11/27

Educating Game Designers - Too Much "Game" at Game Schools - Extra Credits

11/20

Create a Shatter effect in Unreal

ReCreate this in Unreal.

Explode.mp4

11/16

Sorry guys, I  will not be in school today and have a sub for the entire day.  Please look over your assignments submitted, republish your portfolios, check your missing assignments in Powerschool, and resubmit your missing assignments to be graded.   *** I am still going through he re-grade list so if you submitted and I did not get to it, you do not need to fill it out again.

You should be done with the Frankenstein'd Car and now finish the 2d Side scroller with:

✅  Unreal - Basic  - 2D Side Scroller  Due 11/23✅  2D Side Scroller ( Hit Test )Due11/23✅  2D Side Scroller ( Score )Due11/23✅  2D Side Scroller ( Lives or Timer) Due11/23

11/10

So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 2: Concept Art

11/8

So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 1: Intro to Game Art

Check Your Grades.  This is a catchup day  and work on you final 2D side scroller.  

10/31

10/27

Did we really land on the moon?  How do you know?

Stanley Kubrick released 2001 in 1968

 How do you know what you know?  Deep Fakes . . .

Went over the line tool and the Bezier curve.  Gave them instructions to create a clean illustration of their design.  

9/27

I am sorry but I am out today; I have a district meeting.  Today you are to finish any of your missing assignments and the NEW assignment I assigned to you last class. The Nerf Hit Test.    

FIRST finish the Simple NERF Hit Test.  

9/25

Cinematography and Drones:  Flowstate

9/14

9/12

FINISH your game and have other students test it.   And then use Sreencastify to record gameplay.

https://g.co/doodle/jwdm2aa

GoogleGame.mp4

9/8

Making Your First Game: Basics - How To Start Your Game Development - Extra Credits

Finish your game and have other students test it.   And then use Sreencastify to record gameplay.

https://g.co/doodle/jwdm2aa

GoogleGame.mp4

Make sure you finish and post your Game History.

9/6

Who was Gerald "Jerry" Lawson?


https://g.co/doodle/jwdm2aa

GoogleGame.mp4

9/1

8/28

Finish Basic Scene

Nick Manning  Smoky Hill Graduate

https://www.nicholasmanning.art/myself

Ronny Firman Smoky Hill Graduate

8/24

8/22

Finish Inspiration Board 

Create an inspiration board using Illustrator

Watched intro - 10 Graphically INSANE Levels Created In UNREAL ENGINE 4

8/18

Create an inspiration board using Krita

What Inspires You?

Find 20+ images that represent YOU and create Initial Interest Inspiration Board.

Create an initial “Inspiration Board” using Google Jamboards with 20-30 images that represent you or have influenced your life.  An inspiration board is a collection of images, ideas, words, blueprints, games, movies or anything that may inspire your direction.   For this assignment we will use an “Inspiration Board” to help guide the direction of your future personal project and it will help me get to know you better.  Search google, use your own images, and cross-reference your interests, hobbies,  and/or just explore.  Find at least 20-30 images.   We will be using this board for our personal portfolio.  Please watch video tutorial below and the  video about Google Jamboards.  ~Cornell

What are your own unique qualities?

What are you skilled at?

What are you hobbies?

What gives you purpose? 

8/16 -8/17

Made sure everyone could log in to Unreal Engine and introduced  the very basics .

Group discussion of the best game.

Also what is the school policy.

Watched 2nd half of class . . .

8/15

What is Unreal Engine?

Final Project Workday

8 hours `15 minutes as of 5/8

5/4

Final Project Workday

7 hours 30 minutes as of 5/4

5/2

Final Project Workday

6 hours 15 minutes as of 5/2

4/28

Final Project Workday

5 hours 00 minutes as of 4/28

4/26

Final Project Workday

4 hours 45 minutes as of 4/26

4/24

Final Project Workday

3 hours 45 minutes as of 4/24

4/18

Final Project Workday

4/18

4/14

4/7

3/30

Should we ban Tiktok?

