEnter a competition Contribute to an open source completionContribute to an open source completion Publish an app/release a gamePublish an app/release a game
– We have a mac lab!We have a mac lab!– Mono game!Mono game!
Do a startupDo a startup Publish a paperPublish a paper Use the Havok SDKUse the Havok SDK
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Achievements of former Achievements of former studentsstudents Numerous best project/best student Numerous best project/best student
prizes in DT228 and DT211prizes in DT228 and DT211 Startup foundersStartup founders Imagine Cup prize winnersImagine Cup prize winners Games Fleadh prize winnersGames Fleadh prize winners
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