Graphics and Mobile Gaming Education Kit

Now updated for the Unity Game Engine!

Teach your students the theory and practice of video game design, using the latest graphics and game design technologies on Arm Mali GPU-powered smart devices. The video game industry is growing rapidly, with a focus on high performance, low energy devices, and Arm Mali processors offer a cost efficient, high performance and low energy GPU.

Kit specification:

A full set of lecture slides, ready for use in a typical 10-12-week undergraduate course (full syllabus below)
Lab manual with project code and solutions. All software tools needed in this kit are available free of charge. Some labs work best on an Android-based Mali GPU-powered smart device.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of C++/Java programming

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Course Aim

To enable students to create their own 3D games on mobile devices through the teaching of graphics and gaming fundamentals and hands-on practice using professional graphics API and game engines

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding of
- Arm Mali GPU architecture
- Core OpenGL ES rendering techniques
- Game design methodology
- Game physics and logic programming
- The use of powerful graphical effects in 3D game design

Intellectual
- Ability to use different graphics and game design techniques to optimize performance and reduce power consumption on mobile devices
- Ability to utilise multiple software design principles to manage future projects
Practical
- Capability to create computer graphics on mobile devices using the Open GL ES library
- Capability to create 3D games from scratch using commercial game design engines

Syllabus

1	Introduction to Graphics and Game Programming
2	GPU Architecture and Mali GPU
3	Introduction to OpenGL ES
4	Rendering Pipeline and Shader Programming
5	3D Graphics and Matrix Manipulation
6	Texturing and Lighting
7	Performance Optimization and Programming Techniques
8	Introduction to Game Engines
9	Game Graphics and Audio
10	The Design of Video Games
11	3D Effects, Architecture and Performance Considerations
12	Virtual Reality