Lectures
This page hosts the lecture slides for CS 276: Game Systems in Godot (Fall 2026). All other course resources - the syllabus, assignments, weekly lesson pages, and readings - are hosted on Canvas.
| # | Date | Lecture | Materials | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1T1 | Tue 8/25 | Press Start: Course Overview | [Slides] | 2026-08-26 15:13:59 PDT |
| W1T2 | Tue 8/25 | Godot Fundamentals: Nodes, Scenes, and the Scene Tree | [Slides] | 2026-08-26 15:13:59 PDT |
| W1R1 | Thu 8/27 | Building Pac-Blitz: From CS 152 to GDScript | [Slides] | 2026-08-27 09:37:10 PDT |
| W2T1 | Tue 9/1 | While True: Play - The Game Loop and Delta Time | [Slides] | 2026-09-01 09:05:41 PDT |
| W2R1 | Thu 9/3 | Collision Course: Input, Real Movement, and the Physics Conversation | [Slides] | 2026-09-03 09:34:37 PDT |
| W4T1 | Tue 9/15 | Paper Before Pixels: MDA, Core Loops, and the Birth of Your Game | [Slides] | 2026-09-15 09:02:53 PDT |
| W4R1 | Thu 9/17 | Lock It In: Teams, Paper, and Your First Prototype | [Slides] | 2026-09-17 08:11:03 PDT |
| W5T1 | Tue 9/22 | State of Play: State Machines, and the Lab 3 Launch | [Slides] | 2026-09-22 08:25:47 PDT |
| W5R1 | Thu 9/24 | Machines All the Way Up: Forced Transitions and Game States | [Slides] | 2026-09-24 10:36:58 PDT |
| W6T1 | Tue 9/29 | Some Assembly Required: Components and Data-Driven Design | [Slides] | 2026-09-29 09:21:31 PDT |
| W6R1 | Thu 10/1 | Split Screen: Single Responsibility, Git for Teams, and the Lab 4 Launch | [Slides] | 2026-10-01 07:44:41 PDT |
| W7T1 | Tue 10/6 | Heads Up: UI, Menus, and One Careful Global | [Slides] | 2026-10-08 08:30:50 PDT |
| W7R1 | Thu 10/8 | Slice It Thin: Agile for Game Teams, the Vertical Slice, and Sprint 1 | [Slides] | 2026-10-08 14:10:15 PDT |
| W8T1 | Tue 10/13 | Hands Off: Playtesting, Observation, and the Prototype Push | [Slides] | 2026-10-13 06:38:30 PDT |
| W8R1 | Thu 10/15 | Fresh Eyes: Stakeholder Review 1 and the Prototype Gate | [Slides] | 2026-10-15 09:08:07 PDT |
| W9T1 | Tue 10/20 | Juice It: Game Feel, Tweens, Shake, Hit Stop, Sound, and the Lab 5 Launch | [Slides] | 2026-10-20 11:47:42 PDT |
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