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

12/9

12/8

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

12/6

12/2

Who was Gerald "Jerry" Lawson?


https://g.co/doodle/jwdm2aa

GoogleGame.mp4

11/30

First Person vs Third Person vs Top Down

11/28

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

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

11/11

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

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

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?

  • Simple HUD display

  • Countdown timer

  • Game Over HUD

  • Screen Video Capture Demonstration


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?

  • Simple HUD display

    • Score increase on hitting specific object.

  • Screen Video Capture Demonstration



Score.mp4

10/24

Create a Shatter effect in Unreal

ReCreate this in Unreal.

  • Fall to the ground and shatter

  • Shatter on hit.

Explode.mp4

10/6

Simple Hit Test Scene Check

What am I looking for?

  • Static Object with ricochet elements.

  • Dynamic Objects with various masses.

  • Hit Listener:

    • destroy

    • Play sound

    • Change material

  • Screen Video Capture Demonstration



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

  • You are to complete the Basic Unreal Scene tutorial. I have provided step-by-step instructions as well as a video tutorial. See Tutorial Here . . .

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

Watched

Screencastify Instructions

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

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?

1/13

The following assignments are completed and updated your portfolio:

*New Assignment*

  • You are to complete the Basic Unreal Scene tutorial. I have provided step-by-step instructions as well as a video tutorial. See Tutorial Here . . .

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

  • Turned in Web Address

  • Worked on importing assets and textures.

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

  • Who am I? Paragraph

  • Inspiration Board What Inspires/influenced me?

  • Additional Pages

    • Home

    • Game

    • 2021-2022

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

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.

Group discussion on the future of the game industry

Watched while working . . .

The Uncanny Valley

The Future of Game Design

Listen to while working.

8/20

Unreal Engine