Faculty

Wrote and taught a course on technical art focusing on optimization in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4). This is a course I designed and to my knowledge was one of the first in the country.

Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), asset optimization, LODs, HLODs, Proxy LODs, cubemap reflections, lighting/shadows, level streaming, asset loading, platform target specs, etc.

Co-wrote and taught course on programming 2d & 3d interactive media with C# and Unity.

C#, Unity, gameplay scripting, random generation, trigonometry, vector math, collision detection, basic physics and forces, autonomous agents, obstacle avoidance.

Wrote and taught several courses on full-stack development using Node.js, React, Javascript/Typescript.

Node.js, react, MongoDB, Javascript (JS), typescript (TS), HTML, CSS, canvas, packaging, git, DNS, HTTP servers, sessions, databases, MVC, MVVM, templates, REST, server performance, unit testing, build tools, deployment, continuous integration.

Wrote and taught a course on real-time communication using UDP, TCP and Websockets.

UDP, TCP, Websockets, client-hosted games, dedicated server-hosted games, thread-based servers, event-based servers, database, caching, real-time communication (near real-time), runtime storage, persistant storage, remote procedure calls (RPC), data syncing.

Taught course on introduction to C++ programming & concepts.

C++, classes, arrays, C-strings, pointers, inheritance, templates, singletons, etc.

Co-wrote and taught classes on game design and development concepts.

Genres, game taxonomy, demographics, constraints, mechanics, aesthetics, narrative, techology, game worlds, transmedia intellectual property, interfaces, interation, playtesting, measuring fun, business models, platforms, distribution.