IMGD 1001 Mid-Term Topic Outline

Here is an outline of the topics for the Mid-Term exam:

• Introduction
  • Defining a game
  • Game genres
  • Industry trends
    • Market
    • Development costs
    • Team sizes
  • Industry shape
    • Developers
    • Publishers
    • Retailers
  • Publisher-Developer relationship
    • Pitch
    • Deal negotiation
    • Greenlighting
  • Game development timeline
• Visual Art
  • Game inception
  • Art inspiration
  • Concept art
  • 2D Animation
    • Line of motion
    • Key frames
    • Secondary frames
    • Secondary actions
    • Primitives
  • 2D Tiles
  • 3D Modeling
    • Basics
    • Polygon rendering
      • Limits
      • Reduction
    • Modeling
      • Box-modeling
      • Reverse engineering
      • Binary space partitioning
  • Texturing
    • Alpha Channels
  • Lighting
    • Color
    • Mood
    • Setup
• Game Design
  • Gameplay
    • Game theory
    • Toolbox of interesting choices
      • Strategic versus Tactical
      • Supporting Investments
      • Versatility
      • Compensating Factors
      • Impermanence
      • Shadow Costs
      • Synergies

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