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GAM415

Graphics Game Engine

Course DirectorySNHU 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

  • GAM312 — Gameplay Systems Development
    • GAM207 — Information Technology and Digital Games
      • IT145 — Foundation in Application Development
        • CS110 — Fundamentals of Programming
        • IT140 — Introduction to Scripting
    • IT312 — 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
        • MAT140 — Precalculus
          • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
        • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
  • IT230 — Software Development with C#.NET
    • IT145 — Foundation in Application Development
      • CS110 — Fundamentals of Programming
      • IT140 — Introduction to Scripting
  • IT312 — 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
      • MAT140 — Precalculus
        • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
      • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits

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