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Strategy game programming projects

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Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Volume 16, Issue 4

Pages 205 - 213

Published: 20 April 2001 Publication History

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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.

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Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges Volume 16, Issue 4

2001

366 pages

ISSN:1937-4771

EISSN:1937-4763

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John G. Meinke
Univ. System of Maryland

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Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

Evansville, IN, United States

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Published: 20 April 2001

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