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Week 1
Transferable Skill - PROFESSIONAL
Copy and paste a question from below into your `Week 1 Reflection' Learning Journal page.
Answer with detail and honesty.
- Who is someone professional you admire? How do they make you feel when you watch them operate, what is it that they do?
- Think of a leader in your chosen discipline, someone who has a long and established career, describe their work ethic, time management and if they work well under pressure. Why do you think this helps them to become a leader?
- What are three work habits that you consider are good, explain why (use examples).
- If you buy a ticket to go to a (insert event) what do expect in return for your hard earned money in terms of time, money, level of performance, entertainment value and skill level?
Week 2
Transferable Skill - PRACTICE
Copy and paste a question from below into your `Week 1 Reflection' Learning Journal page.
Answer with detail and honesty.
- How have you changed your practice/processes since starting at SAE to improve your skills?
- Who is your icon in the field, what do you need to learn to be like them?
- How can I expand my knowledge of _________ beyond what was taught in class. Give examples of what steps you could take?
- What is the difference between what you are told to do versus what you choose to do on your work?
Week 3
Transferable Skill - INTERPERSONAL
Copy and paste a question from below into your `Week 1 Reflection' Learning Journal page.
Answer with detail and honesty.
- Can you think of a time you had to give somebody else feedback? Discuss what happened, was it successful or not and how did you feel about it?
- What is your understanding of warm vs. cool feedback? Why is it productive?
- Someone doesn't do their part of the group project. They don't provide the assets etc. What would you do in this scenario, how would you reconcile the situation?
- Being a team player doesn't just mean contributing to the group work, but also enriching those around you. How can you help to boost the morale and efficiency of others within a team environment?
Week 4
Transferable Skill - CREATIVE
Copy and paste a question from below into your `Week 1 Reflection' Learning Journal page.
Answer with detail and honesty.
- When you first confront a problem with your project what is your immediate reaction? Explain how you resolve this situation.
- What is an example of a problem you have solved in a project, describe how you resolved it and what could you do it better?
- Looking at the project you are about to embark on, identify risks that may present themselves and present some solutions.
- Think of your first four weeks here at SAE, how can you work smarter? Explain from your own perspective.
Week 5
Transferable Skill - METACOGNATIVE
Copy and paste a question from below into your `Week 1 Reflection' Learning Journal page.
Answer with detail and honesty.
- What's an example of criticism you have accepted and responded to (think of feedback you have received for a project)?
- What techniques can you use to react to negative criticism from others?
- What's the best feedback you've ever received? - What's the worst feedback you've ever received? How did these make you feel and could it have been delivered more appropriately.
- Explain how you can give effective warm and cool feedback. Do this by giving your own work 3 separate examples of warm AND cool feedback. (This is an exercise in how you word constructive feedback).
Week 6
Transferable Skill - INTRAPERSONAL
Copy and paste a question from below into your `Week 1 Reflection' Learning Journal page.
Answer with detail and honesty.6
- Do you have artefacts of your work that illustrate your abilities and justify your self confidence to others? What are they and how do they achieve this?
- What skills are you most confident with? What skills do you know you need to improve in? Explain.
- How does failure fit into the creative process? - What do you think can be learnt from not succeeding on the first (or second) attempt?
- Often creative people feel let down when they don't meet their own expectations. Discuss one of your past projects where you may have let yourself down, what can you take away from that experience to positively influence your future projects?
Games Scripting Conceptual Overview
Games Scripting Conceptual Overview
We are building worlds that we imagine, so that players can have an imaginary experience.
We are building worlds that we imagine, so that players can have an imaginary experience.
We build these worlds out of objects and relationships between objects.
Objects are made up of combinations of components.
The components describe characteristics and behaviors.
Different combinations of components create objects with different characteristics and behaviors.
We use scripts to describe the characteristics and behaviors of objects.
In our scripts we build behaviors out of combinations of simple processes that we call functions or methods.
The objects also have aesthetic components that communicate to the audience though sound and image.
The computer reads these collections of objects and components and scripts and uses them to paint and simulate our imaginary world.
Study Skills
Study Skills
Requirements:
Requirements:
Check Campus Online for these requirement documents:
Module Guide - Summary of required learning outcomes.
Project 1 brief
Project 2 brief
Project 3 brief
Learning Journal Project
Evidence of completion:
Evidence of completion:
All evidence of completion of requirements must be submitted to Campus Online
Assessment:
Assessment:
How your evidence is assessed.
Learning Journal Template and Questions:
Learning Journal Template and Questions:
Copy these questions to use as a template for your weekly learning journal.
Make a Learning Plan
Make a Learning Plan
There are two overarching goals of each module of study:
1 . Standards
To complete each project to the required standards.
2. Self Improvement
To improve your Proficiency, Process skills and Personal skills.
Learning takes place through completing projects.
Learning takes place through completing projects.
In order to complete projects, students need to gain new Knowledge and Skills.
In the process of completing projects, students demonstrate evidence that they know how to Apply Knowledge and Skills.
The student is responsible for this process.
The facilitator helps coach the students to learn this process.
The facilitator guides the students through the steps until the students learn to do it themselves.
To complete each project, the student is responsible to complete the 5 steps of the SAVER process:
Set goals.
Achieve the goals.
Verify that all requirements of the project are complete.
Evidence must be provided to prove the project is complete.
Reflect on how the process can be improved for the next project.
Resource Videos
Resource Videos
Work through these at your own pace, try and follow the instructions in your own time, take notes on your learning journal. Take screenshots of you following the exercises in your own unity project.
Complete by Week 3:
The Official Guide to Your First Day in Unity - Provide evidence that you have completed all 8 videos by week 3
Sebastian Lague Introduction to Game Development with Unity and C# - Complete video 1 to 5 by week 3
Complete by Week 7:
C# Scripts as Behaviour Components in Unity! - Provide evidence that you have completed all 26 videos by week 7
Advanced level - Optional for students of GAD170
Introduction to computer science from the Harvard CS50 course. This is a great introduction to the broader context of computer science and programming, it is too advanced for what we cover in GAD170 but just watching the videos even if you don't understand everything can really help students get a deeper more solid understanding of why scripting works the way it does. Don't worry about doing the exercises recommended by this playlist.
Resources Slides
Resources Slides
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