This course explores the concepts and technologies behind making 3D, networked games. This will include the examination of game engine creation as well as the use of middleware to build graphically sophisticated game systems.

CSE 214 or CSE 230

• Fluency in the vocabulary of graphical and networked game programming.
• An understanding of the technologies underlying modern graphical game systems.
• Skill in the use of middleware to build graphically powerful game systems.
• The ability to piece together various established game technologies such that they may form a cohesive unit.

• 3D Game Engine Design, Second Edition: A Practical Approach to Real-Time Computer Graphics by David Eberly, published by Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

• Basics of 3D Graphics
• Building 3D Worlds
• Lighting Techniques
• Modeling
• Animation
• Shading
• Game Engine Creation
• Game Engine usage
• Game Scripting Languages
• Networked Gaming Algorithms
• Special Effects
• MMO System Architecture (conceptually only)

See current course webpage for more information.