This module covers the skills required to produce Games Industry style documentation, planning workflows and Game Engine skills. The module will cover the following topics
•Design Documentation
•High Concept Documentation
•Game Mechanics Design
•Game Mechanics Presentation
•Game Prototyping
•Game Mechanic Creation
•Testing & Balancing Games
•Iterative Game Development
•Using Game Frameworks
•Working with Game Genres
•Developing Blueprint for Prototypes

2 hour lecture/tutorial per week delivered as 8 weeks intensive Lecture/Tutorial followed 4 weeks of surgery sessions each semester.

2 hours per week. The module will be delivered using a combination of lectures, demonstrations and supervised tutorials. The majority of the work will be of a practical nature and students are expected to use their independent study time to consolidate this work

Unreal Engine
Digital Academy Forum
Photoshop
Microsoft Office
Autodesk 3D Studio Max

Adams E, 2012, Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design (Voices That Matter)
Adams E, 2013, Fundamentals of Game Design
Nystrom R, 2014, Game Programming Patterns
Schell J, 2014, The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
Rogers S, 2014, Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design
Sewell B, 2015, Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine

1. SHOW CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF GAME MECHANIC DESIGN & PLANNING BY DEVELOPING GAME DESIGN DOCUMENTATION
[Knowledge & Understanding]

2.USE GAME MECHANIC DESIGN PLANS TO CREATE GAME PROTOTYPES
[Application]

3. PLAY TEST THE PROTOTYPES AND IMPROVE THE GAME MECHANICS BALANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION [Analysis; Enquiry]

4. CREATE A TEASER VIDEO THAT DEMONSTRATES THE GAMEPLAY OF THE CREATED PROTOTYPES
[Communication]

Coursework Prototype Mechanics Design Documentation 1 that outlines planned mechanics (800 words) with accompanying Game Prototype with a maximum of 1-2 minutes gameplay that is presented via a gameplay video. (Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 and 4) 50% weighting

Coursework Prototype Mechanics Design Documentation 1 that outlines planned mechanics (800 words) with accompanying Game Prototype with a maximum of 1-2 minutes gameplay that is presented via a gameplay video. (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4) 50% weighting

This module focuses on working with game prototypes and industry standard documentation. You'll develop skills in the field games design, level design and game engines resulting in games design documentation, playable projects and demo videos.