Science, Engineering and Technology

KXA462

2010  KXA462  Games Programming

Unit Level:

Available as a Student Elective: No

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SPECIAL NOTE:  unit is weighted 12.5% for postgraduate courses

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter KXA462 H,L Key Semester Dates Semester Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 1 22-FEB-2010 23-MAR-2010 12-APR-2010 28-MAY-2010 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

Covers the technical programming issues relevant to creating interactive, real-time 3D games. The unit builds on the platform-independent 3-dimensional graphics techniques taught in KXA354, and covers the topics of scene graphs and advanced real-time graphics, object/character control and animation, collision detection, physics simulation and game AI.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: 2 programming assignments (50%), end-of-sem exam (50%)

TEACHING PATTERN: 3 hours of lectures per week

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H,L
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Video conferencing - H,L
A live video link between campuses is used for at least some teaching in this unit
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq

KXA354 desirable

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 1) will be available from mid November 2009

STAFF: Dr P Vamplew

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