Games Programming 1.

These are my notes and other resources for Letterkenny Institute of Technology module Games Programming 1.

Notes (PDF); updated 2008-01-08). I think they are now complete for Spring term 2008.

Notes on Mathematics for 2D and 3D Graphics (updated 2008-08-19).

Web links and resources for the module.

Assignments (Spring 2008).

• Assignment 1 (deadline 13th February 2008).
• Assignment 2 (deadline 27th February 2008).
• Assignment 3 (deadline 2nd April 2008).
• Special Assignment 4 (deadline 28th April);
• Assignment 4 (Team project --- various deadlines and deliverables).

Programs.

• Chapter 3 (Objects).
• Chapter 4 (Procedural Programming).
• Chapter 5 (Threads).
• Chapter 7 (Introduction to Graphics).
• Chapter 8 (More Graphics).
• Chapter 9 (Vectors and Graphics).

Web links and resources for games programming in Java.

Web links and resources for general games programming.

Web links and resources for mathematics for graphics and computer games.

Web links and resources on game physics and mathematics.

Web links and resources on motorsport physics.

Web links and resources on computer audio.

OpenGL. Year two.

End of year team project presentations 2006-04-06

Assignments (2006-2007).

• Assignment 1.
• Assignment 2.
• Assignment 3.
• Assignment 4.
• Assignment 5 (team project).
• Special Assignment 5.

Assignments (2005-2006).

• Assignment 1.
• Assignment 2.
• Assignment 3.
• Assignment 4.

Practicals (2006-2007)

• Practical 1;
• Practical 2;
• Practical 3;
• Practical 4;
• Practical 5;
• Practical 6;
• Practical 7;
• Practical 8;
• Practical 9;
• Practical 10;
• Practical 11.

Past Examinations

Final examination May 2008.

Resit examination 2008.

The moduled changed a bit in 2008, so the following are much less relevant as future guidelines.

Final examination May 2007.

Resit examination 2007.

Final examination May 2006.

Resit examination 2006.

Very old sample examination.

Christmas class test 2005.

Christmas class test 2005, outline answers.

Christmas class test 2006-7.