Is UML used for game developement?

[Mucman]

After this software engineering course I can sort of understand why UML is used for large projects (my prof was involved in ATC software ), but how does it handle game developement?

It seems to me that game design is well understood and would follow the waterfall software process model and are not nearly as large in scope as some enterprise level software therefore it would not really benefit from the use of UML.

btw, when I first learned UML I thought it was bloated and pointless but I think that was because I was looking at it from the wrong view. If was was involved in a team of 100 to develope ATC software I would be greaful that UML was used!

Not sure what kind of response I will get here... I would post it in a game programming forum but those are full of teens who either don't care or do not have the kind of experience that would be able to answer this appropriately...

 

[splice]

well... sure it will work for game development if you are programming in an OO language. Design is only a part of a well structured software engineering project, as you probably already know. I'm curious as to why you believe game programming should be designed around a waterfall method?

 

[Mucman]

I should have rephrased that Not all games would use the water fall method...

Assume you are the maker of the evolutionary hit Quack I. Using more of an Evolution Model. A couple years later you design
Quack II. Since the concept of what is to be done is well understood, you can design it with a water fall method.

Hmmm... now that I think about it I think I am wrong . The sequel would most likely use a reuse-based model...

2 more hours til my Software Engineering exam and I am second guessing myself

 

[splice]

<< 2 more hours til my Software Engineering exam and I am second guessing myself >>



Doh, good luck... I have mine on monday. :frown:

BTW, are you guys using the RS Pressman book? "Software Engineering A Practitioner's Approach"

 

[Mucman]

Good luck to you too

We are using Software Engineering 6th Edition : Ian Sommerville.

It doesn't really matter since the prof didn't teach anything out of the book.

 

[splice]

<< Good luck to you too

We are using Software Engineering 6th Edition : Ian Sommerville.

It doesn't really matter since the prof didn't teach anything out of the book. >>



Doh.