3/28

How do you know what you know?????

What are the positives of Deep-Fake Technology?  Negatives?

CGI VFX Breakdowns: "World War Z, Jerusalem Sequence"
DE-AGING HARRISON FORD
President Joe Biden's Magical Pistachio Story (Deepfake AI)

Create a Mixamo account and explore what it has to offer.  Create a screenshot of your account & example.

3/17

GOOD!

3/15

Krita Basics: Finish Concept Car

3/13

3/7

Create an inspiration board exploring possible game assets for your game.    Explore 4 assets that you could design for your game.  Find 5+ images that depict your ideas.  Label your 4 possible directions.

So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 2: Concept Art

Watched

2/23

Unreal Engine 5 Toyota Cinematic | "FROM THE LAB" Impossible Objects

2023 Toyota GR | Unreal Engine 5 Cinematic Commercial

Alfa Romeo "Feel For Yourself" | Unreal Engine 5 Cinematic

Unreal Engine 5.1 Feature Highlights

2/15

Game Skill Transference

Can unusual skills transfer to sports.  Juggling/hacksack to rock climbing.

2/13

2/9

Next-Gen Graphics FINALLY Arrive [Unreal Engine 5] 

Revisit your Skill Project ideas . . .

Define your initial Focus and then find 4+ videos/tutorials that you could use to learn that skill.

2/7

How to Become a Game Designer

2/3

The Four Types of Video Game Designers - Game Design Specializations - Extra Credits

Change Pivot Point Resource

Make sure you align your edges

Finish Maze!!!
It should look something like this . . .

2/1

It should look something like this . . .

1/30

Video Game Genres: Everything You Need to Know

Create an Inspiration Board showing all the games you have played from your first game to what you are playing now.  Circle your favorite and make sure you state the title of the game.


You will create this in Google Jamboard.  

Finish Intro Building

1/24

What are the negatives and positives of AI art discussion. 

Explore AI art generators and  post in your portfolio, include your key words used.

1/24

Discussion on Games and your brain.

  • How many hours a week do you play games?
  • What are the good things evolved with playing games?
  • What are the negative things evolved with playing games?
  • Could the USA government pull off what they did in china?   What would happen? 

Create Basic Scene

How to set Maya-style viewport controls?


You can use alt + LMB/RMB/MMB to move around the viewport like in Maya. Those controls should be set by default, but you’ll probably want to invert the middle-mouse panning, which you can do here:

1/20

Create Basic Scene

1/13

1/11

Unreal Engine

1/8

So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 1: Intro to Game Art

12/8

Create pages of thumbnail designs of your asset,  explore form and line.

12/6

12/2

11/30

First Person vs Third Person vs Top Down

11/28

11/21

Making Your First Game: Launching! - How to Market Your Game - Extra Credits

11/17

Making Your First Game: Minimum Viable Product - Scope Small, Start Right - Extra Credits

11/15

Making Your First Game: Practical Rules - Setting (and Keeping) Goals - Extra Credits

11/9

CHECKLIST
Foundational Skills

✅  Unreal BSP Parkour Scene  Due  9/16✅  Unreal Maze  Due 9/20✅  Unreal Basic Scene   Due 9/28✅  Unreal Hit Test Basic Scene  Due 10/14✅  Unreal - Shatter on Hit  Due 10/24✅  Unreal Score HUD on Hit  Due 10/26 ✅  Unreal Count Down Timer  Due  TBD 11/11

CHECKLIST
Game Design Skill Project


IDEA EXPLORATION✅ Initial Inspiration board- Design   Due 9/28✅ Thoughts, Analysis, & Reflection Due 10/4✅ State Design  Objective  Due Due 10/4
SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS✅  Documentation & Reflection Due 12/9               - Daily Process      -  Visual Progression               -  Ongoing Reflection & Justifications

CHECKLIST
Game Design Final Concept


IDEA EXPLORATION✅ Game History board- Design *Annotated   Due 8/20✅ State Initial Concept Focus Due11/7✅ Focused Interest Inspiration Board  Due11/7✅ Thoughts, Analysis, & Reflection Due 11/7✅  State Design  Objective  Due 11/11

The big picture: Making Your First Game: Launching! - How to Market Your Game - Extra Credits 

Harold Halibut - Kickstarter Pitch Video - Boring!

