CIS300 Course Schedule

[Jan] [Feb] [Mar] [April] [May]
Note: The schedule is subject to change.

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January

Week's Objective	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Form Groups	24 Instruction begins L1: Introduction	25 L2: The Nature of Game	26 L3: Game Ideas, Challenges, and Genres	27 A1 Due (Interests)	28 Group formation Abstract of game idea	29	30 A2 Due (Choose/Critique Ideas)
Brainstorm	31 L4: Game Design & Development Teams Game Lab 1

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February

Week's Objective	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Brainstorm		1 L4: Game Design & Development Teams Comm Lab 1	2 L5: Documents & Development Game Lab 1	3	4 L5: Documents & Development Comm Lab 1	5	6
Choose Project	7 L6: Game Concepts Game Lab 2	8 L6: Game Concepts Comm Lab 2	9 L7: Parts of a Game Game Lab 2	10	11 L7: Parts of a Game Comm Lab 2 Game Lab 1 Due	12	13
Concept Document	14 L8: Setting and Story	15 L8: Setting and Story Comm Lab 3 A3 Due (Group Charter)	16 L9: Constrained Game	17	18 L9: Constrained Game Comm Lab 3	19	20
Milestone Document	21 Game Lab 3 Game Lab 2 Due	22 Comm Lab 4	23 Game Lab 3	24	25 Comm Lab 4	26	27 A4 Due (Final Concept Doc)
First Prototype	28 L10: Real-Time Rendering

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March

Week's Objective	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
First Prototype, Functional Specification		1 Comm Lab 5 Game Lab: First Prototype	2	3	4 Comm Lab 5 Game Lab: First Prototype	5	6 A6 Due (Final Milestone Doc)
Functional Specification, Asheron's Call 2	7	8 Comm Lab 6	9 BOOM L11: MMORPG Discussion A7 Due (AC2 Level Up)	10	11 Course drop ends L11: MMORPG Discussion Comm Lab 6	12	13 A8 Due (Final Functional Spec)
Second Prototype	14 Game Lab: Second Prototype	15 Comm Lab 7	16 Game Lab: Second Prototype	17	18 Comm Lab 7	19 Spring Break begins	20 Spring Break
Spring Break	21 Spring Break	22 Spring Break	23 Spring Break	24 Spring Break	25 Spring Break	26 Spring Break	27 Spring Break ends
Website	28 Instruction resumes L12: Artificial Intelligence Game Lab 3 Due	29 Comm Lab Game Lab	30 L13: Music	31

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April

Week's Objective	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Website					1 Comm Lab Game Lab	2	3 A5 Due (Final Constrained Game Doc)
Alpha (Code Complete)	4 L14: Networkng	5 Comm Lab Game Lab	6 L15: Animation	7	8 Comm Lab Game Lab	9	10
Game Script	11 L16: Art	12 Comm Lab Game Lab	13 L17: History	14	15 Comm Lab Game Lab	16	17
Beta (Feature Complete)	18 L18: Industry	19 Comm Lab Game Lab	20	21	22 Comm Lab Game Lab	23	24
Testing	25	26	27	28	29	30

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May

Week's Objective	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Testing							1
Release (Balanced and Tested)	2	3	4	5	6 End of classes	7 Study period begins	8
Showcase, Final Presentations	9	10	11 Study period ends GDIAC Showcase 2pm set-up 3-6pm open to public	12 Final exams begin	13	14	15
Final Presentations, Game Gallery Submission	16	17	18	19	20 Final exams end	21 Gallery Submission Deadline	22