1. Computer Games: Digital Games Design F1R2 11 © 2012 West Lothian CollegeAugust 2012/Review date August 2015Digital Games Design F1R2 11

2. Outcome 1 Demonstrate a clear understanding of different digital gaming platforms and related technologies.

3. Outcome 1 Platforms  XBox360  Nintendo Wii  Mobile gaming  PC Hardware specs  processors  memory  graphics support  wired & wireless tech  storage

4. Outcome 1 Genres  FPS  Sports  RPG  Puzzle, etc. Environments  lighting & shadows  textures

5. Assessment 1 Short report covering Outcome 1

6. Outcome 2 Demonstrate understanding of planning and design within the production of a digital game

7. Outcome 2 key components of planning  target audiences  game play  genre  environments  characters  choice of themes

8. Outcome 2 key components of design  audio  narration  visual style  concept art  storyboarding  scripting

9. Assessment 2 Short report covering Outcome 2

10. Outcome 3 Demonstrate an ability to use effectively plan and design a level in a digital game.

11. Outcome 3 Plan a video game level:  target audiences  game play  genre  environments  characters  choice of themes

12. Outcome 3 Design a video game level:  audio  narration  visual style  concept art  storyboards  script

13. Assessment 3 Create:  Planning document  Descriptions of audio, narration and visual style  Drawings / images  Storyboard  Script For a video game level

14. Remediation You get one chance to remediate each assessment. If you fail that remediation, you get a new assessment to do. If you fail that, you pay for re-assessment.

15. Plagiarism All assessment material must be your own work …unless specified as group work by the assessment spec. Acknowledge copyright of others’ work.

16. Q: Any questions?