Real-time Development Platforms 1 (15 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The students understand the importance of game engines in the development of interactive applications and XR productions. The students are able to use media elements in the game engine, to program functionalities and to produce interactive publications on various platforms using a game engine.
Qualifications:

Content

During the course, the students will study real-time rendering with game engines.
- Principles and uses of game engines
- Using 3D models, lighting, and animations in a game engine
- Making and editing media elements for game engines.
- Creating interactivity with programming tools
- Asset and scene management
- Objects and components
- Publishing platforms

Prerequisites

The students must have completed the course 3D Graphics, Polygon Modeling and Animation

Teaching methods

This is a project-based, hands-on course. You will design your own project, present your plan and receive feedback. Refine your project through critique and iterative evaluation. This includes Demo-Fridays for feedback for shared inspiration. There will also be daily progress presentations from students.

We will foster an atmosphere of collaboration and support with an effort to accommodate and welcome each member of our small learning community.

Lectures will provide introduction to the fundaments through examples. Lectures will be streamed and recorded. Most of the course is dedicated to independent project work. You will have some access to direct, personalized support from the senior lecturer in the classroom.

Individual one-on-one evaluation sessions are also incorporated into the course, tracking your progress and helping you to focus your aspirations towards building an actionable, professional career.

For the final presentation you will produce a video of your project to be viewed collectively, discussing and recognizing the efforts of each student.

Location and time

The course will have an 80% attendance requirement within our XR classroom. This can mean one remote day per week.

If you need a lot more flexibility to your attendance, consider alternative methods for completing the course.

Learning materials and recommended literature

All course materials will be posted on the Teams -channel created for this course.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

If you are unable to join the course as a contact course at campus, you can complete it on your own. Please come to negotiate this separately with me!

From the course materials, you can see the goals and scope of the course. On your independent work, you won't have full access to the support you'd get from the classroom.

Requirement is a project video delivery similar to attendees. On top of that, you need to keep a developer diary listing completed tasks every day (include images) and track hours for each day.

1 credit = 27 hours.
5 credit course = 135h
10 credit course = 270h
15 credit course = 405h

Exam dates and retake possibilities

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Student workload

Attending the course, you're expected to work from 9:15 to 15:00 during weekdays.

Assessment methods and criteria

Each evaluation criteria is detailed in the course material.
Main categories are:

- Technical knowledge
- Effort
- Planning

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is familiar with the basics of working with game engines and can produce basic interactive applications.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Masters the basics of working with game engines and can produce interactive applications for different platforms. Creates his/her own interactive functionalities for applications.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Applies versatile game engine features and produces interactive applications for different platforms. Creates his/her own interactive functionalities for applications. Optimizes game engine work and the use of assets.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is familiar with the basics of working with game engines and can produce basic interactive applications.