EDUCATION

SUMMER SEMESTER (SS) AT DFKI
Seminar: Game Development Technologies

This seminar focuses on developing games using common techniques in the gaming industry. You will learn about game programming patterns, game AI, advanced animation techniques, basics in level and character design, and procedural environment generation.

     General requirements:

  • Programming 2
  • Software internship, concurrent programming, algorithms and data structures
  • Experience in imperative programming using C#, C++ or Java
SUMMER SEMESTER (SS) AT DFKI
Motion Synthesis for Virtual Characters

The focus of this seminar is on motion synthesis for virtual characters acting in virtual 3D scenes. In this context, the seminar focusses on data driven methods, which use motion capture data taken from human volunteers. The full range of relevant aspects of such approaches is offered to interested participants for overview presentations or for presentations on specialized topics. 

  • Be an advanced master students in Computer Science who preferably hold a B.Sc. degree in this or related field.
  • Good knowledge in general computer science or AI
  • Proficient knowledge of English or German