Computer Game Development I
Overview
- Basic game concepts
- The game development lifecycle
- Actors, mechanics, goals, space, and rules
- A brief introduction to object-oriented programming
- Classes and objects
- Private and public members
- Object pointers and references
- Inheritance
- Templates
- Basic 2D game graphics
- The color buffer
- Double buffering
- Implemention of 2D graphics in a game
- An introduction to game engines
- Maps, levels, actors, components, transforms, and vectors
- Visual scripting basics
- Level design
- Compiling game projects using an integrated development environment
- Live coding basics
- Tick, frame rate, and delta-time concepts
- Using inheritance to create classes
- Game modes
- Debugging games using output logs
- Processing player input
- Particle systems
- Line traces
- Object collision
- Spawning actors
- User interfaces and heads-up displays
- Adding audio to games
Lectures, labs, and self-directed learning (programming assignments)
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:
| Labs | 5-25% |
| Assignments | 0-20% |
| Projects | 0-20% |
| Term Test(s) | 20-30% |
| Final Exam | 25-35% |
| Total | 100% |
** In order to pass the course, in addition to receiving an overall course grade of at least 50%, students must achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined weighted examination components (term test(s) and final exam).
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Describe the game development lifecycle from a programming perspective;
- Explain the fundamental concepts behind games;
- Apply object-oriented programming techniques in the context of computer game development;
- Utilize an integrated development environment for game programming;
- Design and implement object-oriented programs for computer game development;
- Program logic and game mechanics with collisions and particle effects;
- Create game prototypes using game engines and graphics libraries;
- Build basic user interface elements and interactive menus for computer games.
Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials.
Sample textbooks and materials may include:
- Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine 5 (current edition), Marcos Romero, Brenden Sewell, and Luis Cataldi, Packt Publishing
- Game Programming in C++ (current edition), Sanjay Madhav, Pearson
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for CMPT 1267 |
|---|---|
| Acsenda School of Management (ASM) | ASM GEN 1XX (3) |
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX CPSC 1XX (3) |
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU COMP 2XX (3) |
| Camosun College (CAMO) | No credit |
| College of New Caledonia (CNC) | CNC CSC 1XX (3) |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR COMP 1XX (3) |
| Columbia College (COLU) | COLU CSCI 1st (3) |
| Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU CSCI 1XX (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | No Credit |
| North Island College (NIC) | NIC CPS 1XX (3) |
| Northern Lights College (NLC) | NLC ITEC 2XX (3) |
| Okanagan College (OC) | OC COSC 229 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CMPT 2XX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU COMP 1XXX (3) |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW CPSC 1XX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV CPSC_V 1st (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV COMP 1XX (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC CSC 167 (1.5) |
| Vancouver Community College (VCC) | VCC CMPT 1XXX (3) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU CSCI 1st (3) |