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25 March - Sound Docs

Morning all

Just a few pointers from me today. We will look at ensuring how you export your final files and then upload them ready for submission.

First things first, deadline for your Sound Docs is

Wednesday 27th March by 1630 

You have had all the input from us that you need to complete your videos and should by now be joining up your audio and voice overs to your footage and ensuring your hitting all the beats we asked you to cover.

You should ensure your covering the following

Emotional content Instruments used and how Inspiration/Composers the pieces may have drawn on  How the music affects the player Your final conclusions and thoughts

I emailed this link on Thursday but have a look if you haven’t had a chance yet. It might give some other focus points for you.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/top_scores_video_game_music

You must submit your videos to the link below in the following format

An unlisted YouTube video (we just need the link) If this cause problems then upload an MP4 to your OneDrive and submit the shareable link.

Submit here -  https://learning.havering-sfc.ac.uk/mod/assign/view.php?id=57693&forceview=1

Please check all links before submitting to ensure you post the correct one and we see your final versions.

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Scripts for your SOUND videos

Can you please upload your scripts here please

https://learning.havering-sfc.ac.uk/mod/assign/view.php?id=73636&forceview=1

Word or Google Doc is fine, Make sure the separate script file is uploaded by the end of lessons on Friday 22nd March 2019

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Sounds like...

Morning all, here is some of the detail for today's lesson

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oOoP63vSm2eagQuKlgRsa-0LQcmtO74DwueOkJdfqE8/edit?usp=sharing

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DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

Due Friday 8th March 2019

A collection of all your art and assets created for your game in a digital portfolio, including:

CHARACTERS

At least 5 characters, including protagonist, antagonist and any adversaries/bosses.

ENVIRONMENT

At least 4 backgrounds, which should show evidence of parallax.

ITEMS AND SCENERY

At least 10 items/scenery items.

ANIMATION CYCLES

At least 2 animation cycles, shown through the frame export from Piskel.

VOXELART

At least 3 examples of parts of your game shown in Voxelart form screenshot-ed appropriately.

DIALOGUE SCENE

Your scene shown with characters and dialogue.

I recommend Google Slides as a portfolio creation with appropriate titles, backgrounds and theme.

Annotations should be used where necessary.

All pixelart pieces should be scaled appropriately (20x for small sprites, 2x for large sprites) before exporting in Piskel to ensure quality is retained - DO NOT just drag it larger as this will displayed in incredibly low quality.

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SECOND progress check for ‘Developing ideas’

Link below is for you to add your digital versions of your brainstorm and character sketches by 1520 on 15th February 2019

https://learning.havering-sfc.ac.uk/mod/assign/view.php?id=73227&forceview=1

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11 Feb - Digital deadline

Morning all

Remember that you should be adding a digital version of the assets/props brainstorm and the subsequent SIX sketches based around your game by 1630 today - link is in previous post.

Next up will be the same for your CHARACTERS. A brainstorm first and then this time TWO pages on TWO DIFFERENT characters from your game idea.

Think carefully about the following

What visuals can you explore about each character (clothes, face, size, colours)

What variations can you explore about each character

What links to other visuals does each character have (weapons, tools, power ups)

REMEMBER the task is to develop and communicate your IDEA.

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First progress check for ‘Developing ideas’

Link below is for you to add your brainstorm and sketched ideas for ASSETS AND PROPS. Upload these for Monday 11th February 2019

https://learning.havering-sfc.ac.uk/mod/assign/view.php?id=73149&forceview=1

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Developing MORE ideas

Task 1 - ASSIGNMENT PIECE

Create a brainstorm for the look and feel for assets/props in YOUR game world. You are thinking about look and style. Make sure you consider colour/size/animations/environment/similarities/differences.

This should be a full A4 page in your book and full of notes and ideas for the above. Make sure you add all ideas to this brainstorm, even ones that seem crazy! It should look something like this…

Leave no part of your page empty - get everything on there. Remember this is just for ASSETS AND PROPS

Task 2 - ASSIGNMENT PIECE

You now need to have some detailed development of some of your assets.

Choose 6-10 different assets/props from your brainstorm work and sketch out what they might look like.

You can have small variations around them and remember to annotate everything so you can remember what you were thinking as you developed the idea further.

You should do this over a DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD in your books to give yourself room to try and develop ideas appropriately. Below is an example from a sketch book highlighting how this could look.

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Developing your ideas

Morning all

Today we’re moving into the practical elements more of this unit.

The second assessment criteria for this unit is based on ideas and the development of those in a graphical medium.

‘generate thoroughly thought through concept art ideas for computer game graphics, showing creativity and flair and working independently to professional expectations’

In your notebooks - turn to the back and turn them upside down. Our graphical work we will complete in the back of our books to keep separate from the games literacy that your doing on a Friday. 

Task 1

Practising in developing ideas. 6 Different assets/props from the world we have created. DON’T USE YOUR RUBBER!

6 Different chests/boxes that would contain bonuses for the protagonists

6 Different environmental challenges that could hurt our protagonists

Task 2 - ASSIGNMENT PIECE

Create a brainstorm for the look and feel for assets/props in YOUR game world. You are thinking about look and style. Make sure you consider colour/size/animations/environment/similarities/differences.

This should be a full A4 page in your book and full of notes and ideas for the above. Make sure you add all ideas to this brainstorm, even ones that seem crazy! It should look something like this...

Leave no part of your page empty - get everything on there. Remember this is just for ASSETS AND PROPS

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Graphics Essay Submission

https://learning.havering-sfc.ac.uk/mod/assign/view.php?id=57690&group=2473

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GDD Re-submission

https://learning.havering-sfc.ac.uk/mod/assign/view.php?id=68442&forceview=1

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The slides from our work on Preproduction and Postproduction.

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Graphics Essay

Morning all

I would like you to spend some time developing your research and ideas for the graphic essay. Below is a small selection of some of the areas within Pre-Production (and ultimately Production) where you can see the impact of graphics and the development of styles and characters etc throughout some gaming examples.

You will have your own examples and these should be updated on your SWAYS now for you to reference and use within the main essay piece.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MNop89vd_eE3EcFyFlkz6fA-5xU1qJA3dne0eW6AGnA/edit?usp=sharing

REMEMBER - Min of 1500 words and Max of 2000 words. Use images to highlight the areas you’re exploring and make sure to list all your sources (during the essay or at the end - either is fine) Deadline is 1520 on Friday 25th January 2019.