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Schedule
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Class Schedule
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The schedule is subject to change based on class needs. It is **your**
responsibility to catch up with any missed lecture material.


**Week 1**: Aug 27 - Aug 29
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- Course Introduction
- High-Quality Software
- C# Introduction
- Sprint 0 Assigned: Aug 27

**Week 2**: Sep 1 - Sep 5
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- No class on Sep 1 (Labor Day)
- Visual Studio [Code] and MonoGame
- 2D Coordinate Systems
- Sprites/Textures and 2D Drawing
- Sprint 0 Early Deadline: Sun Sep 7 at 11:59pm

**Week 3**: Sep 8 - Sep 12
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- User Input Handling
- Git and GitHub
- Design Patterns Overview
  - Command Pattern
- Sprint 0 Final Deadline: Sun Sep 14 at 11:59pm
- Sprints 1 and 2 Assigned: Sep 8
- Sprint 1 Due: Sun Sep 14 at 11:59pm

**Week 4**: Sep 15 - Sep 19
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- Design Patterns Continued
  - State Machines and State Design Pattern
  - Decorator Pattern
  - Decorator and State Interaction
  - Factory Pattern
  - Singleton Pattern
- Separation of Sprites from Game Objects
- Agile Development

**Week 5**: Sep 22 - Sep 26
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- Sprint Evaluation
- Sprint Deliverables
- Peer Review
- Teamwork
- Amdahl's Law
- Code Smells
- Sprint 2 Functionality Check-In: Sun Sep 28 at 11:59pm

**Week 6**: Sep 29 - Oct 3
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- In-Class Code Reviews
- Refactoring
- Technical Debt
- Sprint 2 Due: Sun Oct 5 at 11:59pm

**Week 7**: Oct 6 - Oct 10
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- Levels and File I/O
- Physics and Movement
- Collision Detection and Response
- Sprint 3 Assigned: Oct 6

**Week 8**: Oct 13 - Oct 17
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- Camera Systems
- Testing
- No class Oct 17
- Sprint 3 Functionality Check-In: Sun Oct 19 at 11:59pm

**Week 9**: Oct 20 - Oct 24
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- In-Class Code Reviews
- Misc Topics or Group Work Time
- Sprint 3 Due: Sun Oct 26 at 11:59pm

**Week 10**: Oct 27 - Oct 31
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- Audio
- Heads-Up Displays
- Design Patterns Continued
  - Flyweight Pattern
  - Object Pools
  - Builder Pattern
  - Memento Pattern
- Sprint 4 Assigned: Oct 24

**Week 11**: Nov 3 - Nov 7
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- Design Patterns Continued
  - Strategy Pattern
  - Null Pattern
  - Anti-Patterns
- Misc Topics or Group Work Time
- Sprint 4 Functionality Check-In: Sun Nov 9 at 11:59pm

**Week 12**: Nov 10 - Nov 14
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- In-Class Code Reviews
- Misc Topics or Group Work Time
- Sprint 4 Due: Sun Nov 16 at 11:59pm

**Week 13**: Nov 17 - Nov 21
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- Misc Topics or Group Work Time
- Sprint 5 Assigned: Nov 17

**Week 14**: Nov 24 - Nov 28
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- Misc Topics or Group Work Time
- No Class Nov 26/28

**Week 15**: Dec 1 - Dec 5
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- In-Class Code Reviews
- Misc Topics or Group Work Time

**Week 16**: Dec 8 - Dec 12
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- Last Day of Class: Dec 10
- Sprint 5 Functionality Check-In: Wed Dec 10 at 11:59pm

**Week 17**: Dec 15
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- Sprint 5 Due: Mon Dec 15 at 11:59pm
- Final Exam: Mon Dec 15 10:00-11:45am