| Module Title: | Developing for Games Devices |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Module Delivered In |
No Programmes
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
The course material is delivered in a studio environment in which students are given lectures, including guest lecturers from industry, interactive labs, and practical exercises. In tandem, students design and develop a single player game for mobile/web and then develop a multiplayer mode for this game. |
| Module Aim: |
Design and develop games for mobile and web platforms. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
| LO1 |
Design and implement 2D mobile and web games |
| LO2 |
Design and implement networked games for mobile and web |
| LO3 |
Deploy and test games on mobile and web |
| LO4 |
Submit a game to an app store |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. |
| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Development environment
Introduction to tools for development, debugging, source control, project management; coding standard
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Basic animation and graphics
Game design, game loop, rendering primitives, game input (keyboard, mouse), movement, collision detection, particle systems
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User interface
UI/UX, managing game states
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Sprite animation and audio
Sprite animation, asset manager, loading files, sprite sheets, texture packing, sound effects, background music
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Device development
Deployment, debugging, game input (touch), audio, loading metadata, persistence of game data, integrating sub-systems, game balance, playtesting
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Multiplayer games
Sockets, serialisation, message based systems, player management, session management, cloud hosting, server deployment
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Store submission
Submission process, asset preparation, distribution build, testing distribution build
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Continuous Assessment | 40.00% |
| Project | 60.00% |
| Continuous Assessment |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Examination |
Class test |
1,2,3,4 |
10.00 |
n/a |
| Other |
Learning Resource 1 |
1,2,3 |
10.00 |
n/a |
| Other |
Learning Resource 2 |
1,2,3 |
10.00 |
n/a |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Labs |
1,2,3 |
10.00 |
n/a |
| Project |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
Project 1 |
1,3 |
30.00 |
Sem 1 End |
| Project |
Project 2 |
1,2,3,4 |
30.00 |
Sem 2 End |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Laboratory |
20 Weeks per Stage |
4.00 |
| Estimated Learner Hours |
20 Weeks per Stage |
1.00 |
| Total Hours |
100.00 |
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