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This course involves development of the necessary programming, content management and architectural design skills and provide students with a full development experience from concept through software design to final implementation in preparation for a development-oriented career in the industry.
Stage 1: Principles behind game theory and game creation (including team-based game development); fundamentals of programming and algorithmic development; theory and development of multimedia systems; principles of computer architecture. Stage 2: Games programming (using XNA); data structures and algorithm analysis; advanced C/C++ programming; sound and signal processing techniques; principles of software engineering explored through team-based game development; extended principles behind game theory and game creation; design and construction of virtual reality systems; professional development. Stage 3: 3-dimensional game engine design and development; 3-dimensional graphics and programming; audio programming; concurrent (multi-core) programming; real-time physics programming; live performance systems and interaction design; sound recording/engineering; artificial intelligence; agile and component-based software development; extended principles behind game theory and game creation. Stage 4: Specialism in games programming through the selection of research based modules and the completion of a games development research project; adaptive and self-learning; artificial intelligence; reasoning under uncertainty; advanced audio techniques for computer gaming; sound/music interfaces and interaction; advanced algorithmic analysis; embedded software systems; advanced computer vision techniques; distributed/parallel programming.
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Mon 24th Sep 2012 |
5 years |
Sandwich |
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Belfast, BT7 1NN |
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£3465 per year |
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Computer Games Design, Design Technology
Good pace, with lots of support if needed....more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.The Pace of the Course is fast and everything that we learn is very interesting. Everything is taught following on from Alevels But extra work in maths would be recommended. The Lectures are Good and most of the techers are excellent and he...more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.The taught nature of the course didn't lend itself well to the subject matter, where a more hands on, practical element would have been more useful....more
5 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.The practical part of the course was excellent for "learning on the job", whilst the theory learnt in class was all relevant and could be adopted. The tutor was amazing and offered all the support you would ever need....more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.You were very much left on your own, not much help or guidance offered...more
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