1. OPTION 5 Being Interactive: Computer Games

2.  explore a range of inter-active games produced for the teenage market;  explore the uses that their age group makes of such texts through investigation using simple survey techniques;  suggestions for new games using storyboards, sketches and/or diagrams and explore ways to promote their text to a target audience of teenagers;  present their proposals to other potential consumers in oral or visual form. OPTION 5 Being Interactive: Computer Games Aims:

3. Knowledge  identify three typical features  recognise different forms of games - e.g. simulations/beat-'em-ups/ racings;  identify two outlets for such games in their area. Understanding  identify two reasons why a particular game is aimed at a teenage audience.

4. Promotion  present their production work and ideas to an audience. Evidence of Achievement: Response to oral questions, use of appropriate survey instruments, graphical presentations in a variety of forms, text marking, tracings, character and setting drawings, storyboards, production work, oral presentations live or on audio/videotape

5. Investigation and Presentation  create a simple survey to identify who plays computer games and which games are most popular in a specified group of consumers;  present survey findings in appropriate graphical or poster form or radio or television form.-------web based?

6. Production and Evaluation  make suggestions in visual form for either a new character or setting for a computer game;  plan with others the storyboard of a new computer game, which can be part of a marketing campaign for the new game;  demonstrate the ability to make suggestions positively in planning meetings for the campaign.

7. http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-gb/2/

9. http://www.gametrailers.com/video/preview-batman- the/703249www.gametrailers.com/video/preview-batman- the/703249 http://www.gametrailers.com/ episode/gametrailers- tv/105&ch=1&sd=0?ep=105&c h=1&sd=0

10.  http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrai lers-tv/105&ch=1&sd=0?ep=105&ch=1&sd=0 http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrai lers-tv/105&ch=1&sd=0?ep=105&ch=1&sd=0  http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-gb/2/ http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-gb/2/ Useful websites game ideas http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/FBjJU -lttEII3i-h0pZkTXWigWphETip#videos http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jspwww.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp

11. Interactive Games Developing a unit.