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Introduction to game development (10 cr)

Code: PO00DN27-3004

General information


Enrollment

22.08.2022 - 28.08.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 11.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

70 % Contact teaching, 30 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

25 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Game Programming

Teachers

  • Niina Mässeli
  • Marko Oras
  • Pekka Vilpponen
  • Teemu Saarelainen

Teacher in charge

Marko Oras

Groups

  • POKT22SP
    Game programming, full-time studies

Objective

You understand the big picture of game production.
You are able, under guidance, to create and publish a game.
You know the different job profiles in the game industry and understand the importance of documentation and planning.
You are able to use the XAMK and GameLab systems and follow the related documentation instructions.

Content

How to create and publish a game?
What is the big picture of the game industry?
What game companies and job descriptions are there in the game industry?
What are the essential information processing systems in the industry?
What is GameLab learning environment?

Materials

Study materials will be announced on the course's Learn platform and, as appropriate, on the course's Teams team.

Teaching methods

Weekly-based learning pathway:
You participate in teaching and supervision as scheduled. Your studies will be paced according to schedules of the group meetings and the independent learning tasks.

Accelerated learning pathway:
The method of participation must be agreed before the beginning of the course. If you work in a company, organization or project offered by a university, you can complete the course or module in your workplace / project either in full or in part.
In this case, you are in contact with the teacher of the course at the beginning of the course and agree on a development task for your workplace / project. Learning requires that in your work, you become acquainted with the themes covered in the course, and master them both in theory and in practice.

Employer connections

Strong cooperation with RDI projects related to game programming. Opportunity to utilize the assignments in the course to develop a work assignment or your own product.

Exam schedules

The course ends at the time indicated in the implementation schedule, by which time the student has returned the required assignments, completed any exams and met all other requirements for the approved completion of the course.

International connections

Possible international cooperation will be announced at the beginning of the implementation on the course's Learn platform and, if necessary, in the Teams team of the course.

Student workload

The workload of the student is 135h, of which approx. 55h are lectures and group work under the guidance of a teacher, in accordance with the rules of procedure. Approx. 80 h are homework and assignments that can be worked on independently.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments, exams and participation in contact teaching.