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Entertainment Sytems

  • 22-04-2011 07:26PM
    #1
    GarethBah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭


    Hi, just wondering if anybody is doing the games stream of this course and if so, some fast questions.

    1) What main programming language do you use??, i notice that nearly all of the courses use java but id rather use c# or c++

    2) What in general is the course like.


    Thanks


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  • #2
    callaway92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,327 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    I do Multimedia but we are mixed with them for a few subjects like Communication Skills, Maths & Computer Essentials.

    you use Java on BlueJ for programming.

    From what I understand it is a very hard course with a shít load of work


  • #3
    GarethBah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭GarethBah


    I am not too sure about them using java :/, why would a college teach java in a games development course when c# would be alot more suited


  • #4
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,073 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Its mostly Java but you don't use BlueJ beyond first year. I'm fairly sure they do some sort of C programming but no idea what stage in the course. An email to the course leader would let you know. :)


  • #5
    drumpusher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭drumpusher


    I'm in second year doing the audio stream, Java is used mostly in first year. I know the lads in the games stream moved on to some VPhython and C++ this year, we've all done some JavaScript in the Web Apps module, whereas we've just had to chew on some ActionScript 3.0 audio side.

    Also there is a Mac Development elective which you would be learning objective C.


  • #6
    neilk32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭neilk32


    We done java for the first 3 semesters, some phyton in 3rd semeseter for physics and are now doing c/c++ for the games modules.


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  • #7
    2Bv¬2B
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭2Bv¬2B


    Finished 3rd year applied computing, I did the Games Stream, and I used C++ for one semester and went a different route after games. To be honest, I don't think the games in WIT is great...... Carlow is meant to be fantastic for games.

    The guys i know in Entertainment Systems who just finished year 3 didn't have much to say about it. Some colleges start out on Java and others start out on C++ ..... If it's a games career you wish to pursue I think you are in the wrong college man,

    Yeah you do Mac development, but that's not worth a slap to be honest unless you are serious about it. great Objective C experience though.....


  • #8
    neilk32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭neilk32


    3rd year was the first year doing it, I'm in second year atm and apparently it has been improved a lot for us and more for the first years .


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