A Strategy of Integrating Game Programming into Computer Science Curriculum

This paper describes a strategy to integrate game programming into the computer science curriculum. It is a well known challenge that nationally computer science/computer engineering enrollment is at its lowest in at least a decade. Many approaches have been implemented during past few years and game programming is one of those showing positive feedbacks. In this paper utilizing the game programming approach to increase student’s interest and retention, we have provided the platform and game components adopted by the Department of Computer Science at Hampton University. Outcomes and performance studies from actual class trials are also included.