Make your own lego game

In class exercise

Use this online game builder to build a lego game to (to some extent) apply Bernd Demer's theory of
Define the Peices ----> Legend ----> Context -----> Blueprint ------> Game


http://www.miniclip.com/games/lego-you-make-the-game/en/

Lev Manovich Language of New Media

Free download of Manovich's book:

http://andreknoerig.de/portfolio/03/bin/resources/manovich-langofnewmedia.pdf

Main Projects in dropbox so far with dates/times

Class - these are the main assignments I have in the dropbox on the mmedia/dcox/dirA/dropbox

And the above are assignments received at dcoxexploringgameworlds@gmail.com

Please email me again today with any links to projects to this address (even if you have already done so) to:


dcoxexploringgameworlds@gmail.com

A penalty will apply for late work.

Thanks

David Cox, Instructor, Game 100

Today's main project presentations

Michael Dizon
Nick Knight
Gina Hagen
Vernon Wong

Today's lecture

Imaginary Places, Strange Maps, and How Popular Culture Resonates Past Media
by Bernd Demer from GDC 2010

How Pac Man's ghosts decide what they are going to do

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/04/how-pac-mans-ghosts.html

Final Game projects due today

Please place items in dropbox - type Control (apple) K and type MMEDIA

Choose my folder - dcox and in there you will see a folder called "EXPLORING GAME WORLD ASSIGNMENTS FALL 2010" please place a folder with your assignments in this folder.

Email me with a link to any online PR or related game assignment materials online:

dcoxexploringgameworlds@gmail.com

Today's personal game collection show & tell

Brendan Whistler: Super Robot Taisen MX Portable for the PSP

Formal Project Presentations - last 3 classes

Today 12/3 - Evan Elden Eller and Brian Whistler.

Next week - 12/10 Michael Dizon, Nick Knight, Gina Hagen, Vernon Wong

 Last day - 12/18 - Team RAM, Matthew Fung, Nick Warwick, Rob Fullen


IF YOU NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ABOVE AND YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY PRESENTED - SIGN UP ASAP! - THESE EVENTS FORM PART OF YOUR FINAL GRADE!

Breaking into the business

This link is an industry career breakdown of different types of jobs. It is hosted by the IGDA - the International Game Developers Association, a membership based advocacy group.

Hero Machine and Google Sketchup

Today's workshop:

Hero Machine - make your own hero

In class exercise - create three different kinds of hero for an imaginary videogame - e.g. RPG, MMORPG, FPS, etc. Post the pictures to your blog with a brief written description.

Google Sketchup use this to download 3D objects for use in your game design documents

In class exercise - using online database of 3D models, create some scenes from a FPS showing the layout of buildings, vehicles, objects & characters. Take a number of different 'pictures' showing the scene from different angles. Post the pictures to your blog with a brief written description.

Gamasutra - Playing with Fire: Ethics and Game Design

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6218/playing_with_fire_ethics_and_game_.php

This week's lecture is on the design strategies behind Uncharted 2

By Bruce Strayley - Game Director and Neil Druckmann - co lead designer of

"Uncharted: Among Theives" by Naughty Dog