Game Development - Interactive curriculae of TU Ilmenau
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| module properties Game Development in degree program Master Medientechnologie 2017 | |
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| module number | 200819 |
| examination number | 2500576 |
| department | Department of Economic Sciences and Media |
| ID of group | 2557 (Virtual Worlds and Digital Games) |
| module leader | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Broll |
| term | winter term only |
| language | Englisch |
| credit points | 5 |
| on-campus program (h) | 45 |
| self-study (h) | 105 |
| obligation | elective module |
| exam | alternative examination performance |
| details of the certificate | Presentation (25%), demonstration (25%), design and implementation (50%) of a computer game (group work) |
| link to Moodle course | Course:" title="link to Moodle course" target="_blank">https://moodle.tu-ilmenau.de/course/view.php?id=3828">Course: |
| teacher | Prof. Dr. Broll, Wolfgang |
| signup details for alternative examinations | Dieses Modul enthält mindestens eine alternative semesterbegleitende Abschlussleistung. Bitte beachten Sie, dass diese in der Regel schon zu Beginn des Semesters, in dem diese angeboten wird, angemeldet werden muss. Bitte registrieren Sie sich über den Moodleraum bis 6. Oktober 2025. Anschließend werden Sie von den Lehrenden über das weitere Vorgehen informiert.
This module contains at least one alternative exam part. Please note that this must usually be registered at the beginning of the semester in which it is offered. To enroll in the course, register in this Moodle room by October 06, 2025. After that you get informations from the teachers about the next steps.
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| maximum number of participants | 30 |
| previous knowledge and experience | Bachelor level knowledge of computer graphics, programming (e.g. course AuP), VR/AR and games (e.g. course VWDS) |
| learning outcome | Through the lecture the students understand the structure and the essential components of computer games. They know the techniques required for this and can remind them if necessary. Through the seminar they have practical experience in the conception of a computer game and can implement it as part of the practical course within an application context. Through the group work in the seminar as well as in the practical lab course, the students can correctly assess and appreciate the achievements of their fellow students. They take criticism, heed remarks and accept suggestions. |
| content | Game development requires deep knowledge from different areas of computer science as well as design experience and artistic skills. Accordingly, the course will start with an introduction to game design. Nevertheless the majority of the course is concerned with technical aspects. Starting with rather general aspects such as joice of the suitable programming language, game entities, factories, etc. it will then highlight individual topics. This refers to game physics including collision detection, animatations, special rendering aspects such as deferred shading, networking architectures and synchronization issues for distributed multi-user games, audio in games and various game-related aspects of artificial intelligence, including flocking, pathfinding, state machines, and neural networks.In the seminar and the practical lab course students will design and develop their own computer game. |
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