Welcome to games design BTEC Creative Media - Level 3

Aims Understand units and structure for my lessons Be able to access tutor blogs Understand and be able to use Moodle and The Box Know what a Academic Co-Ordinator lesson is Be able to set up a blog and access cloud storage Be able to post on your blog Understand the basic principles of games design

Objectives Get logged in Set up a google account(If you haven't already got one) Set up your own blog(Blogger) Access google drive Introduce yourself to the world(Well the internet) Create a glossary of the basic principles of games design Write a article/review of a game you played over summer

Kahoot quiz https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/aac596da-749a-4657-b31f-504d598eb43a

Your expectations from the course

My Units 3 hours a week: Unit 72: Computer Game Design Unit 1: Pre-production Techniques for the Creative Media Industries Unit 2: Communication Skills for Creative Media Production 1.5 hours a week: Unit 74: Computer Game Story Development Unit 20: Computer Game Platforms and Technologies

Unit 72: Computer Game Design Assignment structure: Assignment 1: Visual and Gameplay Elements Assignment 2: Pre-Production Assignment 3: The Pitch Assignment 4: Game Development

Academic Co-Ordinator & Tutorials Academic Co-Ordinators: 1 hour a week Group A: James Tedder Group B: Josh Rai Progress coach: Natalie Hollidge Tutorials: 1 hour a week Group A and B: Natalie Hollidge

Jamestedder.net joshretrogamer.blogspot.co.uk Tutor Blogs Jamestedder.net joshretrogamer.blogspot.co.uk fizsangrar.blogspot.co.uk

Moodle and the box moodle.nwslc.ac.uk box.nwhc.ac.uk

Go to blogger.com Set up a google account if needed Create your blog Set up your blog Go to blogger.com Set up a google account if needed Create your blog Customise it

Google drive Go to: google.com/drive

Introduce your blog Create your first post on blogger and Introduce yourself You could write about: Your personality, interests, why you made this blog(Not because James told you too!), what you will be posting, why you love games, why you want a career in the games industry and what you hope to achieve over the two years of the course

Principles of games design Download the principles of game design task sheet: Task 1:You will each be given a term to research. Task 2: Research the terms individually Task 3: Next slide James…

Principles of games design – Task 3 Review a game using the task sheet Write a short introduction about 2-3 sentences that sums up the game and catches the reader's attention! Write things you really liked or really disliked. Be specific such as mentioning a map, a gameplay feature, a really annoying glitch etc. Include every concept of the game including the graphics, music, cinematics, story, content, controls, gameplay, and your own opinion. Use examples and references to back up your argument and give the reader an idea of what you are talking about. Try to avoid spoilers however. Write an ending paragraph. Sum it all up with an ending paragraph. Write a sentence about the game, list the pros and cons, and give a score.