CSYE 7270 — Building Virtual Environments
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Covers the basics of three-dimensional graphics programming using the Unity game engine. Includes a built-in terrain editor; a shader development facility; built-in physics; and advanced lighting, shadows, and audio to build 3D virtual environments and serious games. Javascript and C# can be used for scripting. Assets from various 3D modeling programs can be imported. Facilities to publish to the PC, Mac, iPhone and Wii and support for real-time multiplayer games are available. Requires a final project.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 34 | 50 | 68% | 16.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 24 | 50 | 48% | 26.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 47 | 50 | 94% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 44 | 50 | 88% | 6.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 37 | 50 | 74% | 13.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 28% | 36.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 88% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 83%
Common patterns: TF (71% of sections), T (17% of sections), F (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Nicholas Brown (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nicholas Brown (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list CSYE 7270 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (CSYE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CSYE courses · Plan it at numap.app