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Interactive Programming and Interactive Programming and Game Design as a Recruiting Game Design as a Recruiting

Tool Tool Carlotta EatonCarlotta EatonProfessor of Information TechnologyProfessor of Information TechnologyNew River Community CollegeNew River Community CollegeIT Peer Conference - October 2006IT Peer Conference - October 2006


Session DescriptionSession Description

Learn how to leverage the game industry to Learn how to leverage the game industry to recruit students. The game industry revenue recruit students. The game industry revenue exceeds $30 billion per year worldwide and exceeds $30 billion per year worldwide and has surpassed movie box office revenues in has surpassed movie box office revenues in the U.S., making games the fastest growing the U.S., making games the fastest growing segment of the entertainment market and an segment of the entertainment market and an excellent field for career advancement. We will excellent field for career advancement. We will explore Game Maker as one way to teach explore Game Maker as one way to teach object oriented programming in a very visual object oriented programming in a very visual exciting way. Students love to create exciting way. Students love to create computer games and learn OOP at the same computer games and learn OOP at the same time.time.


AgendaAgenda

Information GatheringInformation Gathering Game Design at NRCCGame Design at NRCC ITP xxx – Introduction to Game Design & ITP xxx – Introduction to Game Design &

DevelopmentDevelopment Game MakerGame Maker Game Development EssentialsGame Development Essentials


Information GatheringInformation Gathering

Last 4 years – various conferencesLast 4 years – various conferences Working Connections 2006 – May 06 Working Connections 2006 – May 06 Digital Game Xpo - June 06 Digital Game Xpo - June 06 IGDA Chapter in Raleigh – 2006 IGDA Chapter in Raleigh – 2006 Austin Game Conference – Sept 06Austin Game Conference – Sept 06


Working Connection @ RU Working Connection @ RU

Intro to Game Design & Intro to Game Design & DevelopmentDevelopment

Farhad Javidi, Program Farhad Javidi, Program ChairChairSimulation & GamingSimulation & Gaming

Central Piedmont Central Piedmont Community College, Community College, Charlotte, NCCharlotte, NC

Spent $500K and 2 Spent $500K and 2 years on Game years on Game ResearchResearch

www.javidi.com/sgd


Digital Game XpoDigital Game Xpo

Walter Rotenberry Walter Rotenberry Lead Instructor—Simulation and Game Lead Instructor—Simulation and Game DevelopmentDevelopmentemail: [email protected]: [email protected]

Wake Technical Community College, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC

June 2006June 2006 www.dgxpo.comwww.dgxpo.com


IGDA Triangle ChapterIGDA Triangle Chapter

Dana Crowley, Dana Crowley, CoordinatorCoordinator

Scott Johnson, Scott Johnson, Emergent Game Emergent Game TechnologiesTechnologies

Attend meetings in Attend meetings in Raleigh, NCRaleigh, NC

www.igda.org/nctriangle/


Austin Game ConferenceAustin Game Conference

September 2006September 2006 Over 2400 attendeesOver 2400 attendees 3 tracks3 tracks

Game WritersGame Writers Casual GamesCasual Games Game AudioGame Audio

www.gameconference.com


Austin Game ConferenceAustin Game Conference

Microsoft CasualMicrosoft CasualGamesGames

Austin Community Austin Community CollegeCollege

CMP Game CMP Game Developer’s Developer’s ConferenceConference

Emergent Game Emergent Game TechnologiesTechnologies

XEO Design XEO Design


ITP 1xx – Introduction to Game ITP 1xx – Introduction to Game Design & DevelopmentDesign & Development

Fall 06 for pilot classFall 06 for pilot class VCCS Course VCCS Course

proposalproposal Course site at Course site at

www.nr.edu/itp195www.nr.edu/itp195 3 textbooks3 textbooks

Intro to game Intro to game GamemakerGamemaker AliceAlice


Game Maker softwareGame Maker software

Free software – Free software – developed under a developed under a grantgrant

Easy to use for Easy to use for beginnersbeginners

Get the book Get the book (see next slide)(see next slide)

www.gamemaker.nl


The Game Maker’s ApprenticeThe Game Maker’s Apprentice

By By Jacob Jacob HabgoodHabgoodMark Mark OvermarsOvermars

ISBN: 1-59059-615-3 ISBN: 1-59059-615-3 336 pp. 336 pp. Published: Jun 2006 Published: Jun 2006 Price: $39.99 Price: $39.99


Game Development EssentialsGame Development Essentials

By Jeannie Novak By Jeannie Novak Publisher:Publisher: Thomson Thomson

Delmar Learning; 1 Delmar Learning; 1 edition edition

ISBN:ISBN: 1401862713 1401862713 Currently used by Currently used by

NRCCNRCC WTCC in NCWTCC in NC CPCC in NC CPCC in NC


Game Maker demoGame Maker demo


Game Design at NRCCGame Design at NRCC

2 Degrees with 2 Degrees with Game specializationsGame specializations Information Information

TechnologyTechnology CADCAD

15 credit hours15 credit hours Cross-discipline Cross-discipline

approachapproach

Core CoursesCore Courses ITP xxITP xx Intro to Game Intro to Game

Design & Design & DevelopmentDevelopment

DRF 238/239DRF 238/239 Computer Aided Computer Aided Modeling I & IIModeling I & II

ITD 112ITD 112 Creating Creating Web GraphicsWeb Graphics

ITD 212ITD 212 Interactive Interactive Web DesignWeb Design


PressPress

Roanoke TimesRoanoke Times Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal ……


Join the FunJoin the Fun

Programming games is a great way to teach Programming games is a great way to teach object oriented programmingobject oriented programming Planning Planning DesignDesign DevelopmentDevelopment Testing Testing

Game Maker is Game Maker is easy to use and freeeasy to use and free used by Microsoft Casual Games divisionused by Microsoft Casual Games division

Learn from your studentsLearn from your students


For More InformationFor More Information

Carlotta EatonCarlotta Eaton

Professor of Information Professor of Information TechnologyTechnology

Director, Game Technology Director, Game Technology ProgramsPrograms

www.nr.edu/eaton orwww.nr.edu/eaton or

www.nr.edu/itp195www.nr.edu/itp195

(540) 674-3600 x4250(540) 674-3600 x4250

[email protected]

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