Introduction to Game Programming

Who is the course for?

This course would appeal to those with a general interest in programming and/or game programming. Some prior programming knowledge would be useful but is not required. Some mathematical understanding is required to understand programming structures.

What topics will you cover?

Week 1

Game Loop

User input

Rendering

Delta Time

Sprites

Animation

Forces

Collision detection

Tile Map Rendering

Week 2

For loop

While loop

Conditional statements

Data storage

Functions

Passing parameters

Classes

Object orientation

Week 2 Assessment

Course Summary

Careers in the Games Industry

Further Study in Games at Abertay University

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Describe the major concepts of game programming

Explain how programming concepts are applied to games

Evaluate different uses of programming concepts in games

Discuss the main ideas of the course and share your insights with others