| First Week of Class Begins: | Monday, 9/14/2026 |
| Add without Instructor Permission by: | Sunday, 9/13/2026 |
| Last Day to Add with APC*: | Friday, 9/25/2026 |
| Drop with Refund by: | Saturday, 9/19/2026 |
| Drop without "W" Grade by: | Friday, 9/25/2026 |
| Drop with "W" Grade by: | Thursday, 10/29/2026 |
| Last Week of Class Ends: | Sunday, 11/15/2026 |
| Week # | Topics | Canvas - Quizzes | Due Monday Night 11 PM - Expire Wednesday Night 11PM No late Penalties | Canvas Discussion Board |
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| 1 | Orientation | Intro | Due Monday Night 09/21 | Favorite Games Post |
| 2 | Game Expo/Conference Convention - Rank top 8 projects of all time |
Due Monday Night 09/28 | Expo/Conference Posts Rank Previous Presentation Posts |
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| 2 | You can start the strategy series anytime it is due 10/19 - It consists of playing the remastered AOE II DE or AOE II HD retired or remake AOE IV William Wallace Campaign, Watch Videos | |||
| 3 | Microprocessor, PC HW, GPU, VoIP, SOC Also Discussion board Post on your tentative project title. |
Canvas Quiz 2 HW/GPU | Due Monday 10/05 | Project tentative title |
| 3 | Microprocessor, PC HW, GPU, VoIP, SOC Also Discussion board Post on your tentative project title. |
Test 2 Hardware | Due Monday 10/05 | Extra Credit AMD Supercomputer chip |
| 4 | History of Video Games | Canvas History of Video Games Quiz 3 | Due Monday 10/12 | |
| 4 | History of Video Games Also Canvas Discussion Board Post on Future of Video Games |
Canvas History of Video Games Test 3 | Due Monday 10/12 | Future of Video Games Extra Credit new Program Advice |
| 5 | Strategy Games Book,Story Telling, Elements of Successful Game AOC realism, History of War Games, Booming | Due Monday 10/19 |
Project Title and Abstract | |
| 5 | Strategy Games Book,Story Telling, Elements of Successful Game AOC realism, History of War Games, Booming | Strategy Quest and Test | Due Monday 10/19 | Strategy Post - why was AOE so successful Extra Credit Is Steam the Future of Game Distribution |
| 6 | Game genre also posts on why some games are dominating. |
Canvas Genre Quiz 4 |
Due Monday 10/26 | Why are some games dominating? |
| 6 | Game Genre |
Test 4 Genre | Due Monday 10/26 | Project FYI, post if you cannot attend Sunday 11/08, 4-8 PM. Nota Bene, in college, you should always attend the final. The final for this class is stated in the first week. |
| 7 | Programming Languages, AI, and Tools Used In Game Development | Canvas AI Game Development Quiz 5 | Due Monday 11/02 | Post are we living, or can we achieve a software simulation society? Extra Credit what is the future of game development. |
| 7 | AI - Game Development Test | Due Monday 11/02 | ||
| 8 | Project Presentations | Sunday Night 4-8 PM 11/08/2026 |
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| 8 | Your Project Feelings | Due Monday 11/09 at 11 PM Class Ends 11/11 at 11 PM |
Rank your top 3 projects for this class. | |
| WIP | Second Life - Sans Sar | Canvas 2nd Life Quiz and Test | May Add depending on on SansSar Progress/Market Penetration | |
| WIP | Future of Video Games, Impact of Games, Careers or Adobe Character Animate | May not be covered | May Add | |
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