Lab Session
WRITTEN GAME DESIGNS PROPOSALS DUE TODAY!! - 1500 word or 2 page document describing original game idea which is also to be presented in-class using powerpoint or similar presentation. If you have not yet presented - let me know when you would like to present your proposal this week or next week.
Games show and tell
Students bring in examples of video-games from elsewhere, either in the form of
examples from home, or via downloaded demonstration games from the internet and discuss them in terms of genre, target market, type of hardware used, various cultural and economic assumptions implied by the title etc.
TODAY - ROB - 15 minutes
MILESTONE: Video-game design proposal & sales document main idea due today
PRESENTATIONS of GAME DESIGN
"Team Nicholson" - Phil, Blake, Rebop, 30 minutes presentation
"Team KRP" - NIkolai, Gerald, Efram - 30 minutes presentation
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Game Plan elements
Class, while preparing your game plan presentations (this is the either individual or group-based in-class presentation of your game design or game prototype idea), be sure to list the following:
GAME PLAN
Game Title
Introduction
(two paragraphs)
Genre
Target Audience
Characters
Story
Video and Audio Highlights
Competitive Game Analysis (i.e. what other games it is similar to, different from etc)
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements:
Console or PC Operating System –
Processor –Ram –
Video –
Hard Drive –
Display –
Recommended System Requirements:
Console or PC Operating System –
Processor –Ram –
Video –
Hard Drive –
Display –
GAME PLAN
Game Title
Introduction
(two paragraphs)
Genre
Target Audience
Characters
Story
Video and Audio Highlights
Competitive Game Analysis (i.e. what other games it is similar to, different from etc)
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements:
Console or PC Operating System –
Processor –Ram –
Video –
Hard Drive –
Display –
Recommended System Requirements:
Console or PC Operating System –
Processor –Ram –
Video –
Hard Drive –
Display –
"Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball"
We will be watching this movie in its entirety next week (September 18th). Clips from the film will be shown today as part of the arcades lecture.
Wiki - Timeline of Arcade Game History
Very useful timeline resource for media archeology and media history
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