====== FES 2010 - A DJCO/GameDev Project ======

As a first assignment for DJCO, you are expected to develop a soccer game - FES'2010 - in XNA, based on your initial experiments with [[resources:tutorials:feupong:|FEUPong]], and on additional pointers to be provided during the classes.

The [[GameConceptDocument| Game Concept Document]] includes the main guidelines expected from the game, from which you may derive as needed.
The project is to be undertaken by teams of four elements.

===== Milestones =====

For the assignment, two milestones are planned:

  * Game Prototype - Should include most of the game mechanics for two human players, and very little artwork, reduced interface, no menus needed
  * Game Demo - Should include AI and artwork, interface and menus

===== Schedule =====

The planned schedule is as follows:

  * March 8th 
    * Team formation/Project start
    * Analysis and discussion of the [[GameConceptDocument| Game Concept Document]]
    * Team planning
    * Beginning of prototype (to be continued off-classes)
  * March 15th
    * Conclusion of prototype
    * Each team will present the prototype in-place to the teachers
    * Beginning of demo version
  * March 22nd
    * Conclusion of demo version
  * March 26th
    * Game Demo final submission

===== Additional Resources =====

  * Sprite animation in XNA
    * [[http://www.xnafusion.com/xna-animated-sprite-tutorial-beginner/ | XNA Animated Sprite Tutorial (beginner) at XNAFusion]] (explains main concept of sprite sheets and an implementation)
    * [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203866.aspx|How To: Animate a Sprite]] (provides an AnimatedSprite class)

  * Sprite images resources (beware of licensing)
    * [[http://graphics.akribo.com/downloads2.htm | Free Ready-made Graphics & ClipArts: Animated Soccer Players, Animated 3D Human Avatars, 3D Sprites]]
    * [[http://maximoff.alreadyread.net/SpriteSheets/ |G.M.Spectre: Open Source sprites]]
    * [[http://charas-project.net/resources.php |Charas, rpgmaker, the chara generator]]