Pre-College: Game Programming
Today’s video games are highly complex pieces of software that require a deep understanding of computer science, advanced mathematics, and physics.
To begin preparing for the challenges of professional game development, students in this track take the following courses:
Applied Computer Science for Games (CS) introduces students to the fundamentals of programming, including control flows and basic data types. Students will demonstrate their understanding of these concepts by programming basic games.
Applied Math for Games (MAT) covers a number of important math concepts, including linear equations, matrices, vectors, and trigonometry, as well as how they apply to the task of video game programming.
Applied Physics for Games (PHY) presents an overview of the fundamental laws that govern the physical world — including kinematics and statics, work and energy, Newtonian dynamics, and momentum — and how to simulate these laws in a virtual world.
The Project Lab (L) portion of this track lets students apply the concepts they learn in the classroom to the creation of hands-on projects. This course culminates in a final collaborative game project.
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Location and Schedule
The Pre-College Program meets at aSTEAM Village’s Headquarters 1600 Paseo Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108
Every Monday through Friday from January 26 to March 20, 2018.
TIME MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
04:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. CS MAT Proj. Lab MAT PHY Proj. Lab
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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04:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. CS MAT Proj. Lab CS PHY Proj. Lab
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
04:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. MATL MATL PHYL PHYL
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MAT PHY MAT PHY Proj. Lab
04:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. Proj. Lab Proj. Lab Proj. Lab Proj. Lab Proj. Lab Proj. Lab
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
04:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. CS MAT Proj. Lab MAT PHY Proj. Lab
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
04:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. CS MAT Proj. Lab CS PHY Proj. Lab
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
04:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. MATL MATL PHYL PHYL Proj. Lab
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MAT PHY MAT PHY
04:00 p.m. – 07:30 p.m. Proj. Lab Proj. Lab Proj. Lab Proj. Lab Proj. Lab Proj. Lab
09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.