Eberly, D. H. (3 Nov 2006), 3D Game Engine Design: A Practical Approach to Real-Time Computer Graphics, CRC Press; 2 edition
Luna, F. D. (April 2012), Introduction to 3D Game Programming with Directx 11, Mercury Learning & Information; Pap/DVD edition
Snook, G. (Jun 2003), Real-time 3D Terrain Engines Using C++ and DirectX, Charles River Media; Pap/Cdr edition

3 hour lecture/tutorial per week delivered as 8 weeks intensive Lecture/Tutorial followed 4 weeks of surgery sessions each semester.

Key Information Set Data:
24% Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity
76% Guided Independent Learning

DirectX and OpenGL
Data Projector
Student Computers

In this module, students will continue development of the custom 2D game engine built in Level 4 to include advanced engine features such as 3D, sound, physics and AI.

Advanced C++ topics
3D graphics (DirectX and OpenGL)
Introduction to sound APIs
Physics and AI engine
Game industry processes (technical design, integration, testing & QA)
Source code version control
Design patterns for games and refactoring
Architecture of large-scale game engines
Serialisation techniques
Use of scripting in games engines

Games Engine Creation (Level 4) or equivalent

3D Scene created using custom engine and OpenGL. (Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3) 40% weighting

Creating 3D game prototype using custom engine. (Learning Outcomes 1 and 3) 60% weighting

Students will adapt their 2D engine developed at level-4 into a 3D engine using OpenGL.