CSC 343/642 Interactive 3D Game Development George J. Grevera, Ph.D. George J. Grevera, Ph.D.

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1 CSC 343/642 Interactive 3D Game Development George J. Grevera, Ph.D. George J. Grevera, Ph.D.

2 Many different aspects of game development Concepts Concepts Programming Programming Game Engine Game Engine Textures Textures Models Models Sound and music Sound and music Integration Integration

3 GAME GENRES

4 Genre Main Entry:genre Function:noun Etymology:French, from Middle French, kind, gender 1: a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content 2: KIND, SORT 3: painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically from webster.com

5 3D game genres and styles Action games Action games Adventure games Adventure games Role-playing games Role-playing games Maze and puzzle games Maze and puzzle games Simulator games Simulator games Sports games Sports games Strategy games Strategy games

6 3D game genres and styles Action games Action games 1 st person point of view (POV) 1 st person point of view (POV) first person shooter first person shooter weapons weapons 3 rd person POV 3 rd person POV require: require: good reflexes good reflexes eye-hand coordination eye-hand coordination some online (multiplayer) some online (multiplayer)

7 3D game genres and styles Action game: Turret Wars Action game: Turret Wars

8 3D game genres and styles Action game: Dark Horizons:Lore Invasion Action game: Dark Horizons:Lore Invasion

9 3D game genres and styles Action games, FPS: Action games, FPS: Tubetti World

10 3D game genres and styles Action game, 3 rd person POV: Think Tanks Action game, 3 rd person POV: Think Tanks

11 3D game genres and styles Action game, 3 rd person POV: Action game, 3 rd person POV: Foreign Legion – Buckets of Blood

12 3D game genres and styles Adventure games Adventure games exploration exploration where player-characters go on a quest, find things, and solve puzzles where player-characters go on a quest, find things, and solve puzzles like interactive books or stories like interactive books or stories heavily story based and typically linear heavily story based and typically linear first person or third person first person or third person Where do I go next? Where do I go next? single player/offline or multiplayer single player/offline or multiplayer

13 3D game genres and styles Adventure game: Adventure game: Dukateers – The Treacherous Treasure

14 3D game genres and styles Adventure game: Sickhead Games: TGB Adventure Kit Adventure game: Sickhead Games: TGB Adventure Kit

15 3D game genres and styles Role-playing games (RPGs) Role-playing games (RPGs) usually science fiction or fantasy based usually science fiction or fantasy based some historically based some historically based Player is usually responsible for the development of his game character’s skills, physical appearance, loyalties, and other characteristics. Player is usually responsible for the development of his game character’s skills, physical appearance, loyalties, and other characteristics.

16 3D game genres and styles Role-playing game (RPG): Role-playing game (RPG): Betwixt Folly & Faith

17 3D game genres and styles Role-playing game (RPG): Minions of Mirth Role-playing game (RPG): Minions of Mirth

18 3D game genres and styles Maze and puzzle games Maze and puzzle games 2D or 3D maze of physical barriers 2D or 3D maze of physical barriers Puzzles may involve problems other than physical barriers that must be surmounted. Puzzles may involve problems other than physical barriers that must be surmounted.

19 3D game genres and styles Maze and puzzle game: Bouncy Bouncy Maze and puzzle game: Bouncy Bouncy

20 3D game genres and styles Maze and puzzle game: Maze and puzzle game: Max and the Magic Marker

21 3D game genres and styles Maze and puzzle game: Rollster Maze and puzzle game: Rollster

22 3D game genres and styles Maze and puzzle game: Marble Blast Maze and puzzle game: Marble Blast

23 3D game genres and styles Simulator games Simulator games reproduce a real-world situation as accurately as possible reproduce a real-world situation as accurately as possible fidelity = measure of simulator’s accuracy fidelity = measure of simulator’s accuracy emphasis on: emphasis on: visual appearance visual appearance sounds sounds physics physics

24 3D game genres and styles Simulator game: Seamulator Simulator game: Seamulator

25 3D game genres and styles Simulator game: Monster Roll Cage Simulator game: Monster Roll Cage

26 3D game genres and styles Sports games Sports games variation of simulator games variation of simulator games

27 3D game genres and styles Sports game: Downhill Bowling Sports game: Downhill Bowling

28 3D game genres and styles Sports game: Golden Fairway Sports game: Golden Fairway

29 3D game genres and styles Sports game: Ultimate Duck Hunting Sports game: Ultimate Duck Hunting

30 3D game genres and styles Strategy games Strategy games battlefield (but also business or politics) battlefield (but also business or politics) issue orders (plan battles), see results (with randomicity), repeat… issue orders (plan battles), see results (with randomicity), repeat… some realtime some realtime

31 3D game genres and styles Strategy game: Epic Tower of Defense Strategy game: Epic Tower of Defense

32 3D game genres and styles Strategy game: Tribal Trouble Strategy game: Tribal Trouble

33 Game platforms Desktop/laptop computers Desktop/laptop computers Windows, Linux, Mac Windows, Linux, Mac Windows – big market but lots of competition Windows – big market but lots of competition Dedicated game systems Dedicated game systems Wii, Xbox, Playstation, Gamecube Wii, Xbox, Playstation, Gamecube Also PDAs, cellphones, etc. Also PDAs, cellphones, etc.