Strategy game programming projects

Authors:
Timothy Huang
Affiliations:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Venue:
CCSC '01 Proceedings of the sixth annual CCSC northeastern conference on The journal of computing in small colleges
Year:
2001

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Abstract

In this paper, we show how programming projects centered around the design and construction of computer players for strategy games can play a meaningful role in the educational process, both in and out of the classroom. We describe several game-related projects undertaken by the author in a variety of pedagogical situations, including introductory and advanced courses as well as independent and collaborative research projects. These projects help students to understand and develop advanced data structures and algorithms, to manage and contribute to a large body of existing code, to learn how to work within a team, and to explore areas at the frontier of computer science research.