1. Welcome to games design
BTEC Creative Media - Level 3

2. Aims Understand units and structure for my lessons
Be able to access tutor blogs
Understand and be able to use Moodle and The Box
Know what a Academic Co-Ordinator lesson is
Be able to set up a blog and access cloud storage
Be able to post on your blog
Understand the basic principles of games design

3. Objectives Get logged in
Set up a google account(If you haven't already got one)
Set up your own blog(Blogger)
Access google drive
Introduce yourself to the world(Well the internet)
Create a glossary of the basic principles of games design
Write a article/review of a game you played over summer

4. Kahoot quiz

5. Your expectations from the course

6. My Units 3 hours a week: Unit 72: Computer Game Design
Unit 1: Pre-production Techniques for the Creative Media Industries
Unit 2: Communication Skills for Creative Media Production
1.5 hours a week:
Unit 74: Computer Game Story Development
Unit 20: Computer Game Platforms and Technologies

7. Unit 72: Computer Game Design
Assignment structure:
Assignment 1: Visual and Gameplay Elements
Assignment 2: Pre-Production
Assignment 3: The Pitch
Assignment 4: Game Development

8. Academic Co-Ordinator & Tutorials
Academic Co-Ordinators: 1 hour a week
Group A: James Tedder
Group B: Josh Rai
Progress coach: Natalie Hollidge
Tutorials: 1 hour a week
Group A and B: Natalie Hollidge

9. Jamestedder.net joshretrogamer.blogspot.co.uk
Tutor Blogs
Jamestedder.net
joshretrogamer.blogspot.co.uk
fizsangrar.blogspot.co.uk

10. Moodle and the box
moodle.nwslc.ac.uk
box.nwhc.ac.uk

11. Go to blogger.com Set up a google account if needed Create your blog
Set up your blog
Go to blogger.com
Set up a google account if needed
Create your blog
Customise it

12. Google drive
Go to:
google.com/drive

13. Introduce your blog
Create your first post on blogger and Introduce yourself
You could write about:
Your personality, interests, why you made this blog(Not because James told you too!), what you will be posting, why you love games, why you want a career in the games industry and what you hope to achieve over the two years of the course

14. Principles of games design
Download the principles of game design task sheet:
Task 1:You will each be given a term to research.
Task 2: Research the terms individually
Task 3: Next slide James…

15. Principles of games design – Task 3 Review a game using the task sheet
Write a short introduction about 2-3 sentences that sums up the game and catches the reader's attention! Write things you really liked or really disliked. Be specific such as mentioning a map, a gameplay feature, a really annoying glitch etc. Include every concept of the game including the graphics, music, cinematics, story, content, controls, gameplay, and your own opinion. Use examples and references to back up your argument and give the reader an idea of what you are talking about. Try to avoid spoilers however. Write an ending paragraph. Sum it all up with an ending paragraph. Write a sentence about the game, list the pros and cons, and give a score.