CSE 473 Fundamentals of 3D Game Development

Fall, 2009

Charles B. Owen, instructor, cbowen@cse.msu.edu

This is the home page for CSE 473 Fundamentals of 3D Game Development. This course will study the processes, algorithms, and mathematics necessary to create 3D computer games. The goal of this class is to develop the skills necessary for a professional programmer in a video game development team. We will learn how to manage and render 3D images and animations and how to develop the interactive components that make computer games work.

The course syllabus is available in PDF format.

Lecture 12

Course resources

• Course syllabus pdf
• Software Requirements for this Course
• Assets available for use in this course (protected)
• Exporting a model from 3DS Max advice

Demonstration Programs

• Viewing demonstration program installer
          View frustums and the viewing process
• Transform demonstration from class (protected)
• Digger demonstration from class (protected)

Lecture sets

1. CSE 473 course introduction 9-3-09 Powerpoint
2. Geometric Transformations 9-08-09 Powerpoint
3. Cameras and Viewing 9-10-09 Powerpoint
4. Models and Scene Graphs 9-15-09 Powerpoint
5. Euler Steps and Simple Physics 9-22-09 Powerpoint
6. Rotation and Orientation 9-29-09 Powerpoint
7. Game State and State Machines 10-12-09 Powerpoint
8. Tweening and Keyframe Animation 10-20-09 Powerpoint
9. Illumination and shading 10-27-09 Powerpoint
10. Skeletons and Skinning 11-3-09 Powerpoint
11. Collision Related Topics I 11-9-09 Powerpoint
12. Morphing and other Mesh Deformations 11-19-09 Powerpoint

Notice: Some lecture sets are very large because they contain a large number of images. 

I'm always trying to make lectures better, so if see something in class that is not on these sets, it's because I added it after posting the lectures.  I try to update them online if they change. 

Steps

1. Introduction to Visual Studio and XNA Due 9-10-09 & 9-14-09
2. Cameras, Models, and Input Due 9-17-09 only
3. Getting a Game Working Due 9-24-09 only
4. Finishing Touches Due 10-1-09/10-5-09
5. Content Processing and Keyframe Animation Due 10-29-09
6. More Content Processing and Shaders Due 11-05-09
7. Skinned Characters Due 11-16-09

All Steps are due at 11:59pm on the listed due date.

1. Project 1 - Make me a game Due 10-23-09
2. Project 2 - Iron Chef in Space Due 11-23-09