Project Options....

    You must do either a written report (2-5Pages) or a programming project; You will also have to do a 5-15 minute presentation on your project in the last two week of classes.

    1. Project Topics
      • Looking into making this course a Critical Thinking CSU transfer, what do I need to do? add puzzle games tetris, cow(mastermind), etc; Strategy: Nethack & AOE; board - Look Around at other Critical Thinking Classes
      • nanotechnology
      • Has the Video Game Industry entering the Cyclic Phase? Should one buy Video Game Stocks?
        nGame Stock Major Hit Down 30% - ERTS TTWO
        nConsumers Waiting on Playstation 3 & Wii ?
        nVideo Sales Down 1% 2004 9.9B from 10B
      • link collection for on-line counterpart (on sample.htm)
      • Next Generation CPU fabrication process & MultiCore
      • Create Images or enhance my Viewgraphs (need editable format)
      • Media Center PC or Video on Demand
      • AOC Rush Strategy
      • Review/Recommendation HeadPhone (Speaker-Microphone) for Gamers
      • Educational Opportunities in the Area and for Game Development in General
      • AMD Tech Tour June 27 Irvine
      • Software Agents: Mobile Gaming Magazine Big in Asia ( cell phone girlfriend)
      • Recent Video Games
      • Video Game Strategies
      • Video Game Impact on Society
      • Virtual Reality - Future of Gaming
      • Any Game Genre
      • 3-D Chip Companies (Nvidia, ATI)
      • 3-D Chips relations to HyperTransport
      • Popular Gaming Conventions or TradeShows (E3, Quake, etc)
      • Gaming Sites
      • Next Generation Game Machines: X-Box 360, Playstation 3, Revolution(Ninetendo)-Wii
      • What comes after the Wii
      • Will any games ultilize Playstation 3 hardware "Resistance Fall of Man"
      • Apple Game Machine of cell Phone
      • AMD64 Games
      • Educational Opportunities in the Area "Entertainment Technology"
      • Game Addiction
      • Evolving Games: Spore, Duke Nukem Forever?, Others?
      • HDTV cnet has an on-line class
      • Look into Flash Pro 8.0 as online game development tool
    2. Write a Computer Player that Can Play on The World or Migration Map
    3. Create your own AOC Map
    4. Create your own AOC Scenario

    5. Download Maya Personal Edition and Create a 3-D Environment
      Could also consider lightwave 3D - Also have a open source alternative blender3d.org they have on-line tutorials
    6. Programming Options