Module Descriptors
JUNIOR COLLABORATIVE GAME DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING
GAME50170
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Daryl Marples
Email: daryl.marples@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 96
Independent Study Hours: 204
Total Learning Hours: 300
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence D, British University Vietnam, UG Semester 1 to UG Semester 2
Sites
- British University Vietnam
Assessment
- Coursework - Work in a group to produce a vertical slice of a game. weighted at 50%
- Coursework - Development documentation of individual contributions to game project and reflection on personal and profes weighted at 50%
Module Details
Indicative Content
Students will work in a junior role in a team comprised of departments as in a games studio. These departments are
Art Department
Engines/Code Department
Design Department
They work with other juniors and Level 6 Seniors to make a Computer Game, bringing in students from across the university. – Polished and ready to publish (hopefully). Bring all of your skills together from your other modules and collaborate with your team.
Art Department
Engines/Code Department
Design Department
They work with other juniors and Level 6 Seniors to make a Computer Game, bringing in students from across the university. – Polished and ready to publish (hopefully). Bring all of your skills together from your other modules and collaborate with your team.
Learning Strategies
1 x 4hr Weekly Group Work Session in which all team members work together to produce a computer game of their own design.
Companion Social Media and Blackboard VLE groups are used for organisation and communication.
Companion Social Media and Blackboard VLE groups are used for organisation and communication.
Texts
Adams, E. & Dormans, J. 2012, Game mechanics: advanced game design, First edn, New Riders, Berkeley, Calif.
Fullerton, T. 2014;2008;, Game design workshop: a playcentric approach to creating innovative games, 3rd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton
Mitchell, B.L. & Books24x7, I. 2012, Game design essentials, 1. Aufl.;1; edn, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Indianapolis, IN.
Todd, D. 2007, Game design: from blue sky to green light, A K Peters, Wellesley, Mass
Schell, J. 2015; 2008;, The art of game design: a book of lenses, 2nd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Fullerton, T. 2014;2008;, Game design workshop: a playcentric approach to creating innovative games, 3rd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton
Mitchell, B.L. & Books24x7, I. 2012, Game design essentials, 1. Aufl.;1; edn, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Indianapolis, IN.
Todd, D. 2007, Game design: from blue sky to green light, A K Peters, Wellesley, Mass
Schell, J. 2015; 2008;, The art of game design: a book of lenses, 2nd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Resources
Unreal Engine, Adobe Suite, Autodesk Suite, White Boards
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. WORK EFFECTIVELY AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITHIN A PROJECT TEAM TO PRODUCE A GAME.
[Application; Learning]
2. REFLECT ON THEIR OWN PERSONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES VALUABLE TO A TEAM.
[Reflection]
3. CONSIDER A RANGE OF ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUES AND SELECT AN APPROPRIATE ONE TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.
[Problem Solving]
4. COMMUNICATE WITHIN A TEAM AS JUNIOR MEMBERS TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL.
[Communication]
[Application; Learning]
2. REFLECT ON THEIR OWN PERSONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES VALUABLE TO A TEAM.
[Reflection]
3. CONSIDER A RANGE OF ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUES AND SELECT AN APPROPRIATE ONE TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.
[Problem Solving]
4. COMMUNICATE WITHIN A TEAM AS JUNIOR MEMBERS TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL.
[Communication]
Assessment Details
Work in a group to produce a vertical slice of a game. (Learning Outcomes 1 and 4) 50% weighting
Development documentation of individual contributions to game project and reflection on personal and professional development. (Learning Outcomes 2 and 3) 50% weighting
Development documentation of individual contributions to game project and reflection on personal and professional development. (Learning Outcomes 2 and 3) 50% weighting
Web Descriptor
Students will work in a junior role in a team comprised of departments as in a games studio. They will work with other juniors and level 6 seniors to make a vertical slice of a game as either an artist, designer or tech/scripter.