11/15

Start off the day with a warm-up

https://80.lv/articles/garry-s-mod-rust-creator-upset-that-unity-asks-for-minimum-spend-of-usd500k-yearly/

Read the article above, summarize and share your thoughts. Do you think Unity asking for $500,000 is fair? Rust is a pretty popular game and has made lots of money for the developer. Should they move the game to a new game engine? What do you think?

Half page minimum

IF YOU ARE LOST OR BEHIND, NOW IS THE TIME TO GET CAUGHT UP. NOBODY SHOULD BE WALKING AROUND, SOCIALIZING, OR PLAYING ON YOUR PHONE, IT IS TIME TO COOK. 

1984 Showcase Game

What are you learning?

Game Development

Why is it important?

This is your showcase project, this is where you are to create a game that is ready to be published and distributed

How do you show that you understand? What is the assignment?

Your showcase project is broken up into three parts

1. Plan

2. Game

3. Presentation

Plan

Put together a "Pitch" document explaining the game you are going to create.

Include the members of your team, an explanation of your game, what each team member is doing, the characters you are going to create, a timeline to completions with info on what each team member will be doing each week.

I will be doing weekly progress checks based on these weekly timelines.

Worth 5 Points - Due 10/25

GDevelop for Teams

https://wiki.gdevelop.io/gdevelop5/tutorials/how-to-use-gdevelop-as-a-team/

https://youtu.be/E1ZUfszt91k

Github is located in the class share

Game

I. Game must have three levels

1.     Level 1- 2 Points

2.     Level 2 - 2 Points

3.     Level 3 - 2 Points

Each level needs approximately 5 – 8 minutes of gameplay (Minimum 5 minutes each level)

II. Start Screen - 1 Points

1. 1. Start Screen must have directions and art

III.  Animated Movement (left, right, jump, fall, climb, idle, fight, etc. - 1 Points

IV. Layers and camera movement (parralax) - 1 Points

V. Respawn- 1 Points

VI. One animated boss for each level - 3 Points

VII. Art

1. All art must be original works created by your team (No Clipart, Kenney, Opengame, etc.)

2. Ten Different Animated NPCs with movement. - 10 Points

VIII. Life System - 1 Points

IX. Sound - 3 Points

X. Victory Screen - 3 Points

XI. Story Telling/Story Development in the game by NPCs or Cut Scenes - 5 Points

Total 35 Points

Presentation

You will need to present your project for showcase and judged on the following criteria

Content Knowledge and Organization 

Presentation is exceptional.  Presenter presents information in a logical and interesting sequence.  Presenter has a strong understanding of subject matter.  Audience members can effortlessly understand important concepts presented.  Presenter answers all questions with impressive explanations. 

Presentation Skills 

Eye contact is held, with minimal return to notes or slides.  Presenter uses a clear voice, and pronunciation of terms is accurate.  Audience members can hear presenter with ease.  Presenter is confident and comfortable.  He/She makes necessary movements during the presentation, and hands are never in pockets.  Presenter is professionally dressed. 

Participation and Teamwork

Every team member actively participates in a well organized presentation.  Transitions are brief and smooth between topics and speakers. 

PowerPoint and/ or other Visual Aids 

Graphics explain and reinforce presentation.  The slides are without mechanical error.  Text is easy to read and compliments slide background.  Information on slides is clear and relevant.  Information adds to presentation to help clarify verbal points. 

We are going to create AI Generated Art with Firefly

We will size it and modify it in Photoshop

Package your game for publication