Lectures

Click on a lecture to see the recommended reading for that day. In addition, you can download the slides and any demo code. We do not record lectures in this course. You are expected to attend in order to learn the material.

9. Game Audio

Simple audio in CUGL is pretty straight forward if you look at the code demos. But as we show in this lecture, CUGL is capable of so much more, provided that you understand how game audio works.    Details ›

February 20, 2026 slides demos

8. Networking

Game networking is a complicated topic. But as we show in this lecture, it is possible in this course provided that you have the proper scope, and the proper support libraries.    Details ›

February 18, 2026 slides demos

7. 2D Animation

Scene graphs are obviously important for UI elements. But should you use them everywhere in your game. In this lecture we show why they are useful for basic animation as well.    Details ›

February 9, 2026 slides demos

6. Gameplay Modeling

The first major deliverable of the course is the nondigital prototype. In this lecture we talk about how to model a digital game without using software.    Details ›

February 6, 2026 slides no demos

5. Scene Graphs

For students from the introductory course, scene graphs are one of the biggest changes in the new engine. They provide a stuctured way to organize your images and textures, beyond drawing directly to a sprite batch.    Details ›

February 4, 2026 slides no demos