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GAM415Graphics Game Engine

Course Prerequisites ToolSNHU GAM415 has 4 direct prerequisites, with 12 courses in its complete prerequisite tree, and is required by 1 other course.

Undergraduate · 3 credits

Students get an introduction to advanced graphics topics including skeletal animation, ray tracing, particle integration, lighting, shaders and materials. Projects are introduced to implement these important visual effects. The knowledge obtained will be assimilated and applied to a wide range of usages and application. Linear Algebra algorithms will be refreshed and/or introduced specific to the topic at hand. Students will learn the basics of Direct X, Open GL, and Rendering solutions (forward and deferred).

Prerequisite Tree

  • IT312 — Software Development with C++.NET
    • IT145 — Foundation in Application Development
      • CS110 — Fundamentals of Programming
      • IT140 — Introduction to Scripting
  • IT230 — Software Development with C#.NET
    • IT145 — Foundation in Application Development
      • CS110 — Fundamentals of Programming
      • IT140 — Introduction to Scripting
  • MAT350 — Applied Linear Algebra
    • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
      • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
      • MAT140 — Precalculus
        • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
  • GAM312 — Gameplay Systems Development
    • IT312 — Software Development with C++.NET
      • IT145 — Foundation in Application Development
        • CS110 — Fundamentals of Programming
        • IT140 — Introduction to Scripting
    • GAM207 — Information Technology and Digital Games
      • IT145 — Foundation in Application Development
        • CS110 — Fundamentals of Programming
        • IT140 — Introduction to Scripting
    • MAT350 — Applied Linear Algebra
      • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
        • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
        • MAT140 — Precalculus
          • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis

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