Class Sessions

One of the more unexpected features of your game is the level editor, which is due as part of alpha release. In this lecture, we talk about why this is an important part of game development.    More ›

This is the last set of game labs for the course. You should immediately pivot to the gameplay prototype after this lab. The programmers will find this lab particularly helpful for that.    More ›

Your teams have a lot of programmers on them. How do you divide up work and make sure that everyone is productive? The secret is designing your software architecture before you start to code. That is the subject of this lecture.    More ›

The purpose of this lab is to brainstorm ideas for the nondigital prototype, which is due next week. You can also use some of this time to work on your concept document revision.    More ›

Game development often involves the creation of a lot of specialized software. But the most important elementis the game loop. This infinitely running loop is what animates the characters and makes the game responsive to player input.    More ›