11/7

Aesthetics of Play - Redefining Genres in Gaming - Extra Credits

Simple Game w/ Countdown Timer Check

What am I looking for?


Record game play with w/ the Game Over  as first screen and play until the timer is done and Game Over screen is up again.  Make sure you timer is set to no more that 15 seconds.



Basic-Timer.mp4

10/26

Simple Game w/ Score Check

What am I looking for?



Score.mp4

10/6

Simple Hit Test Scene Check

What am I looking for?



HitTest.mp4

10/4

Make sure you have a Skill Development Inspiration Board complete and posted in you site.

Create an Initial Focus.  Find 4- 5 "GOOD"  tutorials that you would actually use.  Make sure you scrub through the vidio to make sure it is actually what you are looking for. 

Write a Independent Skill Objective.  Basically a statement of exactly what you plan on doing and why.   Include and image example of your goal and the tutorial you plan on following.

9/30

9/28

Jump.mp4

Record Parkour Scene

Record Maze scene

Finish  Basic Scene

Make sure you have the following completed

✅  Unreal BSP Parkour Scene  Due  9/16✅  Unreal Maze  Due 9/20✅  Unreal Basic Scene   Due 9/28

9/26

Jump.mp4

Record Parkour Scene

Record Maze scene

Finish  Basic Scene

✅  Syllabus / Lab Fee     Due 8/30✅  "Who Are You?" Paragraph about you.  Due 8/30✅  "What Inspires You?" Inspiration Board   Due 8/30
✅  Create Google Site  Due  8/30
✅ Turn in Portfolio Address  HERE  Due 8/30✅  Unreal BSP Parkour Scene  Due  9/16✅  Unreal Maze  Due 9/20✅  Unreal Basic Scene   Due 9/28

9/21

Change of plans . . .

9/16

9/14

Watched intro - 10 Graphically INSANE Levels Created In UNREAL ENGINE 4

Maze Introduction & work day

9/6

Editing Brushes

Boolean Brushes

Worked on Parkour scene

How to Become an Environment Artist for Games - GREAT!

9/6

9/1

Next-Gen Graphics FINALLY Arrive [Unreal Engine 5]

8/30

1/13

1/5

Setting up Your Personal Portfolio

Everyone in will need to maintain a active portfolio for every class. This is how I will assess your work and give you feedback. I created a simple video tutorial, that will walk you through the basics of creating a Google Site. Google Sites is a tool for setting up websites, for personal or business, AND it is free.

INSTRUCTIONS HERE

Make sure you have turned in your website address and have included:

Mandalorian

8/24

Create an inspiration board using Google Jamboard 

Instructions Here

What Inspires You?

Find 20+ images that represent YOU and create Initial Interest Inspiration Board.

Create an initial “Inspiration Board” using Google Jamboards with 20-30 images that represent you or have influenced your life.  An inspiration board is a collection of images, ideas, words, blueprints, games, movies or anything that may inspire your direction.   For this assignment we will use an “Inspiration Board” to help guide the direction of your future personal project and it will help me get to know you better.  Search google, use your own images, and cross-reference your interests, hobbies,  and/or just explore.  Find at least 20-30 images.   We will be using this board for our personal portfolio.  Please watch video tutorial below and the video about Google Jamboards.  ~Cornell


Watched intro - 10 Graphically INSANE Levels Created In UNREAL ENGINE 4

8/20

Please READ and sign the Syllabus.   Please pay the Lab Fee of $15.  This can be a check, cash, or you can pay it online.  Here!

8/22

The Four Types of Video Game Designers - Game Design Specializations - Extra Credits

Templates

8/18

Group discussion on the future of the game industry

Watched while working . . .

The Uncanny Valley

The Future of Game Design

Listen to while working.