CS 583 Lectures - Spring 2013 - Dr. Kris Stewart
Office Hours Mon Wed 10-11:30a GMCS 535/408

Syllabus/Calendar/Assignments
Our textbook is available from SafariTexts online from the National ACM Learning Center Safari Book
Learning XNA 4 update.
AaronReed blog with code from textbook
code organized by chapter

We have a guest lecturer in class Wed 10april 2pm - Chris Harz
Next ACM club meeting - Dr. Vernor Vinge - 24April 4pm - "The Technological Singularity" PSFA 350
ACM Computer Club

Our Calendar (from syllabus on Bb):
Assign#1 - Introduce yourself and upload a picture of yourself - Due 31Jan
Assign#2 - State your research paper topic, with introductory paragraph and at least 2 peer-reviewed reference Due 15Feb
Assign#3 - Individual Research Report - upload to Bb TurnItIn Assignment by * 04March upd* was 01March
Assign#4 - Individual 2d Game Proposal - Due 08March
Assign#5 - Individual 2d Game code with user guide and description (Zip-file of your Clean Build) [based on textbook through Chapter 8] Due 22March
Assign#6 - Discussion Board Assignment - Group 3d Game - due before Spring Break - 29Mar
Assign#7 - 3d Game Group Plan with Lead and roles for other members specified - due 19 April
Assign#8 - 3d Game Doc - due at time of final exam 1pm 13May Upload
Assign#9 - Final Group 3d Game - due at time of final exam 1pm 13May Thumbdrive

08may Process for Final Exam 20May2013 1-3pm AH1112 - Preview from SkeetShooter / Nazis at Center of Earth
06May Future of your XNA skills & value of PostMortem; Preview from MarioKart / Pokeman Figher
01may2013 JS-Playtesting; JS-storytelling[GDC13] text - Preview from SpaceShooter / HoverAttack
29Apr Thoughts from 2D games / Jesse Schell overview / PostMortem; Preview from Crater Six / Gamers Inc.
24Apr / Sample of Materials Science Lab Simulation relocatable Tensile test, relocatable Impact test, [readme file is key], Impact Test, Tensile Test, Virtual Lattice Journey ;
24Apr 5pm PSFA 350, Dr. Vernor Vinge "Species of Mind" The Singularity [wikipedia]
22Apr/17Apr - Marketing yourself & your work
Chris Harz followup after presentation 10April 2pm in class; Serious Games
08April Team Resources
25March 2D games are in; 3D plans and some thoughts
Ch11 Creating 1st Person Camera; 15March Sutherland; SDSC (racks & racks of computers
3D Group Game signup on Bb Assign#6, Ch10 3D Models; CalIT2, SDSC 1:30-2:30p 13March
finish Ch9; Sharing & Distributing your Game 06March
Primitives 3D MSDN sample shows how to draw 3D geometric primitives such as cubes, spheres, cylinders and teapot zip
Chris Crawford; sprite-sheets; Ch9 27Feb (no class 25feb)
Vision Statement for Group Game 20feb
Ch 8 Putting it all Together; Your 2D game assignment [Clean build in Bb assign] Wed 13Feb
Ch6 Audio; Ch7 Basic AI Mon 11Feb
Roles & History; GDM Career Guide 2012 pp.33-40; NSF Internet; SDSC 25year in 2010; Ch5: Applying OO Design 06Feb
Lect4 - XNA4 in Windows 8; ESA announce; Res Report; L5-Chap4 04Feb2013
Lect3 Ch 3 finish
Ch3 startLect2 Fun with Sprites
Game1.cs [Our first code - blue screen]

Lect1 Chapter 2: Getting Started - 28Jan2013
cs583 beginnings 23jan2013 including Syllabus