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Game Programming 01 - Introduction
The document outlines key objectives for game programming, including learning from existing sources, effective project planning, and the importance of rapid iterations. It emphasizes the need for structured milestones in development, the significance of prototyping, and avoiding the reinvention of the wheel by utilizing existing resources. Additionally, it encourages critique and reflection through post-mortem analysis to enhance future projects.
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- 2. Objectives • To learnhow to learn from others • To get an idea of how to plan your game project • To understand the importance of fast iterations 2 / 60
- 3. Learning From Others 3/ 60 StarCraft II Galaxy Editor
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- 6. Learning From Others 6/ 60 World of Warcraft LUA UI API
- 7. Learning From Others 7/ 60 Hearthstone Log File
- 8. Learning From Others 8/ 60 StarCraft II Screenshot
- 9. Learning From Others 9/ 60 StarCraft II Screenshot
- 10. Learning From Others 10/ 60 StarCraft II Screenshot
- 11. Learning From Others 11/ 60 StarCraft II Screenshot
- 12. Learning From Others 12/ 60 StarCraft II Screenshot
- 13. Learning From Others 13/ 60 StarCraft II Screenshot
- 14. Learning From Others 14/ 60 StarCraft II Screenshot
- 15. Learning From Others 15/ 60 StarCraft II Screenshot
- 16. Learning From Others 16/ 60 Unreal Tournament 3 Splash Screen
- 17. Learning From Others 17/ 60 Unreal Tournament 3 Login Screen
- 18. Learning From Others 18/ 60 Hostile Worlds Screen Transitions
- 19. Learning From Others 19/ 60 Steam Server Browser
- 20. Learning From Others 20/ 60 WarCraft III Lobby
- 21. Learning From Others 21/ 60 WarCraft III Loading Screen
- 22. Learning From Others 22/ 60 WarCraft III Score Screen
- 23. Learning From Others 23/ 60 StarCraft II Options Screen
- 24. Learning From Others 24/ 60 Doom 3 GPL Release on GitHub
- 25. ... but don’tcopy blindly!
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- 37. There might evenbe cookies. 37 / 60 Source: UTWeap_LinkGun.uc (August UDK 2010) /** Holds the list of link guns linked to this weapon */ var array<UTWeap_LinkGun> LinkedList; // I made a funny Hahahahah :)
- 38. Project Planning 38 /60 • I’m assuming you’ve got dedicated courses about Game Production. • These will cover project management models such as Waterfall and SCRUM buffers and priorities • I’m just gonna stick with one single advice.
- 39. Project Planning 39 /60 Don’t alter your milestones!
- 40. Major Milestones 40 /60 • Alpha feature-complete no showstopper bugs • Beta asset-complete no A- or B-bugs • Master balanced no A-, B- or C-bugs
- 41. Major Milestones 41 /60 • Spend several weeks on each of these! • Improve through iteration and add features one by one, in order of priority! • When your time’s up: Cut all remaining features. • It will make your game better. Trust me.
- 42. The Art ofPrototyping 42 / 60 • Start off with a paper prototype! Iterate! • Add a prototype in an existing game engine (mod)! Iterate! • Document all changes, especially their motivation!
- 43. The Art ofPrototyping 43 / 60 Jesse Schell: The Art of Game Design
- 44. The Art ofPrototyping 44 / 60 Hostile Worlds – Early Screenshot
- 45. The Art ofPrototyping 45 / 60 Hostile Worlds – Early Screenshot (ugly, right??)
- 46. Importance of Cheats 46/ 60 Hostile Worlds Prototype Cheats
- 47. Importance of Cheats 47/ 60 Campus Buddies Debug Page
- 48. Importance of Cheats 48/ 60 FreudBot Cheat Console
- 49. Don’t Reinvent TheWheel 49 / 60 Google Guava
- 50. Don’t Reinvent TheWheel 50 / 60 Joda Time
- 51. Don’t Reinvent TheWheel 51 / 60 OpenCSV
- 52. Don’t Reinvent TheWheel 52 / 60 Vectrosity
- 53. Don’t Reinvent TheWheel 53 / 60 Spine
- 54. Don’t Reinvent TheWheel 54 / 60 DOTween
- 55. Don’t Reinvent TheWheel 55 / 60 UnityQuery
- 56. Learning From OthersII 56 / 60 Post-Mortem of Campus Buddies
- 57. Learning From OthersII 57 / 60 Post-Mortem of WarCraft
- 58. Learning From OthersII 58 / 60 Talk – Practical AI in Unity
- 59. Learning From OthersII 59 / 60 Post-Mortem of Ochestrator
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- 61. 5 Minute ReviewSession • What existing sources can you consult when tackling a problem? • Should you consider cutting features, and when? • How can you easily prototype game features? • How can you greatly speed up game testing?