Division 3 Workshop for Game Development Projects CS 336
This is the official course website for Division 3 Workshop for Game Development
Projects, CS 336, taught by Ira Fay at Hampshire
College in Spring 2017.
Basic Info
Class Sessions: Thursdays 10:30am - 11:50am, ASH 221
Professor: Ira Fay, (413) 559-6844, ASH 216, ifay@hampshire.edu
Office Hours: By appointment. A sign up sheet is available digitally.
Course Email List: cs336@lists.hampshire.edu
Projects
You will be working on your Div 3 projects throughout the semester, and we'll
use class time to meet 1:1 and in small groups so you can get regular feedback
on your work. Come prepared every class to show a demo of your game, and to do
active work on your project.
Useful Links
See below.
Bonus Info
Email Lists
If you want to know about Game Development at Hampshire and in the Five
Colleges, join the Game
Development email list. You may also want to join the
Game
Jobs or
Game
Jam email lists. Programmers might want to join the
Computer
Science list, and artists might want to join the
Animation
list. In fact, you might just want to
browse all the lists at Hampshire and
find lists that appeal to you.
Game Library
We are fortunate that the Hampshire library has an ever-growing
collection of board
games and digital games. Students, staff, and faculty members have access to
this great resource. Please make use of it, and feel free to give feedback to
Ira on your experience.
GlowLime Games
GlowLime Games is a student group focused on facilitating game development among
students in the Five College area. They are an amazing resource, and anyone
interested in game development should check them out. You can pitch your own
ideas and/or contribute to other games.
Pioneer
Valley Game Developers (PVGD)
The Pioneer Valley Game Developers (PVGD) meetup group is another great resource
and community for game developers in the area.
The Quarters
The Quarters is an incredible arcade +
restaurant. They have my full support, and their food is excellent and
reasonably priced. If anyone beats my
high score on Arkanoid, please let me
know.
Game Gatherings
TBD!
Game Stores
For some projects or just general fun, it may be useful for you to be aware
of nearby
boardgame stores.
Previous Survey Links
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Welcome Survey