Learning Two Languages

Teams

• Most productions will be in teams with students taking on various production roles and documenting progress in a game design journal, a WordPress blog hosted by Edublogs.org (free)
  • View Sander’s blog as a sample

Course Units

Unit	Hours
Unit 0: Career Essentials	30
Unit 1: Introduction to Game Design	10
Unit 2: Critical Thinking in Game Design	10
Unit 3: Game Design Theory	10
Unit 4: Story and Game Creation	15
Unit 5: System Dynamics and Scripting Fundamentals	20
Unit 6: Game Development Tools, Functions, and Properties	10
Unit 7: Interfaces, Environments, Asset Management, and Animation	25
Unit 8: Physics and the Build Process	20
Unit 15: Pre-production (Year 1)	5
Unit 16: Production (Year 1)	20
Unit 17: Post-production (Year 1)	5
YEAR ONE TOTAL	180

Unit	Hours
Unit 9: Constructs of Game Design	15
Unit 10: Principles of Cameras and Lighting in Game Environments	25
Unit 11: Principles of Sound and Audio for Gamers	15
Unit 12: Strategic Game Development Techniques and Concepts	15
Unit 13: Principles of Quality & Functionality Assurance in Game Development	10
Unit 14: Principles of Versioning and Game Release	20
Unit 15: Pre-production (Year 2)	20
Unit 16: Production (Year 2)	40
Unit 17: Post-production   (Year 2)	20
YEAR TWO TOTAL	180

Unit Schedule

• 2 Year Unit Schedule with Performance Assessments

Unity Curriculum

• Curriculum Framework – May 2015
• Resource Guide – May 2015
• Professional Skill Standards for Interactive Application & Video Game Creation – May 2015

Resources

• The Unity Curricular Framework is designed and built upon the Unity Professional Standards for Interactive Application and Video Game Creation. As a result, the Curricular Framework is closely aligned to several contemporary and prominent standards initiatives today, including:
•  Unity Professional Standards for Interactive Application & Video Game Creation

The Power of Project Based Learning

• This course is based on project-based learning or PBL, an educational model demonstrated to help students develop 21st skills.
  • Why Project-based Learning?
  • 21st Century Skills
  • Washington State Standards
    • Technology
    • Art and Communication

Screencasts – Assistance in Self-Directed Learning

• Screencast videos are recorded of many lessons to support learning and are available on the web site for viewing anytime at school or at home
• Instructional Formatting (How to read Mr. Le Duc’s directions)

Academic Integrity

• Plagiarism Policy

Grading

• Projects and Daily Work
• Final and Portfolio Tools
  • These tools are used throughout the year
• Final Requirements

Grade Scoring Table

	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2.5	2.5	2.5	3	3	3.5	3.5	4	4
	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2.5	2.5	2.5	3	3.5	3.5	4	4
	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2.5	2.5	2.5	3	3.5	3.5	4	4
C	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.5	2.5	2.5	3	3.5	3.5	4	4
O	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2.5	2.5	3	3.5	3.5	4	4
M	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.5	2.5	3	3	3.5	4	4
P	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2.5	2.5	3	3.5	4	4
E	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2.5	2.5	3	3.5	3.5	4
T	12	0	0	0	1	1	2	2.5	2.5	3	3.5	4	4
E	11	0	0	1	1	1	2	2.5	3	3	3.5	4
N	10	0	1	1	1	2	2.5	3	3.5	3.5	4
C	9	0	1	1	1	2.5	3	3	3.5	4
I	8	1	1	1	2	2.5	3	3.5	4
E	7	1	1	2	2.5	3	3.5	4
S	6	1	1	2	3	3.5	4
	5	1	2	2.5	3.5	4
	4	1	2	3	4
	3	1	3	4
	2	2	4
	1	4
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	S C O R E

Self Authored Projects

• Technical and creative media skills are developed through project work, working toward mastery
• Projects are composed of a plan and a product
• Each project is about two weeks in length
• Students produce projects throughout the term
• Students present the product the last day of the project cycle

Skills Development Projects

• Skills development is embedded into each project with emphasis on 21st Century world of work core skills

Workflow Flowchart

• capitalcomtech.info/2020/03/20/game-flowchart/

Daily Work

• Students will receive a daily grade for being on task with the daily work. Credit will be reduced for any conduct not contributing to an academic atmosphere. Credit will not be granted if the student is absent, but the points can be made up upon return. Please refer to the online class schedule for missing work and consult with the teacher for make-up work.

Self Evaluation

• Students will publish blog entry detailing their work for projects
• Included in the entry will be a paragraph highlighting what was done and learned
• A screenshot showing an example of the work and progress will be included
• Sample Student Evaluation

Journal

• Students will maintain a journal
• The journal details what was done and learned
• Sample journal entry

Leadership

• Students will contribute to the learning community in some meaningful way
• Student-lead leadership projects will be developed between 1st and 2nd semester
  • This project is aligned with CTE standards
  • Leadership sign up form