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MARK OGILVIE Design Director
MARK OGILVIE Design Director Creative workshop why its good for the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MARK OGILVIE Design Director Creative workshop why its good for the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MARK OGILVIE Design Director Creative workshop why its good for the students An opportunity to think about games as a business, not just a hobby The games industry is worth more than the music and film industries combined. To
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Creative workshop – why its good for the students
- An opportunity to think about games as a business, not
just a hobby – The games industry is worth more than the music and film industries combined.
- To understand the processes that professional games
companies use
- To help understand the realities of their aspirations
- It’s good fun!
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Creative workshop – why its good for the schools
Linking to the curriculum
- Managing and leading discussions
- Setting and reaching deadlines
- Formal and spoken debate
- Exploring aspects of plot, characterisation, relationships, settings etc
- Evaluating conceptual thinking
- Development of creative thinking through new mediums
- Development of analytical skills and problem solving
- Development of computational thinking
- Selecting and organising information
- Critically evaluating text
- Public speaking
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Stage 1 – Creating an idea
- Forming a team
- Team name
- Understanding the criteria
- Brainstorming
- Dividing the labour
- Establish milestones
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Stage 2a – The pitch document – “The Sell”
Teams are expected to create either a digital or physical presentation of their idea.
- Game Name
- Tag Line
- Elevator Pitch
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Stage 2b – The pitch document – “The look”
- Art Assets
- Character Art
- Screen shots
- Environments
- Equipment
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Stage 2c – The pitch document – “The Story”
- Story
- Central Plotline
- Character relationships
- Character motivations
- The setting
- Evolution of plotline
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Stage 2d – The pitch document – “The Feel”
- Gameplay
- Control scheme
- USP’s
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Stage 2e – The pitch document – “The Business”
- Platform
- Audience
- Monetisation
- Market Testing
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Stage 3 – The Dragons Pitch
- 5 min presentation
- Make it memorable!
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Stage 4 - Judging
- Use of event theme
- Originality of idea
- Strength of written material
- Strength and conviction of dragons pitch
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