Module Descriptors
COMPUTER GAMES DESIGN 2B: PRODUCTION AND TESTING
GAME50219
Key Facts
School of Computing and Digital Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Nia Wearn
Email: N.H.Wearn@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 12
Independent Study Hours: 138
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
1 hour per week consisting of:-
1 x 1 hour group meeting in which the group meets at a set time / place and the tutoring staff are on hand.
Students are expected to continue working on the project in their own time. There will be milestone demonstrations at select intervals throughout the 12 weeks.
1 x 1 hour group meeting in which the group meets at a set time / place and the tutoring staff are on hand.
Students are expected to continue working on the project in their own time. There will be milestone demonstrations at select intervals throughout the 12 weeks.
Module Indicative Content
The students will learn to work within a group to design a game. In the course of this they will learn
1. Original Design Documentation as a working document
2. Work flow from a practical point of view
3. Practical Level Design and development
4. The necessity of meticulous planning
5. Budgeting and Scheduling
6. Conflict resolution in collaborative game design
7. Testing
1. Original Design Documentation as a working document
2. Work flow from a practical point of view
3. Practical Level Design and development
4. The necessity of meticulous planning
5. Budgeting and Scheduling
6. Conflict resolution in collaborative game design
7. Testing
Module Additional Assessment Details
A individual report length 3000 words weighted at 100% accompanied by appropriate design material from groupwork (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4).
This report is an individual report, based on teamworking methods of problem solving, showing the students ability to demonstrate the critical thinking needed to analyse certain reoccuring themes games designers come across. The Report should have elements of critical and self evaluation.
This report is an individual report, based on teamworking methods of problem solving, showing the students ability to demonstrate the critical thinking needed to analyse certain reoccuring themes games designers come across. The Report should have elements of critical and self evaluation.
Module Texts
Computer Games Design: Theory and Practice, Richard Rouse III, February 2001, ISBN1556227353
Games Design: The Art and Business of Creating Games, Bates, April 2002, ISBN 0761531653
Games Design: The Art and Business of Creating Games, Bates, April 2002, ISBN 0761531653
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00015-5 Computer Games Design 2A or equivalent.
Module Resources
Wiki Software, Online Collaboration Software, Blackboard, Digital Academy Forum, The Internet
MS Project, MS Office, Games Engines, 3D Software
MS Project, MS Office, Games Engines, 3D Software