Unit 74 : assignment

Task 1)  (P1/M1/D1)

I want you to work on a story in small group max 3 students, or on your own. 

I want an Intro / Middle / End. 

Present a 'Pitch' for this story first (your not showing this anyone however) do a power-point and this is the actual start of the assignment. 

What Characters do we have? What is their background? Where does the story start and end (location)?

What's the plot? Do some artwork to support this story? Who does what in your team? 

I want a team leader, into writer, artist, plot developer, character developer, and lead writer. 

Consider this list and write who does what in your team. 

Task 2)  (P2/M2/D2)

Now I need a story draft written. 

I need the actual story developing with has to be :

1 Person in team 500-1000 Words (1 to 2 pages Approx.)

2 People 1000 to 2000 Words (2 to 4 Pages )

3 People 2000 to 3000 Words (4 to 6 Pages Approx.) 

Remember I will be using a word counter so I am NOT counting pages. 

In addition I need a plot written (Approx. 250 Words half a page) Some artwork (3 to 4 images, not your own if you don't feel talented enough to do it) Also a list of who is doing what in team (if you’re on your own say so pls) 

Task 3)  (P3/M3/D3)

Modify that story in to a game dialogue, so I need a game concept. 

Talk about the game. What genre is it? Fit the characters in the story you have written into a game. What is their role? Give me an artist’s impression of the game. I need a game story board. (Into screen shot, middle and ends of what the game may look like).

Or do a mock up in Game-maker if you want

What are the significant differences from the story you wrote to the game based on this story and why?

Post your assignments here pls. 

I want all 3 tasks from you pls, zip it and give it as a 'gdrive link' pls (I need access).

When do I want this in ? 16/5/16

Unit 70 P4

Unit 70 : P4

Unit 71 : P2 / P3 / P4 (James OO Design)

You are an apprenticeship games designer working for a small games developer in the east midlands.

Your manager what’s you to create a 3D gaming using the new Unreal 4 Engine :-

This is a game that has 3 areas which are interconnected. Two of the rooms are to explore and the 3rd room

contains the zombies (bots).

The first area is the largest and is set in an outside environment with landscaping and grass and some water

features.

The Second room is a cave (or house / hut) in the landscaped environment. This is a fairly large area the

player needs to explore and maybe find stuff.

The third room is access via a door in this cave or house and has zombies in their which will attack the player

on sight.

Only Documentation needed for unit 70 is game play video or screenshots. For Unit 71 James will describe what he needs

Post your google doc / blog / video as a reply to this post... (April 28 2016)

3 in one game Assignment 2

3 in One Gaming

Assignment Brief

To recap...

Option one:

Create a Maze game for the students to play that also helps them develop their mathematics skills.

The main character of this game ‘Brainbox’ has to move from level to level solving increasing difficult maths based problems. Each level should show a different maths problem and the level of the maths problem should be GCSE grade C Mathematics.

You will be doing 5 levels all getting progressively harder to get through.

The main character Brainbox has to solve Maths problems (to GCSE grade C maths lvl). Brainbox is harassed by the evil twins ‘division’ and ‘multiplication’ and a variety of other monsters you are to create. 
For example for Brainbox to progress to the next lvl he needs to pass through a door, the door has a number on it. 
This number is the answer to a maths equation.

So the door could say 

C = 2 + (n x 0.50)

A Sprite that Brainbox collects says n=20.

So putting n=20 into the equation 

C = 2 + (20 X 0.50)

C = 2 + (10)

C = 12

So Brainbox would collect Sprite n=20 then collect a Sprite that says 12. However I would expect some ‘red herrings’ in the game like Sprites with random numbers in them, and for harder levels sprites that say n=19 that can’t be solved and brainbox dies! (When he collects it). However each level should represent a different type of Maths genre.

Use your imagination in the game creation process.

You can use any maths revision you have or the BBC bite size website for example materialshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/
Next find all Sprites, sounds, backgrounds needed for game and put them in a table and document why you have used each sprite, sound or background.

Option two:

Create space invader clone game. 

you can make it look as close to the original as possible OR make your own version of a space invader game. 

Create the game so it gets progressively harder and faster. As in the original space invaders game you will eventually die, but get a high score. So part of this game needs to be a high score table where players put in their name.

Elements of the game include ordinary space invaders and mother-ships which appear at the top or in a separate level. 

If you choose to create your own version of space invaders I need at  least 5 levels, that once the player gets to the 5th level they all repeat but slightly faster and harder to kill.

This game with require, for the more advanced version advanced scripting techniques.

Option three:

Blackjack game 

Make a Black Jack Game for the PC

Do some research on the card game black jack, its also called pontoon.

Create a game where you are dealt cards you can choose to twist or stick and also you play against 3 AI players who can also twist or stick.

Pls note do not put money element in this game we are not creating a gambling game. its about who can win the most rounds.
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Games Design Week 4

Games design week 4

Assignment One

Assignment One : To be Completed this week.


This Assignment is to be written using Blogger or Google docs. Reply to this post with the Google doc / Blogger url pls. You have until 2/10/15 to complete this assignment.

Student Declaration form

Download and edit student declaration form, copy the url of your Blog/Google doc to appropriate place on form print it out and sign it and hand it in pls.

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Games design week 14

Games design week 14

Games Development

Assignment time :-

Assignment 2 / assignment frontsheet

Look at both games below (Game 1 and Game 2) and choose ONE to make.

1. Develop the chosen game *documenting* the games design process.

1.1  Give an initial sketch of game.

1.2  Show all Sprites in game and how they were made.

1.3  Show all Objects in Gamemaker and how they are used and events and actions they do (or scripts).

1.4  Show all Rooms

2. For the other game show how you would make it, show *documentation* proving this.

2.1  (as 1.1 to 1.4 but less detail or missing)

3. Test the game and produce a video of game play with comments (voice or on screen).

3.1  Professional gameplay video with successes and failures shown.

3.2  Show bugs / glitches.

4. Test the game with another and get their feedback.

4.1 critical evaluation with suggestions of improvements

5. Suggest improvements to this computer game.

5.1 from feedback from testing what would be done to improve game, give at least 3 suggestions

6. Produce user *documentation* for this computer game (a user manual of how to play it).

6.1 show how to control character how to progress and what not to do.

Documenting/Documentation can be using videos with voice or on screen comments / word docs with screenshots and txt.

Rules for Assignment 

1.  You have  time given on assignment brief to complete this assignment.
2.  I can not help you in writing this assignment. 
3. Once handed in I will mark and return to you in 2 weeks and give you a Pass/Merit/Distinction, this is a final grade and cannot be changed. 
4. You can use your blogs and other online resources to help you write assignments. 
5. Your word document is printed out and with assignment details with student declaration signed (put as front sheets, with your name) put in a plastic folder and hand in. 
6. Assignments handed in late will not be given a distinction grade and if more than one week late will only be given a pass grade.

Games design week 5

Games design week 5

Assignment One

Assignment One : To be Completed this week.

This Assignment is to be written in 'Word' and printed out and handed in. This PDF is to be printed out (students also signs the end of this document), this PDF forms first part of printout.