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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
MCH3012 | Physics for Game Programming | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. MEHMET BERKE GÜR |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | N/A |
Course Objectives: | Many games benefit from the use of real physics for enhanced reality. Therefore it is important for a game developer to understand and use law of physics to plan more realistic games. This course serves as a starting point for the development of physics-based realistic games. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1- Apply Newton’s Second Law to particles and particle systems, 2- Use 3D kinematics of particles and rigid bodies in example scenarios, 3- Describe the forces and moments in rigid bodies, 4- Model the motion of fundamental vehicles : aircraft, ship and car, 5- Understand the physics of light and its interaction between surfaces, 6- Describe the surface properties of different materials used in solid modeling, 7- use Processing environment to program fundamental game concepts with physical realism |
The role of physics in game programming; Basic Concepts from Physics; Rigid Body Motion; Introduction to Processing Programming; Game Programming Lab; Vehicle models; Modeling ambient environment; Game programming applications; |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The role of physics in game programming | See course web site for additional resources and info |
2) | Basic Concepts from Physics: Velocity, mass, acceleration, force etc. | |
3) | Basic Concepts from Physics (cont) | |
4) | Rigid Body Motion; Term projects and formation of project groups | |
5) | Introduction to Processing Programming | |
6) | Processing (cont) | |
7) | Game Programming Lab | |
8) | Vehicle models | |
9) | Vehicle models | |
10) | Modeling ambient environment | |
11) | Modeling ambient environment (cont) | |
12) | Midterm; Project interim checks | Prepare yourself for project interim check |
13) | Game programming applications | |
14) | Project presentations | Prepare a presentation about your project; check your project whether it works for all conditions |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | David H. Eberly, “Game Physics”, (2010, 2nd ed.) ISBN:978-0123749031 |
References: | Online resources, Video tutorials |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
Homework Assignments | 3 | % 15 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 40 |
Midterms | 1 | % 15 |
Final | 1 | % 15 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 45 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 55 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Laboratory | 1 | 3 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 48 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 5 |
Project | 1 | 20 |
Homework Assignments | 3 | 12 |
Midterms | 1 | 4 |
Final | 1 | 6 |
Total Workload | 140 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society | 4 |
2) | Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art | 3 |
3) | Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area | 1 |
4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | 1 |
5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 2 |
6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | 2 |
7) | Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment | |
8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations | |
9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages | |
10) | Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage | |
11) | Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | 3 |
12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility | 5 |