To really understand what is asked of me for this module, I asked ChatGPT to break down the Module Profile into digestible, more plain English and to break down the Learning Outcomes into actionable tasks that I can document in this blogsite.

This is what ChatGPT had to say after analysing the Module Profile and Learning Outcomes:

Analysis of Module Overview and Aims

Analysis of Learning Outcomes

Meeting the Learning Outcomes

Throughout this semester, I will be returning to this post to reference posts where I have met the learning outcomes, to ensure that I don’t miss out on anything. These posts may not be the only instances where I have met each learning outcome, but I will reference at least one post for each learning outcome:

A – Knowledge and Understanding

A1 – Contemporary contexts and issues in the theory and practice of games design and art

• Contemporary Issues in Games
  • Understanding our responsibilities as game designers
• Polynesian Culture Research

A2 – How to creatively integrate and employ a range of research approaches and technologies to realise your ideas

• Understanding Platformer Movement
• Polynesian Culture Research

A3 – Industry processes, roles, and methods of games development and design thinking

• Understanding my role

A4 – A research informed approach to games design and art practice

• Understanding my role
• Understanding Platformer Movement
• Polynesian Culture Research

A5 – Social, environmental and ethical dimensions of games design and art

• Contemporary Issues in Games
• Polynesian Culture Research

A6 – How to apply commercial and professional skills to a range of contexts

• Market Research
• Resaerch/Analysis of Scope

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B – Cognitive and Creative Skills

B1 – Generate, ideas, concepts and proposals independently or collaboratively

• Initial Research
  • Independent Idea Generation
• Star Game Prototype 1
  • Independent Idea Generation
• Further Ideation
  • Collaborative Idea Generation

B2 – Apply methods of enquiry and reflection to critically evaluate your ideas

• Formative Feedback
• Presenting our Research
• Star Navigation Prototype
  • The First prototype informed the second one -> Added Vertical movement

B3 – Challenge the conceptual and technical boundaries of your discipline

• Star Navigation Prototype
  • Turned Star navigation into a 2D game mechanic
• Star Game Prototype 2
  • Created a 2D grappling hook, inspired by Polynesian Mythology (Maui’s fish hook, he uses to lasso etc.)

B4 – Show independent judgments and self-critique in the selection of ideas, materials, tools, techniques and processes

• Formative Feedback
  • Altering difficulty of the game for the sake of players because of playtesting
• Level Design Research
  • Altering how I design levels for the sake of how I want the game to be played

B5 – Inform your practice through reflection on relevant theories

• Understanding Platformer Movement
  • Researching the theory behind platformer games
• Star Game Prototype 2
  • Applying said theory

B6 – Question, review and evaluate personal strengths within industry roles and practices

• Understanding my role

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C – Communication and Organisation

C1 – Communicate and present ideas in a variety of oral, written, technological and visual format

• Presenting our Research
  • Presentation format
• Understanding my role
  • Concise table format
• Star Navigation Prototype
  • Recorded walkthrough of prototype
• Formative Feedback
  • Playable and play-tested prototype

C2 – Identify and draw upon a wide range of sources to inform and challenge your thinking

• Understanding Platformer Movement
  • Research from published indie-dev
• Contemporary issues in Games
  • Research from existing games
• Teamwork and Workflow
  • Direct input from industry professional [Jade Carter]
• Character Design Research
  • YouTube documentary research from indie dev

C3 – Employ digital literacies to support your learning

• Teamwork and Workflow
  • Using and justifying:
    • Trello, a digital project management, task tracking and workflow organisation tool
    • Miro, a visual communication, ideation and collaborative thinking tool
• Star Navigation Prototype
  • Using Unity Game Engine to create a playable prototype

C4 – Manage your time effectively as an independent learner

• Teamwork and Workflow
  • Using Trello, a digital project management, task tracking and workflow organisation tool
• John Hansard Gallery
  • Completing a presentation by a deadline to present at John Hansard Gallery

C5 – Demonstrate innovation in the application of knowledge to practice

• Star Navigation Prototype
  • Turning research of a 3D ancient practice into a 2D game mechanic/feature

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D – Practise and Experimentation

D1 – Undertake and evaluate user testing of games prototypes

• Formative Feedback
  • Have others playtest my prototype, and take notes about what they say:
    • What went well
    • What could be improved
    • Other nuances
• Level Design Research
  • Test my own Levels to analyse and evaluate them

D2 – Develop innovation through practical intelligence and experimentation

• Formative Feedback
  • Learning from my own failures
• Understanding Platformer Movement + Star Game Prototype 2
  • Took trial and error to adjust the values for my own platformer prototype