{"id":1974,"date":"2025-03-13T18:41:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:24:19","slug":"first-week-lecture-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/2025\/03\/13\/first-week-lecture-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"week 1 lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2727\u22c4\u22c6\u22c5\u22c6\u22c4\u2727\u22c4\u22c6\u22c5\u22c6\u22c4\u2727<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Choosing Projects and Groups<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Monday (27\/1\/25) &#8211; Welcome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Thursday (30\/1\/25) &#8211; Project selection, team pitching, initial planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\">Description<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday&#8217;s session: Quick refresher of the available projects. Students vote on which projects they want to work on, they pitch themselves for specific roles. They divide themselves into groups of 3-4. They read through the GDD together and decide on what part of the game they would like to make as their vertical slice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Outcomes<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Students will be assigned to a role within a project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Groups will have read and discussed the GDD of their chosen project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Groups will have decided what their vertical slice will consist of<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Students will be mindful about documenting their work to add to their professional portfolios upon graduation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\">Resources<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Students should be mindful about how their contribution to this project will contribute to their portfolio. Below are examples of portfolios from professionals in the games industry. Look at how they document their work and think how you can apply this to your own work this module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Monday lecture :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5fb07882 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-7-1024x543.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-7-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-7-300x159.png 300w, 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class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-2.png 857w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-2-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-2-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-1.png 882w, 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This is where we discussed what the vertical slice should be and set tasks for ourselves for next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5fb07882 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-8.png 322w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-8-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">We agreed to do the depression realm section of the game since we were all interested by the final boss in that realm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5fb07882 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-9.png 641w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-9-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, we delegated tasks to one another but then altered the tasks after and focused on what to do next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5fb07882 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-10.png 685w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-10-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-14.png 617w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/image-14-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-13-192413.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-13-192413.png 782w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-13-192413-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/rl5g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-13-192413-768x680.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2727\u22c4\u22c6\u22c5\u22c6\u22c4\u2727\u22c4\u22c6\u22c5\u22c6\u22c4\u2727 Choosing Projects and Groups Description Thursday&#8217;s session: Quick refresher of the available projects. Students vote on which projects they want to work on, they pitch themselves for specific roles. They divide themselves into groups of 3-4. 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