Game Design

LIVE Class Session

01/12/2012

Agenda for LIVE Class• Weekly road map

• Review of basic course information

• Review of key course information and location of items– Participation links, Announcements, Extra Credit, Jing

Tutorials, Doc Sharing, Setting up workspace correctly

• Application Sharing Project 1 (NETS Standard 1-Creativity & Innovation, NETS 2- Communication & Collaboration, NETS 6-Texchnology operations & concepts

Weekly Road Map

• This Week– Begin working in Project 1– Lab 5– Download all resources– Do you have MMF

• Sneak Peak at next week– MLK holiday next Monday– Project 1- Lab 9– Quiz 1 (1/23)– Review during next

weeks class

The Basics

• Just like there are basic food groups

• You need the basics to succeed

• Over 12 years teaching technology classes

• Game Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, 3D Modeling, Digital Photography, and more!

• Third year with AZVA• Married, 5 children, 3 grandchildren

and 1 dog (chocolate lab)

My name is Mrs. Hall

Due Dates and Late Work• Due dates are listed in the calendar

bolded and in red. • You have until the Sunday of the

week assignment is due to turn in for full credit.

• After Sunday, you will have until the next AZVA LATE DUE DATE, but you can only earn 70%. (30% deduction)

• Assignments will not be accepted after AZVA LATE DUE DATES.

Remediation• Remediation sessions will be required

of any student that falls below a 60% this semester.

• Weekly invitations sent out by Wednesday

• Remediation will be held on Fridays• You MUST come to that session or

contact me to reschedule (this is part of your participation grade!)

Participation

• Part of your grade for all my classes– Each section/project/level will have

participation points to earn

• You will see a list of options that you can complete in order to get full participation points

• Send a list of the options you have completed through the dropbox for credit

Weekly Class Connect LIVE Classroom

• Demonstrate the actual project during class time

• Quiz reviews (interactive)

• Class Kudos

• Rubric Reviews (assignments)

• Graphic Organizers (extra credit)

• Not mandatory – (always recorded) but can be part of your participation grade

Weekly Office Hours

• Thursday-Live class session– 11:00 to 12:00

• Question and Answer Session – Immediately following office hours

• Remediation– Fridays, 11:00 and 12:00– And individual times

• IM Hours– Monday – Friday 9:00 to 3:00 pm

Remind 101

• Part of welcome extra credit for ALL classes

• Text or email message reminders will be sent on: Late due dates, Assignment submission due dates, Quiz due dates, and more

• Sign-up information in class Announcements

Extra Credit• Two opportunities in all my classes (minimum–

there will be others )– Welcome Extra Credit: (20 Points)

• Try and contact me via phone

• Send me a kmail

• Sign-up for Remind101

– Last unit Extra Credit: (25 Points)• Collect secret words through the semester (Raise your

hand, announcements, remind101 messages, etc.)

• Take all words and make a story about me. (Can be funny but please school appropriate)

How do I know what to do daily?

• Weekly announcements

• Calendar

• KMAILS!

• Live Class Connect sessions

• Remind 101 (not daily but due dates)

• Doc Share area of class

APPLICATION SHARE

• Go and review these key areas in the class

Course Information

Game Design

• Students will be immersed into the world of developing and designing video games.

• You will gain an understanding of different game genres

• You will use a visual editing software called MultiMedia Fusion (MMF) to create games

Course Requirements

• You must have the following in order to complete this class:– Software Required: Multimedia Fusion 2.0

• K12 Discount offered: Save 30% off $119.00 retail price –total price of $83.30

• 30 Day trial of software available (see course for details)

• We start using software next week!

• If you can cannot purchase software contact me ASAP!

Grading and Due Dates

• There are a total of 596 possible points in this class. – Quizzes: (6) at 25 points each– Assignments: (6) 50 to 75 points– Participation: (6) at 16 points

• Extra Credit opportunities– Welcome Extra Credit available NOW through

the end of January

Submitting Assignments

• Assignments MUST be submitted to the dropbox

• Create a working folder for each project and save your .mfa AND .exe file (we will review in class)

• Submit the entire working folder by zipping or compressing the file (we will review in class)

APPLICATION SHARE

• Start working on Project 1 – MMF Workspace-fill out

the sheet– Frames – Creating our first game

• Ping

Game Design

LIVE Class Session

01/19/2012

Agenda for LIVE Class• Weekly road map

• Quiz 1 Review– (NETS 2- Communication & Collaboration, NETS 6-

Texchnology operations & concepts )

• Application Sharing Project 1 – (NETS Standard 1-Creativity & Innovation, NETS 2-

Communication & Collaboration, NETS 6-Texchnology operations & concepts

• Assignment 1 Rubric Review

Weekly Road Map

• This Week– Begin working in Project 1– Lab 5– Download all resources– Do you have MMF

• Sneak Peak at next week– MLK holiday next Monday– Project 1- Lab 9– Quiz 1 (1/23)– Review during next

weeks class

Class Reminders Extra Credit

• Extra Credit available through the end of the month

• Participation can be submitted at any time to dropboxes. – You MUST submit to dropbox the list of items

completed for participation

Submitting Assignments

• Assignments MUST be submitted to the dropbox

• Create a working folder for each project and save your .mfa AND .exe file (we will review in class)

• Submit the entire working folder by zipping or compressing the file (we will review in class)

APPLICATION SHARE

• Start working on Project 1 – MMF Workspace-fill out

the sheet– Frames – Creating our first game

• Ping

How to contact me?

• Kmail—respond very quickly • Raise Your Hand

– This is a place within the course where you can post questions for me to answer.

• Instant Messaging:– Yahoo: azvaehall– MSN: ehall@azva.org

• Call me on my office line (may need to leave a voice mail) 623-444-5456

THANKS for coming!

How to contact me?

• Kmail—respond very quickly • Raise Your Hand

– This is a place within the course where you can post questions for me to answer.

• Instant Messaging:– Yahoo: azvaehall– MSN: ehall@azva.org

• Call me on my office line (may need to leave a voice mail) 623-444-5456

THANKS for coming!