Concurrency-related optimizations. Very heavy synchronization primitives (e.g. mutex) are over-taught and over-used. Often incorrectly. We will go back to basics, and demonstrate how you can get both fast and "correct" concurrent designs, focusing on using creating the fewest number of synchronization points. Task scheduling - keeping overhead to a minimum and not adding unnecessary complexity.

You will gain a deeper appreciation of console hardware (most of the work will be focussed on the PS3 but is directly applicable to the X360 as well) and how to write code that makes the most of it. They will also look at how to identify different types of bottlenecks and effectively optimise them. The ultimate goal is to be able to write fast maintainable code and to efficiently optimise existing code.

Making sure to have an efficient pipeline. Techniques to speed up production within a team. Tricks to parametrize the particle systems. Understanding of the necessary visual elements needed for obtaining original effects.

To light a scene while optimizing the number of lighting sources and recreating the desired atmosphere learning on movies and audiovisual experiences.