[game_edu] Game Engines

[Joel Gonzales]

As Ian suggested, Discussing Not Invented Here is always a good topic in 
computer science. As for using an engine in a curriculum, it depends on 
what your goal is. Having one means that students spend more time making 
the game instead of how to display something to the screen or handling 
collisions. Still, that experience is useful because no engine will give 
you everything you need. RIT has a process that I think works. They gave 
you an engine when you start the curriculum and slowly take it away as 
your progress through your classes.

-J
http://www.lowpolycount.com



S. Gold wrote:

> With Penny’s post this morning I thought I would send out the results 

> of another Game Engine Survey done by one of the SIG’s Advisory Board 

> Members, Mark DeLoura. It is very thorough and even an easy read for 

> those without a lot of Game Engine knowledge. With the proliferation 

> of Game Engines on the market, I think the most interesting question 

> is when do teams decide to use an engine over creating their own tech?

>

> http://www.satori.org/2009/03/the_engine_survey_general_resu.html

>

> Susan

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