Video Game Design and Development: Introduction to Game Programming

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Video Game Design and Development: Introduction to Game Programming
  1. What is the course about?
  2. Prerequisites & Facts
  3. Cost, Certificate & Degree
  4. Reviews & Experiences

What is the course about?

Video Game Design and Development: Introduction to Game Programming
The course Video Game Design and Development: Introduction to Game Programming is an online class provided by Abertay University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Discover the essentials of video game development and learn how you can start your own programming career.

Course description
  • Learn the basics of game programming to understand how great games are designed
  • 2 weeks
  • Video games have become a multi-billion-dollar industry, even recently overshadowing cinema as the globe’s go-to entertainment medium of choice.
  • Training to become a video game developer gives you access to this thriving industry, letting you be creative in the process, while gaining key transferable skills.
  • On this course, you’ll get an introduction to the major concepts of game programming, including user input, rendering and collision detection. You’ll take a detailed look at core programming concepts such as loops, conditional statements and data storage.
  • Game Loop
  • User input
  • Rendering
  • Delta Time
  • Sprites
  • Animation
  • Forces
  • Collision detection
  • Tile Map Rendering
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Abertay University
  • Abertay is a global leader in computer games education.
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Prerequisites & Facts

Video Game Design and Development: Introduction to Game Programming

Course Topic

Development, ECMAscript, Web Development

University, College, Institution

Abertay University

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Video Game Design and Development: Introduction to Game Programming

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Abertay University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: Abertay University
Topic: Creative Arts & Media, Game Development, IT & Computer Science

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