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Reference<\/th>Description<\/th>How have I used this in my work?<\/th>Link to Usage<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
A1<\/td>Contemporary contexts and issues in the theory and practice of games design and art;<\/td>From Phase 2, I started to apply these contemporary contexts to gaming when I addressed issues such as Aesthetic trauma and explored the loss of agency in my initial BJD x Hair Braiding ideas.<\/td>\u2605 \ud83d\udca5 Explosion of ideas \ud83d\udca5 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Game Ideation \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Week 3 \u2013 Presentations. . . \ud83d\udcad \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
A2<\/td>How to creatively integrate and employ a range of research approaches and technologies to realise your ideas;<\/td>Through Music design (which I plan to use programs like Ultrabox to create with), moodboards and theory research, I was able to grasp at a clearer idea of my game direction; which gradually took a more childish tone. <\/td>\u2605 Music & Sound Design \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Moodboards \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 3D Modelling Practice (Hands) \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
A3<\/td>Industry processes, roles, and methods of games development and design thinking;<\/td>Some of the industry practices I’ve demonstrated are surveys, prototyping and risk assessment. <\/td>\u2605 Game Ideation \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Prototype 2: Childhood Doll Braiding \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Brainstorming Concepts \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcc4 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Subject Sensitivity Research \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
A4<\/td>A research informed approach to games design and art practice; <\/td>You can see this demonstrated in Phase 2 and beyond. I researched my chosen topics in depth: Hair Braiding and BJDs. This research helped immensely when thinking of how to “gameify” these ideas. Both of these concepts overlapped with the ideal of “beauty” but present it in different ways.<\/td>\u2605 Subject Sensitivity Research \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Brainstorming Concepts \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcc4 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 \ud83d\udca5 Explosion of ideas \ud83d\udca5 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Prototype 2: Childhood Doll Braiding \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
A5<\/td>Social, environmental and ethical dimensions of games design and art;<\/td>The themes I’ve explored have all focused on diverse perspectives that focus on experiences that are rarely shown in the media. Themes of Aesthetic Trauma, Community & Mundane life are some I have looked at.<\/td>\u2605 \ud83d\udca5 Explosion of ideas \ud83d\udca5 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Prototype 1: Untitled Salon \u2018Simulator\u2019 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Prototype 3: Doll Escaping from Owner \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
A6<\/td>How to apply commercial and professional skills to a range of contexts;<\/td>I’ve looked at applying my skills, like Narrative design and Music, which I have already professionally applied to previous games. My teammate and I would also like to make a Discord server to share updates and devlogs.<\/td>\u2605 Music & Sound Design \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Role Analysis: Expectations & Pipelines \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B1<\/td>Generate ideas, concepts and proposals independently or collaboratively;<\/td>This applies to all of my game ideas I made during phase 3, as well as my game idea with my teammate, Hayley.<\/td>\u2605 Prototype 1: Untitled Salon \u2018Simulator\u2019 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Prototype 2: Childhood Doll Braiding \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Prototype 3: Doll Escaping from Owner \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Brainstorming Concepts \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcc4 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B2<\/td>Apply methods of enquiry and reflection to critically evaluate your ideas;<\/td>I have consistently reflected on notes from lessons and feedback given on my prototypes and the nodenogg.in to evaluate my ideas.<\/td>\u2605 Game Ideation \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Week 1 \u2013 Formulating ideas. . . \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Week 3 \u2013 Presentations. . . \ud83d\udcad \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 <\/a>Week 5 \u2013 Second Presentations \ud83d\udcc2 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Week 9 \u2013 Presentations and Finally Teaming Up\u2122\ufe0f \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Week 11 \u2013 Gallery Presentation \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B3<\/td>Challenge the conceptual and technical boundaries of your discipline;<\/td>I’ve started to 3D model some of the hands that will be used as the player controller. This would be an innovative twist to simply having a 2D side-scroller game.<\/td>\u2605 3D Modelling Practice (Hands) \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B4<\/td>Show independent judgments and self-critique in the selection of ideas, materials, tools, techniques and processes;<\/td>I used self-critique through surveys, evaluation methods like pros and cons, and reflections on presentations, ideas and how they compared to my final output.<\/td>\u2605 Brainstorming Concepts \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcc4 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Game Ideation \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Week 9 \u2013 Presentations and Finally Teaming Up\u2122\ufe0f \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Phase Ending & Reflection \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B5<\/td>Inform your practice through reflection on relevant theories;<\/td>I’ve expanded on different theories that can help my game develop a deeper meaning. I’ve looked at concepts like Animism, Trauma, the significance of braiding and Game Poems.<\/td>\u2605 Week 6 \u2013 Game Poems + Critique \u270d\ufe0f \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 \ud83d\udca5 Explosion of ideas \ud83d\udca5 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B6<\/td>Question, review and evaluate personal strengths within industry roles and practices;<\/td>I have evaluated my chosen roles (Narrative writer, Sound designer, Environmental Artist etc.) for this project, why I chose to do it and my confidence in them.<\/td>\u2605 Brainstorming Concepts \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcc4 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Role Analysis: Expectations & Pipelines \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
C1<\/td>Communicate and present ideas in a variety of oral, written, technological and visual formats;<\/td>This has been done throughout my blog.<\/td>The whole blog.<\/td><\/tr>
C2<\/td>Identify and draw upon a wide range of sources to inform and challenge your thinking;<\/td>I’ve been inspired by the ways to approach my game through game reviews and determined how I can make a successful game as well.<\/td>\u2605 How to Scope Right: 2 WSA Alumni Games Review \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Game Review: Toca Boca Salon 4 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Hair Braiding \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Ball-Jointed Dolls \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
C3<\/td>Employ digital literacies to support your learning;<\/td>I looked at several sources such as videos, images, articles, books and more.<\/td>The whole blog.<\/td><\/tr>
C4<\/td>Manage your time effectively as an independent learner;<\/td>Some of my weekly developments had a semester 1 brief and tasks I needed to do that week, which helped me to structure my work.<\/td>\u2605 Week 1 \u2013 Formulating ideas. . . \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a>
\u2605 Week 10 \u2013 Preparing for John Hansard Gallery \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
C5<\/td>Demonstrate innovation in the application of knowledge to practice;<\/td>Hands as the player controller would be an innovative twist rather than simply having a 2D side-scroller game.<\/td>\u2605 3D Modelling Practice (Hands) \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
D1<\/td>Undertake and evaluate user testing of games prototypes;<\/td>While I have not made a Unity prototype yet this semester, I conducted surveys about my previous game ideas and how they could work, and whether people would be interested in them.<\/td>\u2605 Game Ideation \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
D2<\/td>Develop innovation through practical intelligence and experimentation;<\/td>I brainstormed ideas and concepts with Hayley to come up with a unique story for our game.<\/td>\u2605 Brainstorming Concepts \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcc4 \u2013 Esi Amoah<\/a> | <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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