NPA Computer Games Development
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NPA Computer Games Development Date Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period5 Period 6 10th June Introduction to Overview of What is a Game? History of video Practical work on Practical work on Games Gaming Platforms games boardgames or boardgames or Development video games video games 17th June Practical work on Practical work on Game Genres Investigate Gaming Practical work on Practical work on boardgames or boardgames or Platforms boardgames or boardgames or video games video games video games video games 24th June Investigate games Investigate games Investigate games Investigate games Holiday Holiday on different on different on different on different platforms platforms platforms platforms 12th Aug Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Comparison of Comparison of gaming devices gaming devices (input and output) (input and output 19th Aug Outcome 1(a) – Outcome 1(a) – Investigate gaming Outcome 1(b) RPG maker VX ACE RPG maker VX ACE comparison of 2 comparison of 2 devices (input and comparison of 2 or Gamemaker 8.1 or Gamemaker 8.1 gaming platforms gaming platforms output) input and 2 output Tutorials Tutorials devices 26th Aug Emerging Identify backing Outcome 1(c) – 2 Role of the Game RPG maker VX ACE RPG maker VX ACE Technologies store used in games emerging designer or Gamemaker 8.1 or Gamemaker 8.1 consoles technologies Tutorials Tutorials 2nd Sep Investigate and Game Design Game Design Game Design Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 classify game Concepts – Concepts ‐ Concepts – level Tutorials Tutorials genres Narrative character and environment design 9th Sep Game Design Game Design Game Design External factors Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Concepts – Concepts – flow Concepts – user affecting games Tutorials Tutorials gameplay and charts interface design – game game mechanics ratings and health and safety 16th Sep Assessment task Game Rules Creating a games Creating a games Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 2(a) role and design brief design brief Tutorials Tutorials attributes 23rd Sep Narrative design – Character Design Level and Gameplay Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 mindmaps, environment mechanics –rules Tutorials Tutorials storyboards design and flowcharts 30th Sep Assessment task Assessment task Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 2(b) 3 design 2(b) 3 design Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials elements elements 7th Oct Student projects Student projects Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials 14th Oct Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday 21st Oct Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials 28th Oct Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials 4th Nov Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials 11th Nov Media Assets – Acquiring media Identifying media Legal sources of Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Overview assets assets for a brief media assets Tutorials Tutorials Task 1(a) Task 1(c) 18th Nov Media assets – Editing graphics Editing graphics 3D graphics and Serif Animation Gamemaker graphics vector and with drawplus with photoplus animation Animation bit mapped (file formats) 25th Nov Task 1 (b) – Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Gamemaker 8.1 Serif Movieplus Serif Movieplus comparison of 2 Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials games 2nd Dec Media Assets – Serif Movieplus Serif Movieplus Media assets audio Audacity Garage band for Video background music 9th Dec Game engines and Task 2(a) – (c) Task 2(a) – (c) Creation of media Sourcing, Creating Sourcing, Creating or programming and plan for and editing media and editing media student game for game for game 16th Dec Assessment Task Assessment Task Assessment Task Assessment Task Sourcing, Creating Sourcing, Creating 3(b) and (c) 3(b) and (c) 3(b) and (c) 3(b) and (c) and editing media and editing media for game for game 6th Jan Creation of 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