Advanced Game Development Project

Catalog description

This game development project course will bring together an inter-professional group of students in the fields of engineering, computer science, and art to focus on the design and development of a complete, fully functioning computer game as an interdisciplinary team. The student teams are given complete liberty to design their own fully functional games from their original concept to a playable game published in an online marketplace. Student teams will experience the entire game development cycle as they execute their projects. Responsibilities include creating a game idea, writing a story, developing the artwork, designing characters, implementing music and sound effects, programming and testing the game, and publishing the final project. Students enrolled in 487 will develop a healthcare or education virtual environment or video game in collaboration with a mentor who has expertise in the chosen area. Offered as CSDS 390 , ECSE 390 , CSDS 487 , and ECSE 487 . Prereq: CSDS 233 and CSDS 290 .