Rhedir gan School of Languages, Literatures, Linguistics and Media

20 Credyd neu 10 Credyd ECTS

Semester 2

Trefnydd: Miss Isabel Vincent

You will have the opportunity to apply game design skills developed in the first year to real-world 2D or 2D+ game projects. A set of professional briefs require you to design a complete game level. You will need to use a range of tools to develop visuals, gameplay and mechanics to meet the requirements of the brief in a creative fashion. You will begin using more advanced game design tools and techniques, including more advanced scripting and complex sprite sheets, as you create fully playable game levels. You will have the opportunity to make use of common game project tools, including agile and scrum methodologies. At the end of the module, you will have developed a portfolio of work that presents your work in a professional manner.

Students develop a professional portfolio that includes the design, development and production of two video game levels to meet a professional brief. Weekly seminars introduce students to level design principles and methods, as well as methods of game development project planning such as agile and scrum. Students complete much of the design work off-line in the seminars, but weekly workshops will allow students opportunities to apply design ideas using industry-standard software.

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Good (C- to B+)

• Strong knowledge of key areas/principles
• Understanding of theoretical underpinnings
• Evidence of background study
• Limited original interpretation
• Well known links between topics are described
• Problems addressed by existing methods/approaches
• Good presentation with accurate communication

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Excellent (A- to A**)

• Comprehensive knowledge
• Detailed understanding
• Extensive background study
• Original interpretation
• New links between topics are developed
• New approach to a problem
• Excellent presentation with very accurate communication

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Threshold (D- to D+)

• Knowledge of key areas/principles only
• Weaknesses in understanding of main areas
• Limited evidence of background study
• No original interpretation
• Only major links between topics are described
• Limited problem solving
• Many weaknesses in presentation and accuracy

1. Employ production skills to design game mechanics that reflect a range of player abilities, game progression, and challenge.

2. Initiate, develop and realize a consistent and engaging game world concept

3. Present work and self professionally on-line

4. Experiment with mechanics and aesthetics to design a series of levels which allow player achievement and emergent gameplay

5. Research and employ ideas from the games industry, gaming, consumer research, game theory and narrative theory

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
ARDDANGOSIAD/YMARFER	First game and documenation	First game including design documentation and reflective critique	40
ARDDANGOSIAD/YMARFER	Logbook/ Portfolio	Second game including design documentation and reflective critique	20
LLYFR LOG NEU BORTFFOLIO	Game Proposal	A portfolio presenting the student as an active professional	40

		Oriau
Workshop	Workshops with the game engine software	11
Lecture	Introduction of game principles and design methods	11
Private study	Individual work on game design, development and testing	167
Study group	Weekly team meetings for idea generation, design and testing and reporting on progress	11

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
• Mentora - Gallu cefnogi, helpu, arwain, ysbrydoli ac/neu hyfforddi eraill
• Rheloaeth - Gallu defnyddio, cydlynu a rheoli adnoddau (dynol, ffisegol ac/neu ariannol)
• Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.

• An understanding of creative and critical processes, and of the wide range of skills inherent in creative writing. (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.1).
• Ability to connect creative and critical ideas between and among forms, techniques and types of creative and critical praxis. (NAWE Creative Writing Benchmark Statement 3.2; English Benchmark Statement 3.2).

Goblygiadau o ran adnoddau ar gyfer myfyrwyr

Students are encouraged to download free, educational versions of the game engine software.

Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/uxs-2801.html

Rhagofynion

• UXS-1801: Game Design 1

Rhagofynnol ar gyfer:

• UXS-3801: Game Production

Gorfodol mewn cyrsiau:

• W622: BA Film Studies with Game Design year 2 (BA/FSGD)
• P306: BA Media Studies year 2 (BA/MS)
• P31B: BA Media Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BA/MS1)
• P310: BA Media Studies with Game Design year 2 (BA/MSGD)
• 8U76: BA Media Studies (with International Experience) year 2 (BA/MSIE)
• W839: BA Professional Writing with Game Design year 2 (BA/PWGD)
• I103: BSc Computer Science with Game Design year 2 (BSC/CSGD)
• GW49: BSC Creative Technologies year 2 (BSC/CT)

Opsiynol mewn cyrsiau:

• W3P3: BA Astudiaethau'r Cyfr & Cherdd year 2 (BA/ACC)
• T103: BA Chinese and Creative Studies year 2 (BA/CHCS)
• W890: BA Creative&Professional Writing year 2 (BA/CPW)
• WPQ0: BA Creative Studies year 2 (BA/CST)
• WPQB: BA Creative Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BA/CST1)
• WQ93: BA Creative Stds & English Lang. year 2 (BA/CSTEL)
• WR91: BA French and Creative Studies year 2 (BA/CSTFR)
• WR92: BA German and Creative Studies year 2 (BA/CSTG)
• WR93: BA Italian and Creative Studies year 2 (BA/CSTITAL)
• WW93: BA Creative Studies and Music year 2 (BA/CSTMUS)
• WR94: BA Spanish & Creative Studies year 2 (BA/CSTSP)
• W620: BA Film Studies year 2 (BA/FLM)
• W62B: BA Film Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BA/FLM1)
• P3W8: BA Film Studies and Creative Writing year 2 (BA/FSCW)
• 2W89: BA Film Studies (with International Experience) year 2 (BA/FSIE)
• PP53: BA Journalism and Media Studies year 2 (BA/JMS)
• PP5B: BA Journalism & Media Studies (4yr with Incorp Foundation) year 2 (BA/JMS1)
• 3HPQ: BA Media Studies and English Literature year 2 (BA/MEN)
• P3R1: BA Media Studies with French year 2 (BA/MSFR)
• P3R2: BA Media Studies with German year 2 (BA/MSG)
• P3R3: BA Media Studies with Italian year 2 (BA/MSIT)
• PW33: BA Media Studies and Music year 2 (BA/MSMUS)
• LP33: BA Media Studies and Sociology year 2 (BA/MSSOC)
• P3R4: BA Media Studies with Spanish year 2 (BA/MSSP)
• P3R5: BA Media Stud with Spanish (with International Experience) year 2 (BA/MSSPIE)
• P3WL: BA Media Studies with Theatre and Performance year 2 (BA/MSTP)
• P3WB: BA Media Stud with Theatre & Perform (4yr with Incorp Found) year 2 (BA/MSTP1)
• W6W8: BA Professional Writing & Film year 2 (BA/PWF)
• P3W9: BA Professional Writing and Media year 2 (BA/PWM)
• W900: MArts Creative Practice year 2 (MARTS/CP)
• W891: MArts Professional Writing year 2 (MARTS/PW)