Video Game Programming and Design 13-14

Unit 0: General Video Game Concepts

• Design

  • Rubric

    • Sample games to eval:

      • Orni / Superman / Zombies / Rangers

      • Uninvited / Bowling

  • FPS/UPS Stability: Lag Is Bad / Group Questions

• World Position vs Screen Position

  • Keyboard Controls (Signal Issues)

• Graphic Manipulations

Unit 1: Free Space Game (Eclipse + Java)

• • Possible Games to Model After: Asteroids, Gradius, Zero Wing

  • Game Requirements: Scrolling

  • Saving Persistent Data: Video / Demo Code (Java) / Ruby Version

• Presentation

Unit 2: Mobile Maze Game (Mosync + Javascript + JawsJS + NotePad++ + Launch Batch Script)

• • Possible Game to Model After: Pac-Man, Gauntlet, Zelda

• Maze Generation Code

Semester One Final

• • Files to Download into your src folder:

  • GameState.java

  • ImageLoader.java

  • Paddle.java

  • Screen.java

  • Sphere.java

  • WelcomeScreen.java

  • Block.java

  • GameRunner.java

  • GameScreen.java

Unit 3: Platform Game (Visual C# + Farseer)

• • Possible Game to Model After: Doodle Jump, Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Mega Man

  • Game Requirements: Scrolling

• Installing Required Software

  • Download Visual C# Express 2010 here (it is free) (select your language and click 'Install Now') - this is already on your flash drive

  • Save the vcs_web.exe file to your computer and run it. Follow the default installation instructions.

  • Run Visual C# Express. If it doesn't ask you for a Registration code. Select 'Register Product' from the Help menu

  • Now.. Click the button to get a Registration code. You will be prompted to sign into your Windows Live account. If you don't have one, you must create one. (it is free) Put in the Registration code

  • Download XNA Game Studio 4.0 here (it is free). Save the XNAGS40_setup.exe file to your computer and run it. (it will automatically find your Visual C# installation and install). Follow the default installation instructions.

  • Download Farseer Samples

• Farseer Physics Google Doc

• Sprite Code

  • megaman.png - place in Samples Content / Common

  • BodyAnimator.cs - place in Samples XNA / Drawing System [3.3.1 Version]

  • SpriteDemo.cs - place in Samples XNA / Screen System [3.3.1 Version]

• One Sided Platform Demo [3.3.1 Version]