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Below are the learning outcomes of this module and how they were covered in my work. Links to examples are embedded in the explanations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning Outcome<\/th>Explanation\/Examples<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
A1: <\/strong>Contemporary contexts and issues in the theory and practice of games design and art<\/td>These were always taken into consideration when both researching my topics and game ideas, for example, my chosen topic of rave culture <\/a>and my prototypes\/ideas explore themes such as creative expression under government oppression<\/a> and law enforcement vs. youth culture.<\/td><\/tr>
A2: <\/strong>how to creatively integrate and employ a range of research approaches and technologies to realise your ideas<\/td>For my prototype I have taken on learning a new game engine, Godot, as well as used music software like Ableton to generate audio assets for my prototype.
Godot Prototyping 3<\/a>
Extra Week \u2013 More Prototyping<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
A3: <\/strong>Industry processes, roles, and methods of games development and design thinking<\/td>As well as rapid prototyping, my project proposal<\/a> contains multiple examples of industry methods for stucturing and scheduling the project, including kanban boards and gantt charts.<\/td><\/tr>
A4: <\/strong>A research informed approach to games design and art practice; social, environmental and ethical dimensions of games design and art<\/td>For all of my topics I researched their background and surrounding social issues deeply:
90s Rave Culture Research<\/a>
Virtual Pets Research<\/a>
Kei Cars Research<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
A5: <\/strong>Social, environmental and ethical dimensions of games design and art<\/td>My rave culture<\/a> topic, and particularly my second game idea that was more narrative-focused, tried to focus on social issues such as youth alienation and clashes with authority in government, as well as drug culture. I also detailed and acknowledged the history of the genre rooted in black\/minority ethnic groups and the queer community.
My kei cars <\/a>topic also touched on environmental concerns surrounding personal vehicles which have given them recent popularity.<\/td><\/tr>
A6: <\/strong>How to apply commercial and professional skills to a range of contexts<\/td>I already have commercial and professional skills in programming, game design and music which can be seen throughout my prototyping devlogs:
Godot Prototyping 1<\/a>
Godot Prototyping 2<\/a>
Godot Prototyping 3<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
B1:<\/strong> Generate ideas, concepts and proposals independently or collaboratively<\/td>This can be found throughout my blog posts during Phase 2 and 3, for example my game ideas or prototype work:
Game Idea \u2013 Pusher<\/a>
Game Idea \u2013 Breakmasher<\/a>
Godot Prototyping 1<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B2: <\/strong>Apply methods of enquiry and reflection to critically evaluate your ideas<\/td>I have evaluated and iterated upon my ideas and prototypes through both peer feedback as well as those from tutors:
Week 11 \u2013 Presenting the Game: Feedback<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B3: <\/strong>Challenge the conceptual and technical boundaries of your discipline<\/td>My prototype tries to innovate on the rhythm game formula of testing the players ability to perform to the rhythm, and instead encourages them to break this boundary by going off-beat.
Game Idea \u2013 Pusher<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B4: <\/strong>Show independent judgments and self-critique in the selection of ideas, materials, tools, techniques and processes<\/td>As well as peer feedback I often use my own judgement as a game designer to help shape further ideas when prototyping:
Godot Prototyping 3<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
B5: <\/strong>Inform your practice through reflection on relevant theories<\/td>In my research I touched on several relevant theories that helped me flesh out my ideas and game mechanics, for example in my Virtual Pets Research<\/a> where I touched on how they can be used to tackle artificial general intelligence and theories of existentialism (as well as how other games have approached this)<\/td><\/tr>
B6: <\/strong>Question, review and evaluate personal strengths within industry roles and practices<\/td>As someone who is already experienced with graphic design and sound\/music, I chose the game ideas that I could easily apply my skills to. Examples include
Week 8 \u2013 Working on Game Ideas<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
C1: <\/strong>Communicate and present ideas in a variety of oral, written, technological and visual formats<\/td>This can be seen in all my blog posts as I have used both writing, videos and images to present my ideas.<\/td><\/tr>
C2: <\/strong>Identify and draw upon a wide range of sources to inform and challenge your thinking<\/td>I have used both news articles and documentaries to inform my research:
Virtual Pets Research<\/a>
90s Rave Culture Research<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
C3:<\/strong> Employ digital literacies to support your learning<\/td>Throughout my blog I have used both online articles and videos to back up my work as well as used a range of tools.<\/td><\/tr>
C4: <\/strong>Manage your time effectively as an independent learner<\/td>I have used all my time in the blog to create updates and devlogs independently.<\/td><\/tr>
C5:<\/strong> Demonstrate innovation in the application of knowledge to practice<\/td>I have innovated on the rhythm game genre and used up and coming new technologies in the game sector such as the Godot engine:
Godot Prototyping 1<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
D1:<\/strong> Undertake and evaluate user testing of games prototypes<\/td>I have shown my prototype to both peers and tutors and written down relevant feedback, as well as improved my work as a result:
Extra Week \u2013 More Prototyping<\/a>
Week 10 \u2013 Prototype Review<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
D2:<\/strong> Develop innovation through practical intelligence and experimentation<\/td>As well as using brainstorming techniques in class to find research topic ideas, I also experimented with prototyping to help find game ideas:
Week 1 – Introductions<\/a>
Godot Prototyping 1<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below are the learning outcomes of this module and how they were covered in my work. Links to examples are embedded in the explanations. Learning Outcome Explanation\/Examples A1: Contemporary contexts and issues in the theory and practice of games design and art These were always taken into consideration when both researching my topics and game […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1531","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pe1n23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pe1n23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pe1n23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pe1n23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pe1n23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1531"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pe1n23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1813,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pe1n23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1531\/revisions\/1813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pe1n23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}