Motivation, Introduction

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1 Welcome to Informatik : Games Engineering Fakultät für Informatik Gudrun Klinker, Andreas Dippon Motivation, Introduction Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 1

2 Agenda Overview 1. Motivation Why a Bachelor s program Informatik: Games Engineering? 2. Class Einführung in Informatik für Games Engineering Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 2

3 Computer Games in general Are as good / bad /dangerous as Mensch ärgere Dich nicht Chess Monopoly Soccer... Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 3

4 Computer Games Fascinating Experiences and Interactions Experience virtual situations Test and improve your own abilities Try out old and new strategies Develop new ideas Act with or in competition to friends Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 4

5 Computer Games Social Communication Exchange ideas with friends New way of being together Remove barriers Acquisition of social competencies Play with / try out new technologies Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 5

6 Computer Games Important Application Area for Computer Science Rapidly growing market Important influence on technological developments Require significant expertise in computer science Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 6

7 Serious Games New approaches to teaching, training, simulation & exploration of complex situations Climate research Prediction of earth quakes Flight simulators Surgery planning Planning and coordination of processes in industry Stock market simulations Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 7

8 Games Engineering Design Art Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 8

9 Games Engineering Graphics, Simulation, Animation Artificial Intelligence Interaction, Sensors Human-Machine Interaction (HMI, MMI, HCI) Social Gaming, Mobility Game Engine Design Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 9

10 Games Engineering Interplay Computer Science Graphics, Simulation, Animation Artificial Intelligence Interaction, Sensors Computer Human-Machine Interaction (HMI, MMI, HCI) Games Social Gaming, Mobility Game Engine Design Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 10

11 Bachelor Informatics: Games Engineering Goals Technical education in games development (engineering) Introduction to novel technologies Preparation for emerging (or yet unknown) developments Creativity via heterogeneity Unrestricted options for choosing a professional career Education with strong relations to current practice, evaluation of new game ideas (concepts) Integration into a socially-aware environment Measures Special games-oriented classes Solid education in computer science Project-orientierted, extroverted and user-centered study program Integration of companies Überfachliche Grundlagen Mobility window Large number of freely selectable classes Special acitivites (SemesterGameJam, Demo Day) Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 11

12 Studiengang Informatics: Games Engineering Plan of studies Games Engineering Einf. in Games Engineering Praktika Informatik Mathematik Sonstiges Grundl. d. Programmierung Einf. i.d. Informatik Diskrete Strukturen Wahl (4) Game Engine Design Game Engine Design Softwaretechnik Lineare Algebra Interaktionsmethoden und -Geräte Systemnahe Prog. bei der Spieleentwicklung Algs.+Datenstrukturen Betriebssysteme u. hardwarenahe Prog. Social Gaming Social Gaming Rechnernetze + vert. Systeme Physikalische Grundl. d. Computerspiele Theoret. Informatik Analysis Numerisches Programmieren Datenbanken Wahl (9) Künstl. Intelligenz Wahlbereich Game Design Bachelorarbeit Wahl (15) Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 12

13 Agenda Overview 1. Motivation Why a Bachelor s program Informatik: Games Engineering? 2. Class Einführung in Informatik für Games Engineering Einführung in die Informatik für Games Engineering 13

14 2. Class EIGE : Topics Lecture Essential concepts/methods of game production Book: Heather Maxwell Chandler, Rafael Chandler: Fundamentals of Game Development. Jones and Bartlett, First insights into computer science methods used in games engineering Exercises ( Tutorübungen ) Game development based on Unity3D: Team projects (3D Platformer Game) Demo Day!

15 Exercises Once per week: 1.5h Two games: Spaceshooter and 3D Platformer 2-3 weeks project in the end Prepare Tutorial-Sheets as homework In the tutorial: Short recap of homework Exercises ( Präsenzaufgaben ) with the help of the tutor

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18 Thank you!