| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| GAD3008 | Multiplayer Game Development | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜVEN ÇATAK |
| Course Objectives: | This course provides students a detailed exploration of the architecture of networked online games. The four well known multiplayer game architecture will be analysing in this course with all of them pros and cons. Students will learn about these multiplayer architectures and when to use them in which game genres also how data is synchronizing on the background in networked games. The main goal of this course is understanding the basic multiplayer game architectures which already actively using in field and create a small scoped multiplayer game in Unity 3D with instructor. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; At the end of the course, you will be able to: 1. Develop an understanding of networked games. 2. Examine the most popular multiplayer game architectures. 3. Learn the basic building blocks for a making multiplayer game. 4. Learn how data is sent over the Internet and how it receives the others. 5. Data transfer examples, transform and character synchronizing in Unity 3D. 7. Develop a very small scoped multiplayer game in Unity 3D. |
| If you are using Unreal Engine or something else, you can still apply the multiplayer architectures your own game since the you learn whole server - client game logic in this lecture. However we are going to use third party solution for whole network process called Photon Network. For this course, another solutions are completely acceptable to use just like Mirror etc. "But we are going to cover only the Photon Network and Unity3D". Except that if you choose something else than Unity & Photon, once again it is totally on your responsibility about implementation and your final projects. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | - Introduction. | Course Schedule Review. Expectations. | |
| 2) | - Introduction to Networking. - Internet, TCP, UDP | Presentation Topic 1 | |
| 3) | - Multiplayer Game Architectures. - Four Main Architectures pros and cons. | Presentation Topic 2 | |
| 4) | - Local Multiplayer Games. - Examples, Differences. | Presentation Topic 3 | |
| 5) | - LAN, P2P. - Examples, Differences. | Presentation Topic 4 | |
| 6) | - Dedicated Server. - Examples, Differences | Presentation Topic 5 | |
| 7) | - Midterm Presentations. | Midterm | |
| 8) | - A Short Unity 3D lesson for required components on next lectures. | Presentation Topic 6 | |
| 9) | - Basics for our multiplayer game. - Multiplayer solutions for Unity3D. - Setup Photon Framework. | Presentation Topic 7 | |
| 10) | - Synchronizing Data Between Clients / Server. - Remote procedure calls. | Presentation Topic 8 | |
| 11) | Make an online chat system in Unity 3D. - Creating environment for our game. - Creating characters for our game. | Presentation Topic 9 | |
| 12) | - Character position and rotation synchronization. - Custom data synchronization. | Presentation Topic 10 | |
| 13) | Practice based Q&A sessions on final project. | ||
| 14) | - Final Projects Presentations. | Presentations Final Version | |
| Course Notes: | There will be no course book, but there will be several academic articles, blogs, and video resources. Expect an average of 20 pages of reading and/or a video to be completed before each class. |
| References: |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | % 0 | |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | 7 | % 10 |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 5 | % 25 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |