F28GE - Games Engines

Course leader(s):

• Babis Koniaris (Edinburgh, September)
• Thomas Methven (Edinburgh, September)

Syllabus

1. Research commonly used game engines in industry

2. Practice using industry-standard creation pipelines

3. Practice high level languages used in the games industry

4. Create small digital demo(s) based on previous design principles

5. Learn how to import content into game development pipelines

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to do the following:

• knowledge of game engine structures
• understanding of higher level programming languages used in industry
• ability to use game engines within an industry standard tools pipeline
• demonstrate awareness and understanding of design principles in digital games
• show specialised games engine knowledge and problem-solving skills

Further details

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SCQF Level: 8

Credits: 15