Schedule¶

Class Schedule¶

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¶

Course Introduction
High-Quality Software
C# Introduction
Sprint 0 Assigned: Aug 27

Week 2: Sep 1 - Sep 5¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

In-Class Code Reviews
Refactoring
Technical Debt
Sprint 2 Due: Sun Oct 5 at 11:59pm

Week 7: Oct 6 - Oct 10¶

Levels and File I/O
Physics and Movement
Collision Detection and Response
Sprint 3 Assigned: Oct 6

Week 8: Oct 13 - Oct 17¶

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

Week 9: Oct 20 - Oct 24¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

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¶

Misc Topics or Group Work Time
Sprint 5 Assigned: Nov 17

Week 14: Nov 24 - Nov 28¶

Misc Topics or Group Work Time
No Class Nov 26/28

Week 15: Dec 1 - Dec 5¶

In-Class Code Reviews
Misc Topics or Group Work Time

Week 16: Dec 8 - Dec 12¶

Last Day of Class: Dec 10
Sprint 5 Functionality Check-In: Wed Dec 10 at 11:59pm

Week 17: Dec 15¶

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