Foundation in Game Development

FOUNDATION IN GAME DEVELOPMENT

PANDA & WOLF HOLDING’S TRAINING CENTRE

NON-AWARD FOUNDATION 1 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN • Game Development (Coding) • Game Asset Design • Lab Practice (Coursework - Group work, • Developing a mobile Game)

SOFTWARES • Gamesalad • Adobe Ps,Ai

JOURNEY • Foundation in Game Development (PW Lab) • Diploma in Computer Science (Game Development) with • Polytechnics Mauritius.

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WHO WE ARE PW Lab is a Training Center which aims at providing innovative and industry relevant courses. At PW Lab, we foster a culture of learning and incubation that enables talented youth to explore their creative and technical facets. Being a subsidiary of Panda & Wolf Holding, leader in the Innovation and Technology in Mauritius, PW Lab has strong Industry partnerships and relentlessly focuses its courses on ‘learning by doing’. “Ad Altiorem Innovatio”

Our Tagline, “Ad Altiorem Innovatio” means “Higher with Innovation”. We not only provide innovative courses but also projects and courseworks which is at the top of Technological Innovation. We fully understand the usual mismatch between traditional education and industry requirements and our main Goal and Vision is to bridge this gap.

3 02 FOUNDATION IN GAME DEVELOPMENT Are you in love with apps, games and gaming? It is a great deal of fun, isn’t it? But making games or conjuring up a mobile app is serious business.

It’s a science on its own with many facets. It starts at the very idea and ends only when the final interface is in play. Every good game or mobile app developer knows that creating software from scratch is a holistic process that involves understanding how to make something that your target audience will form a connection with, and ends only when the usable/ playable game is ready.

PW Lab’s Foundation in Game Development is an Introduction to the world of Games, Gaming and Gamification. The course covers every basic knowledge required to build a mobile game. The course covers an Introduction to Game Development (Coding), Game Assets Design and making a workable mobile game. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS SC or O-Level Pass with a minimum of Grade B in three (3) subjects inclusive of Mathematics

COURSE FEE Rs 40,000 for 3 months including guaranteed internship

ADMIN AND APPLICATION FEE Rs 1,500- non-refundable 4 03 THE JOURNEY From PWLAB to Diploma at Polytechnics Mauritius.

PW Lab in partnership with Polytechnics Mauritius have created a smooth journey for students who want to further develop their skill sets in Game Development by pursuing their studies to a Diploma in Computer Science (Game Development) post completing the Foundation in Game Development. This provides the opportunity to students to get knowledge and industry experience with PW Lab and also ensures that those willing to deepen their knowledge can do so.

SC DIPLOMA GRADUATE

Finish Foundation in game Then do a diploma School Certificate development including internship in game development (Award Diploma)

5 FOUNDATION IN 04 GAME DEVELOPMENT QUICK LOOK

Introduction to GameSalad engine and learnt how to develop 2D style games

Learn visual assets development such as character design, environment design and game interface design.

Get familiar with the concept of game development like coding and debugging, game testing and artificial intelligence in games.

Finally, having the opportunity to to be mentored by game industry experts and be able able to work on some core projects.

6 05 FOUNDATION IN GAME DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM

MODULE 1 MODULE 2 MODULE 3 Intro and use of GameSalad Assets Development Software & Game coding (Software Development) • Visual Elements • Behaviours (Non-Interactive) • Intro to GameSalad Development • Behaviours (Interactive) • Game Development • Purpose of having an art • Materials Concepts style • Lighting • GameSalad configuration • Character design • Physics • Develop A Platformer • Environment design • Control and appearance Game Step-by-Step • User interface design • Animations

MODULE 4 MODULE 5 Software & Game Placement (Industry management Practice)

• Planning • Mentoring with Industry/ • Scope of development Company Team members • Testing and Debugging • Work on real life Projects • Build and Release • Understand the work flow in a real situation • Hand on Practice

7 MEET THE TRAINERS

LORD BRIAN DEAN LUKKOO DEVEINDRA CEO PANDA & WOLF HOLDING JUNIOR MANAGER ECO_WARRIORS ™ Founder and the CEO at Panda & Wolf Holding, he stands at Worked on the development the forefront of the Technology of Eco-Warriors™, the first- Industry trend: Artificial ever Educational mobile game Intelligence & Disruptive Tech under the UNESCO Patronage Solutions for Panda&Wolf. in Africa which received several awards such as Best Social Also specialised in User Impact Startup at SASA 2019. Journey, Creative Direction, Gamification and Business Experienced in game design Development. and illustration and also on the management and coordination of video games development.

8 06 THE INTERNSHIP As part of the Panda & Wolf group of Companies, we have strong tie-ups with industry partners. We make sure that every student at the PW Lab gets an internship in well reputed companies in Mauritius or directly with any of our subsidiaries.

COACHING & MENTORING ABOUT THE GAME INDUSTRY

WORK ON CORE PROJECTS

INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT

9 07 FUTURE INDUSTRY PROSPECTS

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GAMEPLAY MOBILE 2D DEVELOPER GAME DEVELOPER GAME DEVELOPER

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GAME TESTER GAME DESIGNER 10 08

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (GAME DEVELOPMENT) This programme produces creative game developers using desktop and mobile platforms from game idea concepts to virtual reality. Students will be exposed to core areas of game development such as art and visual design, game designing and programming, game production and marketing through hands-on experience, creating work samples to showcasing their talent and skills at the end of the programme.

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