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Chapter 1 of the lecture Game Programming taught at HAW Hamburg. About the importance of fast iterations, and how to learn from others.
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Game ProgrammingIntroductionNick Prühs
Objectives
• To learn how to learn from others
• To get an idea of how to plan your game project
• To understand the importance of fast iterations
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Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Galaxy Editor
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Galaxy Editor
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Galaxy Editor
Learning From Others
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World of Warcraft LUA UI API
Learning From Others
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Hearthstone Log File
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Screenshot
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Screenshot
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Screenshot
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Screenshot
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Screenshot
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Screenshot
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Screenshot
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Screenshot
Learning From Others
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Unreal Tournament 3 Splash Screen
Learning From Others
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Unreal Tournament 3 Login Screen
Learning From Others
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Hostile Worlds Screen Transitions
Learning From Others
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Steam Server Browser
Learning From Others
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WarCraft III Lobby
Learning From Others
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WarCraft III Loading Screen
Learning From Others
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WarCraft III Score Screen
Learning From Others
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StarCraft II Options Screen
Learning From Others
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Doom 3 GPL Release on GitHub
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
... but don’t copy blindly!
There might even be cookies.
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Source: UTWeap_LinkGun.uc (August UDK 2010)
/** Holds the list of link guns linked to this weapon */
var array<UTWeap_LinkGun> LinkedList; // I made a funny Hahahahah :)
Project Planning
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• I’m assuming you’ve got dedicated courses about Game Production.
• These will cover
project management models such as Waterfall and SCRUM
buffers and priorities
• I’m just gonna stick with one single advice.
Project Planning
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Don’t alter your
milestones!
Major Milestones
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• Alpha
feature-complete
no showstopper bugs
• Beta
asset-complete
no A- or B-bugs
• Master
balanced
no A-, B- or C-bugs
Major Milestones
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• Spend several weeks on each of these!
• Improve through iteration and add features one by one, in order of
priority!
• When your time’s up:
Cut all remaining features.
• It will make your game better.
Trust me.
The Art of Prototyping
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• Start off with a paper prototype!
Iterate!
• Add a prototype in an existing game engine (mod)!
Iterate!
• Document all changes, especially their motivation!
The Art of Prototyping
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Jesse Schell: The Art of Game Design
The Art of Prototyping
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Hostile Worlds – Early Screenshot
The Art of Prototyping
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Hostile Worlds – Early Screenshot(ugly, right??)
Importance of Cheats
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Hostile Worlds Prototype Cheats
Importance of Cheats
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Campus Buddies Debug Page
Importance of Cheats
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FreudBot Cheat Console
Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
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Google Guava
Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
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Joda Time
Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
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OpenCSV
Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
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Vectrosity
Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
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Spine
Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
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DOTween
Don’t Reinvent The Wheel
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UnityQuery
Learning From Others II
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Post-Mortem of Campus Buddies
Learning From Others II
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Post-Mortem of WarCraft
Learning From Others II
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Talk – Practical AI in Unity
Learning From Others II
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Post-Mortem of Ochestrator
5 Minute Review Session
• What existing sources can you consult when tackling a problem?
• Should you consider cutting features, and when?
• How can you easily prototype game features?
• How can you greatly speed up game testing?
