N451 Game Development Schedule

Week Date Topic Videos Readings Project Due
1 1/12 Basic Python 1-4 Chap 1 Mad-lib 1/21
2 1/19 Data and conditions 5-10 Chap 2, 3 Horse Race 1/28
3 1/26 IDEA/ALTER 11-13 Chap 4 Basic animation 2/4
4 2/2 Drawing and events 14-18 Chap 5 image and sound 2/11
5 2/9 Introducing Sprites 19-22 chap 6 Sprite animation 2/18
6 2/16 Game Plan 23-29 chap 7 midterm 2/25
7 2/23 Building a game 23-29 chap 7 racer 3/4
8 3/2 Sprite states 30-35 chap 8 multi-state sprite 3/11
9 3/9 Vector Projection 36-39 chap 8 vector anim 3/25
  3/16 Spring Break        
10 3/23 Gravity and space 40-43 chap 8 gravity 4/8
11 3/30 Game Engine 44-46 chap 9 GE sample 4/15
12 4/6       work on project 5/4
13 4/13       work on project 5/4
14 4/20       work on project 5/4
15 4/27       work on project 5/4
16 5/4 Last day of class     Final Projects