Game Development Seminar at Srinakharinwirot University - February 18, 2005

On February 18, 2005, I was invited as a guest speaker to speak at Srinakharinwirot University on the topic "Game Development in a CS Perspective", which was part of the seminar "Game Development as a Academic/Career Field". The seminar was conducted for CS students in the 3rd and 4th year, who are interested in game development topics as a graduating topic, and/or interested in working in the game development field.





The seminar started off with Pisal Setthawong (myself) with the topic of "Game Development in a CS Perspective". In this topic, I reiterated some of the key CS subjects and topics and how they are usefulness in the Game Development process. Later I wrapped up the discussion by talking how can game development meet with the academic requirements of the degree by pointing out common misconceptions and solutions on both the lecturer and student side on making game development as a senior project.

Later Mr. Suphot (PromptNow) spoke upon his experiences as a student in a CS field and about how to approach a senior project on a game related topic. He went on lengths to discuss about common mistakes he made, which many students in the seminar enjoyed due to details which are all to familiar - such as doing late rush jobs.





After a brief coffee break the seminar continued with me and Suphot starting things off by talking about some quick pointers and introductory material for students who are interested in the game development. This talk touched about the major game types and about related development tools, books, and websites that could help cover the introductionary material.

The last part of the seminar was conducted by Mr. Honda (PromptNow) who concluded a quick overview of "Career Opportunities in the Game Development Field", which was informative and provides a quick overview of the Industry in Thailand.

The seminar was concluded a little later, though a little later than scheduled due to a high number of inquiries and questions from the audience.