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Using Game Development as Integral Part of Course

Using Game Development as Integral Part of Course. Dr. Ernie Ferguson Northwest Missouri State University. Overview. Trends in integration of Gaming and Computer Science Video Game major Concentration or minor Course(s) in Game Development Projects in regular CS courses

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Using Game Development as Integral Part of Course

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  1. Using Game Development as Integral Part of Course Dr. Ernie Ferguson Northwest Missouri State University

  2. Overview • Trends in integration of Gaming and Computer Science • Video Game major • Concentration or minor • Course(s) in Game Development • Projects in regular CS courses • Overview of Gaming in upper division/graduate course CCSC: CP 2007

  3. Overview of Course With Game Development Projects • Component-Based Software Engineering • 25 Second-semester graduate students and 1 undergraduate • all but the undergraduate were foreign students • Used C# to develop components • Emphasis on the architecture and reusable components CCSC: CP 2007

  4. Four Programs Using Tic Tac Toe • Decided on this game to simplify the logic • Emphasis was on the architecture • Interspersed with three other projects for variety • 2-player on one computer • Console & GUI User Interfaces • Added 1-player version • Console & GUI • Built Web User Interface using ASP.Net and C# • Reused Logic Layer • 1 player & 2 player options • Marshaling of objects for Client/Server • 1 player and 2 player versions • Current Assignment CCSC: CP 2007

  5. Results • Kept logic simple to focus on architecture and component interfaces • Students readily understand specs • Spent too much time on assembly interface design • Next time would spend more time helping with logic layer design • Consider addition of option -- computer versus computer CCSC: CP 2007

  6. SIGCSE 2007-Papers • Engagement via Games -- Session • A Games First Approach to Introductory Programming • A Multi-Expertise Application-Driven Class at Purdue • Increasing Student Retention in Computer Science through Research Programs for Undergraduates • Computer Games as a Motivation for Design Patterns • Taking Students Out for a Ride: Using a Board Game to Teach Graphic Theory CCSC: CP 2007

  7. SIGCSE 2007-Posters • Using Games While Keeping Traditional Outcomes in CS1-3 • Using Blender and the Blender Gamekit with Python in CS2 CCSC: CP 2007

  8. SIGCSE 2007-Birds of Feather • Games across the Curriculum: Can We Quantify Their Effectiveness CCSC: CP 2007

  9. SIGCSE 2007-Workshops • Programming with Greenfoot (Or: Introducing Java Via Games and Simulations) CCSC: CP 2007

  10. SIGCSE 2007-Vendor Sessions • Gaming in CS by Microsoft • XNA Game Development by Microsoft CCSC: CP 2007

  11. Microsoft Academic Dayshttps://www.msadgd07.net/main.aspx • 2006, 2007, and planned for 2008 • Mix of video game developers and high education faculty • Disney Caribbean cruise • 2006 only invited papers • 2007 mix of refereed papers and invited speakers • Charles River Media published four best papers in Journal Of Game Development CCSC: CP 2007

  12. Journal of Game Development http://www.jogd.com/ • Published quarterly • All articles are peer-reviewed • Hopefully will help build respect for gaming research • Help make this an area of serious research CCSC: CP 2007

  13. Questions related to integrated assignments • Games are thought to increase motivation. Do they? • Are we turning some students off by overuse of games? • Can we assess the actual improvement in student learning because of game assignments? CCSC: CP 2007

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