Overview

• Interdisciplinary development
• Design models and processes
• Structure of the game industry
• Business and entrepreneurial models
• Business planning
• Teamwork & Tools for team management
• Intellectual property rights
• Indie Game production

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -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

-good -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

-excellent -__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

Learning Outcomes

• Develop a business plan for a game start-up that includes a value proposition, business structure and revenue stream

• Ideate, critically evaluate, and communicate design and production options, values and affordances

• Identify intellectual property issues, prevent infringement of other's intellectual property rights, and critical evaluate options for protecting IP and commercialisation

• Make design decisions that reflect critical understanding of the interaction of gameplay, narrative, and aesthetic elements of video games

• Research and evaluate funding pathways and investment potential for a game design

• Work effectively as part of a creative team and provide constructive evaluations of the performance of that team and its members