A5 Game design

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A5 GAME DESIGN
Art & Culture

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Assignment 5

Introduction 10

Brainstorm 20

Designing a Game

Design a game concept, focusing on recognition and alienation as central themes. 

This assignment encourages critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills while exploring the psychology of game design.

Analysing a Game

Analyse a video game in terms of its artistic and technical elements.

This assignment encourages critical observation, artistic analysis, and an understanding of game design principles.

Introduction

How might the virtual worlds we engage with in games influence our perception of reality and our sense of personal autonomy?

Introduction

What desire is reflected in the pursuit of increasingly realistic or stylized graphics in video games?

Analysing a Game

Analyse a video game in terms of its artistic and technical elements.

4 lessons

This assignment encourages critical observation, artistic analysis, and an understanding of game design principles.

Analysing a Game

Individually, in pairs, or in a group?

Brainstorm - Choose a game.

1. Examine different art styles. Consider the artistic direction of the game.

2. Think about how the graphics contribute to the immersion and atmosphere of the game.

3. Reflect on the technical quality of the game’s graphics

Analysing a Game

Analyse a video game in terms of its artistic and technical elements.

This assignment encourages critical observation, artistic analysis, and an understanding of game design principles.

THIS LESSON

Virtual and reality 10

Game design 25

Reflection 5

Reflection question - prompt

How might the virtual worlds we engage with in games influence our perception of reality and our sense of personal autonomy?

Read an article related to the given topic.

Answer (part of) the question using either:

A paraphrase - restating the idea in your own words.

A quotation - using the exact words from the article.

THIS LESSON

Virtual and reality 10

Game design 25

Reflection 5

This assignment encourages critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills while exploring the psychology of game design.

PROMPT FINALLY

How do virtual game worlds affect our view of reality and personal freedom?

What words do you expect to hear in the audio fragment?

Listen and play Bingo!

REFLECTION

Did you manage your time well, or do you feel rushed?

Rushed

Smooth

Somewhat Rushed

PROMPT FINALLY

How do virtual game worlds affect our view of reality and personal freedom?

What words do you expect to hear in the audio fragment?

Listen and play Bingo!

PROMPT

How do virtual game worlds affect our view of reality and personal freedom?

Exploring worlds and adventures unavailable in real life, allowing us to do and be things we cannot in reality.

PROMPT

How do virtual game worlds affect our view of reality and personal freedom?

We find that excessive use of video games can lead to addiction.

PROMPT

How do virtual game worlds affect our view of reality and personal freedom?

The study found that games can support children's sense of autonomy, competence, creativity, and identity, as well as help regulate emotions and build relationships.

PROMPT

How do virtual game worlds affect our view of reality and personal freedom?

Associated with positive effects and social relationships.

THIS LESSON

Virtual and reality 10

Game design 25

Reflection 5

This assignment encourages critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills while exploring the psychology of game design.

THIS LESSON

Concept of game 10

Game design 25

Reflection 5

This assignment encourages critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills while exploring the psychology of game design.

Concept of a game 

Theme

Characters
World
Storyline 
Music

SCREENSHOT

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1. Information about the Rubric

2. Different Types of Games

3. Theme: recognition and alienation.

THIS LESSON

Rubric / games / theme 10

Game design 25

Reflection 5

This assignment encourages critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills while exploring the psychology of game design.

RUBRIC

Helps to self-assess your work.

GAMES

Search for games with artistic visuals and write down the title of each game. We'll look at a few.

EXAMPLES

Gorogoa’s creator, Jason Roberts, drew all the images by hand.

THEME

Fill in the gaps.

Recognition and Alienation 

The Stanley Parable.

The familiar office environment becomes increasingly alienating.

Tinkebell

THEME

Fill in the gaps.

comfort zone / disengage / mainstream / recognize / alienate / 

aesthetics 

disengage: to separate or release something...

Recognition and Alienation 

THEME

Fill in the gaps.

comfort zone / disengage / mainstream / recognize / alienate / 

aesthetics 

disengage: to separate or release something...

Recognition and Alienation 

THIS LESSON

Rubric / games / theme 10

Game design 25

Reflection 5

This assignment encourages critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills while exploring the psychology of game design.

THIS LESSON

Stay focused, work hard, 

and let’s make the most 

of our time.

Game design 40

This assignment encourages critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills while exploring the psychology of game design.

THIS LESSON

Feedback

Reflection

This assignment encourages critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills while exploring the psychology of game design.

FEEDBACK

What do you focus on?
I want to learn how to give clear feedback.

I want to learn how to use feedback to get better.

I want to be involved in my learning.

FEEDBACK

Discuss in pairs

1. Where am I going? What is the assignment’s main goal?
2. Where am I now? What is the strongest part?
3. How do I get there? What creative ideas could be expanded?

peer feedback

Formulate one question to ask your teacher.
Your question should help you improve your work further. 

You can base it on something you found unclear, a suggestion you received, or an area where you need more guidance.

Example questions:

How can I make my idea more original?

Is my concept detailed enough?

How can I improve the structure of my work?

REFLECTION

I want to learn how to give clear feedback.

What did you learn from giving feedback to others?

I want to learn how to use feedback to get better.

What was the most useful feedback you received?