Game Software Development Technologies - Overview

1. Hochschule Augsburg
University of Applied Sciences

2. 1. Game Software Architecture
2. Game Engine Technology
3. Game Graphics Technology
4. 3D-Sound
5. Speech Recognition
6. Artificial Intelligence
7. Cloud Gaming Technologie
8. Next Trends
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3. AI Content
Control Physics Sound Graphic
[1]
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4. Game Engine
Input Devices
GUI
Programmer
Physics Rendering Audio
Engine Discrete Engine Engine
Simulation
AI Engine Engine
Compiler Data Management Layer
Designer
Game Content Character Character UI Models and
Sound
Scripts Data Elements Textures
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5. [3]
Costs:
ranges from open source
to $ 100K+
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6. Microsoft DirectX
 Direct3D
 DirectInput
 DirectSound
 DirectPlay
[4]  DirectMusic
OpenGL
 OpenML
 OpenCL
 OpenAL
[5]
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7. [6, 7, 8]
 Using in serious games [4],[5],[6]
 Using in mobile phones
and web browsers
 Using high-level-languages
 Support Indie game development
[9]
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8. Game development Multi-platform game
without XNA development
with XNA
Game Languages Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Game Engine XNA Framework
.NET
C C++ ASM .NET Compact Framework
Framework
XBOX Windows
DirectX OpenGL Windows
360 Phone 7
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9. [11]
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10. [12]
[13]
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11.  Bot
 Line of Sight
 Natural language processing
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 Path finding
 Scripting support
 State machines
 Team based AI
 Emotional AI
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12. [16]
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13. Continuous Game Server
Reception Graphics
Command Videocoding
Interception
Streaming
Sound Command
Audiocoding
Interception
SoundLib GraphicsLib
Network
Audiodecodin
g
Streaming
display Reception
Videodecoding
gamepad load speaker Client
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14.  Social Networks Gaming
 Mobile Gaming
 User-generated Content
 Digital distribution/ downloadable content
 3D-Gaming
 Active, motion-controlled games
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16. [1] http://ig.cs.tu-berlin.de/lehre/da/Weber-Spiele-softwareUndOpenSource-2006-07-04.pdf
[2] http://www.cis.cornell.edu/courses/cis3000/2011sp/lectures/10-GameArchitecture.pdf
[3] http://createdigitalmotion.com/files/2010/08/unity3.jpg
[4] http://www.pcmasters.de/fileadmin/Download-Images/directx-9-vergleich-directx-10.jpg
[5] http://arstechnica.com/reviews/2q00/macos-x-dp4/macos-x-dp4-9.html
[6]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ss_rLDyRQCk/SxKo2hFFSOI/AAAAAAAAMXE/m2Mda7X0pLg/s
1600/Serious-Games+188.jpg
[7] http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2008/09/16/372944/CryGame8x6shots004.jpg
[8] http://www.educational-gaming.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/wos.jpg
[9] http://www.skipstation.com/wp-content/gallery/article-images/xna/xna_logo_1.jpg
[10] http://www.slideshare.net/AlexTumanoff/xna-7269364
[11] http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/sound-technology/
[12] http://www.nataliedee.com/090405/nintendogs.jpg
[13] http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/speech-recognition-process.gif
[15] http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4038606/ns/technology_and_science-games/t/bringing-
emotions-video-games/
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17. [16] http://www.giga.de/usernews/00026347-artikel-cloud-
gaming/popup/fotostory/image_6.html
[17] http://iphome.hhi.de/fechteler/papers/ctHeise212010_AustinatFechtelerGieselmann.pdf
[18] http://www.treehugger.com/oceanopolis-facebook-game.jpg
[19] http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item15559/tablet-gaming-1.jpg
[20]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mqZTrjHFzwU/TMAC7pMmQwI/AAAAAAAAFzg/nbZsCrS9BEw/3
D-Game.jpg
[21] http://www.game-ups.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bfbbf5b051ing610.jpg.jpg
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