CSCI 272 Game Development

Spring 2020

Updates 3/26/2020

 

 

Meeting Time/Place:                On Line, asynchronously

Prerequisites:                            CSCI 116, Fundamentals of Programming I

Instructor:                       Don Allison

Office:                            On Line Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

Phone:                           (607) 436-3439

Email:                            allisodl(at)oneonta.edu

Office Hours:                   MWF 4-6pm on line

                                    Others by appointment using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra or Microsoft Teams

 

Course Description (from the online catalog): 

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Course Description (the inside scoop):

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Course Goals: 

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Tentative Schedule:

 

 

 

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Mar 23-27

National Puppy Day

National Melba Toast Day

National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day

Feast of Annunciation Day

Waffle Day

Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

National “Joe” Day

Ch 4.1, 4.3

Mar 30-Apr  3

Fall registration begins

Take a Walk in the Park Day

Bunsen Burner Day

National Crayon Day

April Fool’s Day

International Fun at Work Day

National PeanutButter & Jelly Day

Don’t Go to Work Unless It’s Fun Day

Ch 5.1, 5.2

Apr 6-10

Last day to make up an incomplete

New Beer’s Eve

No Housework Day

World Health Day

Passover begins at Sundown

Zoo Lover’s Day

Name Yourself Day

Good Friday

National Siblings Day

Ch 5.3, 5.5, 5.6

Apr 13-17

Dyngus DayNational Peach Cobbler Day

International Moment of Laughter Day

Income Taxes Due

That Sucks Day

Last day to withdraw

Passover ends

National Bean Counter Day

Bat Appreciation Day

National Cheeseball Day

Ch 7.5, 7.6

Apr 20-24

Last day for faculty to turn in incomplete updates

Volunteer Recognition Day

Kindergarten Day

Administrative Professionals’ Day

EXAM #2

Ramadan

National Zucchini Bread Day

Take Your Daughter to Work Day

Arbor Day

Apr 27-May 1

National Prime Rib Day

Morse Code Day

Last day of class

International Astronomy Day

STUDY DAY

National Shrimp Scampi Day

National Zipper Day

Exams start

(8:30 TR)

8-10:30am

(11:30TR)

11am-1:30pm

(2:30TR)

2-4:30pm

National Honesty Day

(8 MWF)

8-10:30am

(11 MWF)

11am-1:30pm

(2MWF)

2-4:30pm

CSCI 272

International Tuba Day

May 4-8

(9 MWF)

8-10:30am

(12 MWF)

11am – 1:30pm

CSCI 100

 

(3 MWF)

2-4:30pm

CSCI 232

National Candied Orange Peel Day

(10 TR)

8-10:30am

(1 TR) 11am-1:30pm

(4 TR)

2-4:30pm

Cinco de Mayo

National Teacher’s Day

(10 MWF)

8-10:30am

(1 MWF)

11am-1:30pm

CSCI 310

(4MW)

2-4:30pm

Exams End

No Diet Day

Beverage Day

National Tourism Day

No Socks Day

V-E Day

World Red Cross Day

https://suny.oneonta.edu/academics/college-calendar/spring-key-dates-deadlines

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General Policy Information:

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Attendance Policy: 

Instead of physically attending class, you are expected to watch the videos of the course lectures.  Materials on the exams will come from these videos.

 

Collaboration Policy: 

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Programming Style Guidelines: 

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Program Turn-in Procedure:

No longer applicable.

 

Grading and Other Administrivia:

Exams:

There will be two exams.  Each exam will contribute 20% of your grade.  There will be a final worth 25% of your grade.  This is replacing half of the projects we are no longer doing that were going to substitute for your final.

 

Programming Projects:

The projects are an integral part of the course.  There will be several of these throughout the semester, letting you practice with the various aspects of game development.  Projects will count 25% of your grade, since we are only doing half of them.

 

Homework, etc: 

The remaining 10% of your grade will be determined by your grades on homework assignments, class participation, quizzes, etc.

 

Grade Computation:

 

Item

Weight

Tentative Date

Exam 1

20%

2 March

Exam 2

20%

17 April

Final Exam

25%

1 May, 2-4:30

Projects

25%

Finished

Homework, participation, etc

10%

Throughout semester

Total

100%

 

 

Make-up Test and Late Assignment Policy: 

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Additional Resources: 

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Additional Unique Aspects of the Course: 

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Emergency Evacuation:

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