Games Development

VaultDweller79

Can anyone tell me what this course is like.
Does It make you feel like you will get a job creating games or is it more of a pogramming course

RedXIV

are you looking to do game DESIGN or game PROGRAMMING? if you have no interest in programming, this really isn't the course for you.

If you want to look at more info, there is an older thread here about it

miece

i'm repeating first year and i have to say its programming heavy. it will probably be worth it in the end however im thinking of going to W.I.T to do entertainment systems next year.

Genghiz Cohen

We had a very steep drop-out rate in the first CAO year, Red myself and 50-something others started, starting 2nd year we had 30, 3rd year had 15, 4th year has 9. I'm still not sure how I got this far, but whatever.

Long story short it is maths and programming heavy, if you want to do arty things like drawing consept art and creating models, this course has very little to do with that.

Here is some code, the sort of thing you will be working with in 2nd year.

void Triangle::Draw()
{
	glPushMatrix();
	glTranslatef(this->Position.X,this->Position.Y,0);
	glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);			// Drawing Using Triangles
	for(int i = 0;i<3;i++)
	{
		glVertex2f(Points[i].X,Points[i].Y);
	}
	glEnd();
	glPopMatrix();
}

Psycopat

There is no point in showing him that code because unless he's done programming before he wont understand it.

As for the course, its a programming course with game elements. I did it for 2 years and changed course as soon as i got the chance.

miece

here's a typical project they would give you in first year. this was about halfway through the year.

i got 36% for it !!!!!! lecturer said i didnt follow THEIR specs... i went off and created my own version and i lose marks. WTF. The damn thing is perfect. it used methods and everything!!! grrr..

i also included the source code if anyone wants to look at it.

bit of code:

//displays the winner
        private void winner()
        {
            // determine who was the winner
            if (player == 2)
                player = 1;
            else
                player = 2;
            // increase player score
            if (player == 1)
            {
                p1Score++;
                label5.Text = "[ " + p1Score + " ]";
            }
            else if (player == 2)
            {
                ++p2Score;
                label6.Text = "[ " + p2Score + " ]";
            }
            winnerlabel.Text = "Player " + player + " wins";
            blocked();
            butNew.Visible = true;
 
        }

http://www.2shared.com/file/5057667/e054e9de/TicTacToe.html

Africa

Im doing my work experience at the moment for 3rd year and im on a year out at the moment and i should be going back, but its not a great course and our year were treated like guinea pigs and didnt really teach us the best stuff or the stuff we really wanted. However its going better for years below us.

Genghiz Cohen

You were treated like guinea pigs!?
You!?
GTFO!

Africa

i mean our year geng you turdburgler...

RealistSpy

What language are they doing in the games course the programming standard looks kinda low lol I guess enda D. isn't teaching guys any programming language. looking @the for loop!

RedXIV

They teach alot of programming languages in the course over the four years but the strongest emphasis is on C++.

Not being arrogrant or anything but the programmers left by 4th year are a pretty high standard as graduates come. If you had encountered the lobster in 4th year, you'd meet a programmer who surpasses even the lecturers for the most part.

If you make it to 4th year, see how much of a low standard you think there is in it

RealistSpy

Sounds impressive I am on the software development routh :S looking forward to the challenges to come