Welcome to the Victorian Games & App Challenge

What is the problem, issue or challenge you want to take on? How is your game or app going to increase awareness, provide strategies, create empathy or make things better for someone or something? Who do you want to meet your challenge? (Audience) Can you pitch your idea? The Task - Design, Plan, Create and Submit to industry leaders at Microsoft Create the beginnings of a game or an App. It may be the first stage of a game or even a demo which introduces the characters.

The Judges need to see that you/your group: Used the Microsoft tools provided to present your computational thinking, coding or development Has presented evidence of your thinking, reviews and improvements you made to your original idea, collaboration and utilising your skills and talents. Created something that met your brief see the Analyses and Evaluation section The Tools The tools you have available to use for this competition are: Touch Develop Unity Visual Studio and MinecraftEdu (If you have the server already in your school) to create apps and games

The prize 2 XBOX O new consoles for the winning school in each category Year 6, Year 8 and Year 10 Use the Design Process to help you stay on track

Design Brief The Design Brief section is where you should start thinking about what real world problem or challenge your game or app is going to solve or engage with. As an individual or group, you need to ask yourself three key questions: 1.What is the problem/challenge you are trying to solve? 2.What do you want your Game or App to do, and what features might it include? 3.Who might benefit from your game or app? When working through the design technology process it's important to consider multiple options or design. Please ensure you develop two detailed and annotated designs for your product.

Design 1 Add slides for your designs as necessary

Design 2 Add slides for your designs as necessary

Design Scrapbook Use this section to keep all your investigation materials such as website links, videos, screen clippings, ideas, references and other resources. Help build your evidence Add slides space for evidence as you need it.

What do you need to know? In order to build this app what will you need to know and be able to do? Create a list of skills and knowledge you will need to call upon or learn Add pages and space as you need it.

Conference (Optional) You must conference your two designs with your teacher and a peer. It is important for you to obtain feedback as well as reflect on their ideas about your designs! Add notes for your Peer Conference in the next section. Add notes for your Teacher Conference in the next section.

Peer conference (Optional) Part of the design technology process is the importance of review and feedback about your product designs. Use the boxes below to document this process. Peer's Comments List some of the feedback provided by your teacher(s) Add slices for space as necessary. Our Reflection As a result of your conference what changes to your design will you consider? Add slices for space as necessary.

Teacher conference (Optional) Part of the design technology process is the importance of review and feedback about your product designs. Using the boxes below to document this process. Teacher Comments List some of the feedback provided by your teacher(s) Add slices for space as necessary. Our Reflection As a result of your conference what changes to your design will you consider? Add slices for space as necessary.

Produce Complete the slides below as part of your final product and submission requirements: Compile your Evidence in the next slide. Complete your team Reflection/Changes page in the next slide. Create your pitch in the next slide.

Evidence Add slides as you need them.

Reflections/Changes Add slides as you need them.

Your Pitch Here is your opportunity to SELL your idea! A pitch is a presentation or persuasive piece that promotes your solution. The format of this pitch could be (and not limited to): A video presentation (using A blog post (using A website A video demo of the App or Game with set of instructions A radio/TV commercial Packaging for your Game or App App store profile A digital presentation using (free)

Your Pitch Add slides for your pitch as you need them, or provide a URL.

Analysis It's time to reflect on your final product. Complete the PMI chart about your Game or App. Throughout the production stage, did you make any changes to your design? If so list the change and the reason you need to make this change... PositivesMinusesInteresting Change MadeReason For change I have changed the design of the home page I changed it, as there was no option that was allowing me to give it the look that I wanted

Evaluation To be considered teams must submit their completed Digital Portfolio reflecting the following criteria: Add slides as you need them. Relevance of the problem How well is the problem explained and defined? Are the influences and origins of the problem well investigated and understood? Does the game or app address the problem? If so, how creative is the solution? Implementation of the Idea How well was the user experience considered? How much thought was given to the design of the game or app? How creative is the game or app? How original is it? Demonstrated Excellence of Coding and Programming Skills How well were the software development tools used? To what extent did the game or app demonstrate computational thinking? Documented your work To what extent has the Design Portfolio been completed by the group or student? How well has the product been communicated through The Pitch?

Submit You must upload your completed PowerPoint Presentation to: