| Introduction to Entertainment Software and Virtual Worlds. Virtual World technologies. User’s Immersion. Video Game types and platforms. Fundamental principles of Entertainment Software. The Player’s profile, Internet’s impact on the development of Entertainment Software. Virtual World applications in the Learning Process, Education, and Social Interaction. Health, Addiction, and Violence issues in Video Games. Development and Implementation Technologies around Entertainment Software. Entertainment Software Design Topics. Code and Content creation. Development stages. Virtual World realization. Virtual World enhancement and issues regarding Performance vs Loyalty, Level of Detail, Realism. Organizing and Managing a Development Team. Software Technologies for Video Games. Content and Code development tools. |
