Goal

• Create a journal documenting each stage of game production

Product

• Create blog posts (3 total) with embedded media evidence for each of three production stages.

Examples

• Pre-production
  • Emmitt’s post
  • Nathaniel’s post
• Production
  • Nathaniel’s post
• Post-production

Explanation

• Students need to conduct extensive research for game production and need experience moving through the workflow of producing games

Production Steps Evidence Requirements

Pre-production Blog Post

Include all of the the following requirements as evidence in your blog post:

• A clear explanation of the vision or concept behind the game, including the reasons for wanting to make this game
• A description of the target audience and the intended reaction of this audience
• Evidence of research into the genre/style of the game
• Clear influences from other game – be specific and name the coders, artistic talent, and so on
• Evidence of consultations with the artist, terrain / environment builder, sound designer – include notes, texts, emails, storyboards, photos, drawings where appropriate
• Evidence of research on successful teamwork, collaboration, etc.
• Evidence of game design decisions

Production Blog Post

Include all of the the following requirements as evidence in your blog post:

• Evidence of production notes for each day
• Evidence of a set of expectations for the day and what was achieved or not achieved
• Evidence of ongoing discussions with key production team members
• Evidence of  ways problems were solved
• Evidence of plans to improve production for the future

Post-production Blog Post

Include all of the the following requirements as evidence in your blog post:

• Evidence of production notes for each day
• Evidence of a set of expectations for the day and what was achieved or not achieved
• Evidence of working with the team and discussion of decisions made and why
• Evidence of evaluation of the final working prototype, both technically and artistically. Did it achieve the original vision? Explain.

Schedule

• Week 1
  • Create a blog post titled, PROJECT NAME Game Pre-Production – Producer’s Journal
    • Create headings for:
      • Summary
      • Explanation of the Game Vision
      • Genre / Style of the Game
      • Influences from Other Games
      • Consultation with Production Team
      • Evidence of Coding Research and Decisions
      • What I Learned and Problems I Solved
  • Research material …
    • Examine sample code …
  • Explore and select the coding conventions you want to use
  • Fill in evidence for each heading of the blog post
  • Publish blog post
• Week 2
  • Create a blog post titled, PROJECT NAME Game Production – Producer’s Journal
    • Create headings for:
      • Summary
      • Production Notes Summary for Each Day
      • On Going Discussions with Team
      • Improvements in Production Process
      • What I Learned and Problems Solved
  • Code the game
  • Fill in evidence for each heading of the blog post
  • Publish blog post
• Week 3
  • Create a blog post titled, PROJECT NAME Game Post-Production – Producer’s Journal
    • Create headings for:
      • Summary
      • Working with The Team
      • Evolution of Project
      • Team Issues and Fixes
      • Evaluation of Teamwork
      • What I Learned in Post-production
  • Assist in editing the game
  • Fill in evidence for each heading of the blog post
  • Publish blog post

Unity Resources

• unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/scripting

Other Resources

• http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/335_product_manager

Tools

• Unity

Feedback Form

• Game Pre-production Producer Feedback Form (PDF)
• Game Production Producer Feedback Form (PDF)
• Game Post-production Producer Feedback Form (PDF)