Game Development 2

9-12th Grade

Game Development II covers the full game development lifecycle, from design to asset creation to coding tools and behaviors.

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A Computer Science CTE Course to Engage Students

Game Development II teaches students a more advanced approach to developing games and applications, building on the topics of Game Dev I. This course develops good industry practices and prepares students for a career in 3D application development.

This course covers:

  • Industry standard design and project management
  • Game asset creation, management and optimization
  • Level design and game art principles
  • AI behaviour, navigation and pathfinding
  • UI and UX design
  • Build, deploy and publish finished projects
  • Console, Mobile and PC hardware considerations

Certifications

Upon completing this course, students will be prepared to earn the following industry-recognized certification(s):

Unity Certified Associate: Programmer

Unity Certified Associate: Game Developer

About

Grade Band: Grades 9-12

Format: Year-long (120 hrs)

Prerequisites: GD1

Features

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Video-Based Lessons

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Earns Certifications

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Capstone Project

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Self-Grading Quizzes

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Project Portfolio

Topics

OOP

C#

3D Modeling

Git

Game Physics

Vectors

Animation

Course Breakdown

Coming Soon!

Project Portfolio

Through a combination of follow-along projects and self-directed activities, students build a unique coding project portfolio demonstrating the skills and knowledge they acquire.

Rocket Kart Racing

Students learn how to analyze and reverse engineer game mechanics and their implementation from popular ESports games such as Rocket League while learning physic concepts such as torque.

Technical Requirements

Hardware

RAM: 8GB or more

CPU: 64-bit quad-core AMD GCN1/Intel Haswell or newer

GPU: DX10 Support, 4GB VRAM, Geforce 400 or newer

Hardware (Recommended)

RAM: 16GB or more

CPU: 64-bit eight-core AMD GCN1/Intel Haswell or newer

GPU: DX10 Support, 16GB VRAM Geforce 700 or newer

Software Installed

Google Chrome

Unity Hub + Unity 2021 LTS

Blender 3.1 or later

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Peripherals

Full HD (1920x1080p) display

Full keyboard

Three-button mouse with scroll wheel

Headphone jack and headphones

Operating System

64-bit Windows 10 or later

macOS 11 or later

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Project Portfolio

Through a combination of follow-along projects and self-directed activities, students build a unique coding project portfolio demonstrating the skills and knowledge they acquire.