TMP-AMI/Art-Math Integration Project

Arts/Math Integration Project

Video Games Design

vidoe game TIME FRAME: 5 - 15 days

OVERVIEW
Mathematics is a critical component of animation in general and computer games in particular.

Target audience:

Grades 9 – 12
Students needing motivation in Algebra and Geometry
Students needing additional real-life applications for Algebra II, Precalculus, and Trigonometry topics with a “wow” factor

CRMS:

PS/Reasoning: 1.2, Communication: 2.3, Probability/Stats: 6.2

WASHINGTON MATH STANDARDS:
M1.2, M1.3, M2.5, M2.6

ACHIEVEMENTS:

At the end of the chapter students will know and be able to:

Describe position of an object on a coordinate system.
Illustrate how a position of a point is denoted differently in a computer animation.
Convert numbers into different bases and understand how hexadecimal numbers are used to represent RGB colors in computer graphics.
Explain how ratios and proportions are used in computer simulation.
Adapt a piece of computer or calculator code to change direction, color or speed in an animation.
Use vectors to describe direction and movement in games.
Describe how matrices can move a figure to a new position.
Describe and illustrate the parallax effect.

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