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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStudents will gain hands-on experience in creating a variety of digital games. Working in teams, you will learn a variety of different programming languages, game platforms and hardware. You will take a course half-year course where you will design and implement a new game from scratch under the supervision of game designers from the local industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Game Strategy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Part of what makes a game fun is the challenge of figuring out the best strategy to win the game. We played Tic-Tac-Toe and Connect-4 in Meeting 3 this Spring. Do you remember the best strategies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Tic-Tac-Toe<\/strong> (source: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTry to beat our UCI Gamemaster (or the computer) in Tic-Tac Toe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n(A) 3 x 3 Tic-Tac-Toe (get 3 in a row to win), <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
(B) 5 x 5 Tic-Tac-Toe (get 4 in a row to win).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Playing Rule:<\/strong> (1) If playing with the gamemaster, alternate who goes first. (2) First play 3 x 3 Tic-Tac-Toe two times. (3) Then play 5 x 5 Tic-Tac-Toe as many times as time permits. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n