We are now researching more AI and Math courses in addition to more programming courses!
Recently we have been focussing our energies on creating AI, Unreal Engine, Math, & C# Unity courses.
Some new course descriptions, difficulty levels and key staff bios follow.
- Intermediate and Advanced Level AI Courses
- Available for summer 2024
- Course creator Eduardo Soto
Eduardo’s Creator Bio:
- Undergrad Software Engineering (Game Design) McMaster University
- Masters: Information Technology Digital Media Carleton University
- 5 years teaching experience at RP4K.
- IT Professional specializing in CRM databases by day
AI Topics include:
- Machine Learning
- Neural Networks
- AI for playing Settlers of Catan
- Intermediate Level Intro to UNREAL ENGINE VISUAL SCRIPTING
- Starts in March 2024
- Instructor: Gabe DiBenedetto
Gabe’s bio
Gabriele (Gabe) Dibenedetto is a Georgian College graduate with an Ontario College Diploma in Computer Programming. He has been working for RP4K as a Video Game Programming Instructor since 2017 and has taught hundreds of kids of all ages.
Gabe has worked as a professional Unreal Software Developer in the electric motor vehicle manufacturing sector.
- Beginner Applied Math for Coders
- Coming soon
- Course creator: Tiger Wu
Tiger’s Bio:
Tiger Wu has taught for RP4K since 2018. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto with a good dose of math courses including, calculus, linear algebra, multi variable calculus, statistics, and linear regression.
The theme of this course is about applying age-appropriate math topics to coding projects.
- Developing Applied Math for Coders
- Coming soon
- Course creator: Quinlan Sokol
Quinlan’s Creator Bio:
Quinlan is studying Mathematics at the University of Waterloo. Quinlan is in the 3rd year of his Waterloo Math Co-op program. He has been teaching our more theoretical Math & Physics for Video Game Programmers since 2022. He has also created and taught our Advanced Applied Math for Coders course.
The theme of this course is about applying age-appropriate math topics to coding projects.
Math Topics & Coding applications include:
- Inequalities
- Coding Application: Dynamic Rectangle Collision
- Coding Application: Static Rectangle Collision
- Coding Application: Pacman Navigation
- Prime Numbers and Cryptography
- Coding Application: Prime Encryption
- Coding Application: Image Encryption
- Advanced Applied Math & Physics for Coders course taught by Eduardo Soto.
- Coming soon
- Instructor: Eduardo Soto
Eduardo’s Instructor bio
Eduardo Soto has now taught our new Advanced Applied Math for Coders course two times. He has been teaching for Real Programming 4 Kids since 2019. Eduardo has taught students a variety of programming languages including Python, Java and C#.
Coding applications include:
- The Pythagoras Theorem followed by a coding project where the students would code circle collisions.
- Vectors and matrices with an emphasis on two small coding projects: coding reflection matrices and coding rotation matrices.
- Physics applications would include coding acceleration and momentum applications.
- There would be an introduction to graph theory (graph theory is the study of vertices and edges) which would conclude with a project where the students would code planar graphs (planar graphs are graphs where the edges don’t intersect)
- Elite Pure Math & Physics for Coders course taught by Quinlan Sokol
- Day/Time: Saturdays (12-2 pm EST)
- Starting in March 2024
- Instructor: Quinlan Sokol
This elite level course is our only course that is not a coding course. Math & Physics for video game programmers is a math & physics course. It involves math, physics, examples, and proofs!
Topics include:
- Derivation of the rotation matrix
- Derivation of the rotation matrix for pixel screens
- Speed, velocity, acceleration, and momentum.
- Proving classic physics formulas including time dilation in special relativity!
- Graph theory topics include Ramsey’s theorem, proving Euler’s formula for connected planar graphs ( V + F – E = 2), tying everything together to prove that there exist only 5 regular D&D dice. We would also cover Dijkstra’s algorithm.
- Calculus topics include limits, derivatives, rate of change, using Calculus to sketch functions.
- Intermediate Level C# Unity
- Coming soon
- Course creator: John Krent, RP4K Director of Education
John’s Bio:
John has an Honours Bachelor’s Degree, in Game Design, from Sheridan College. John was our Assistant Director of Education between 2020 and 2022. He was a key team member in our pivot to live online coding classes.
