MDIA 203: Media and the Creative Process: 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Game Design Groups & Assignment

GAME DESIGN GROUPS:

GROUP 1:

1. Dylan Brown

2. James Myers

3. Jason Butler

4. Logan Hayes

GROUP 2:

1. John Wheeler

2. Jessica Rovniak

3. Sam Kreps

4. JT Esterkamp

GROUP 3:

1. Joe Balyeat

2. Ryan Priestle

3. Chris Rush

GROUP 4:

1. Craig Browne

2. Kevin Crowder

3. Will Krepop

4. Logan Boucher

GROUP 5:

1. Pete Fumosa

2. Eric Miller

3. Andrew Nalette

4. Pete Hauptman

This is group assignment. You will be part of a four-person team. Each team will design a video game idea that involves multiple decision points, an interface design, and a scoring system. The game must have specific goals and rules; it must incorporate examples of sound that will create mood, and must employs visual cues (e.g. line, shape, space, etc.) to guide the audience toward a specific goal.

The idea will be presented in the form of a 15-minute Powerpoint.

First: Decide whether you are designing a Game of: Skill, Chance or Strategy.

Second: As a team, determine the Game’s:

A) Goals B) Mechanics C) Objectives D) Rules

Third: Design a 15-minute Powerpoint presentation that:

A) Explains the Goals/Mechanics/Objectives/Rules

B) Demonstrates some In-game Sounds and how they influence the Game’s Objectives

C) Provides examples of characters and/or visual elements that inspire Gaming Goals

D) Explains the Interface & Console Design and how they relate to the Game Mechanics

E) Discuss whether or not Guided Perception is used in your game (and why/why not)

F) Explains why the game would actually be fun to play

Finally: Present your idea as if you were selling it to investors, rather than for a class grade.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Character & Movement Groups

I hope everyone had a good weekend!

The grades for your Video Joke presentations are posted on Blackboard and grade sheets will be passed back after lecture on Tuesday, February 22.

Below are your groups for the upcoming Character and Movement project:

GROUP #1

James Myers

Chris Rush

GROUP #2

John Wheeler

Kevin Crowder

GROUP #3

Sam Kreps

Dylan Brown

GROUP #4

Craig Browne

Ryan Priestle

GROUP #5

Jason Butler

Andrew Nalette

GROUP#6

Logan Boucher

Eric Miller

GROUP #7

Logan Hayes

Peter Hauptman

GROUP #8

Will Krepop

Joe Balyeat

GROUP#9

JT Esterkamp

Pete Fumosa

SOLO PROJECT

Jessica Rovniak

You will be responsible for drawing two characters in detail (and in color) -- one a Hero, and the other a Villain. Each person in the team will be responsible for ONE of the characters, but the characters should be designed is such a way that it is obvious that they come from the same story/world and genre. Additionally, each person will create a stick-figure animation to demonstrate how their particular character would move (in contrast to the opposing character). Teams must present their work in the form of a 5-minute Powerpoint presentation which may include audio elements that tell a story about the characters.

First: Create/draw two characters: one Hero and one Villain. The Character Drawings must contain the following:

A) Utilization of TWO elements of color: Hue, Brightness or Saturation to create emotion

B) Utilize light/shadow to create both Symbolism and Mood;

C) Include visual details that place the character into a specific genre

D) Include visual details that illuminate the character’s Motivation

E) Contrast of Color, Shape and Tone to differentiate the Hero from the Villain

Second: In PENCIL, prepare a 30-60 second animation, demonstrating how the characters move. The animation can be simple stick figures, but must contain color and shape that differentiates the characters from one another. Animations should contain:

A) A demonstration of HOW your character moves in contrast to the other character

B) Contrast of Color and Shape to differentiate the Hero from the Villain

C) Include visual details that illuminate the character’s Motivation

D) TWO elements of color: Hue, Brightness or Saturation to differentiate character

Finally: Prepare a 5-minute Powerpoint presentation that a) introduces your character drawings and animations to the audience and b) explains how you used color light and movement to differentiate the characters from each other c) explains how your animations attempted to address the concept of “weight” and/or “squash and stretch.”

Please use the grading criteria sheet as a guide as you complete this project. You will be expected to present your finished product IN LAB on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011. If you have questions prior to this deadline, please let me know.

Have a good week!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Ripping/Converting

Mpeg Stream Clip (MAC & PC)

http://www.squared5.com/

Rip from YouTube like sites:

https://addons.mozill.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006/

http://keepvid.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.vimeo.com%2Fvideo%2F9795946

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Lab Project #3A -- Video Script

*The jokes and assignment details are listed on Blackboard and were passed out after lab Friday night. *

INSTRUCTIONS:

For the VIDEO ASSIGNMENT, you will be part of a five-person team but for this part of the assignment, you will work individually. Each team will be provided with ONE joke. Using CELTX, each member of the team will write their own 2-3 page script based upon the one joke. EACH PERSON will turn one copy of the joke in to the Lab Instructor (with this grade sheet filled in and attached), and one copy to each of the four other members of your team. This assignment is worth 25 points and due week 5 (Friday, February 4, 2011)

5-PERSON GROUPS:

Group 1:
Dylan Brown
Chris Rush
Jason Butler
Peter Hauptman
Logan Boucher

Group 2:
Pete Fumosa
Ryan Priestle
JT Esterkamp
Jessica Rovniak
Kevin Crowder

Group 3:
John Wheeler
Eric Miller
Craig Browne
Joe Balyete
James Myers

Group 4:
Will Krepop
Logan Hayes
Andrew Nalette
Sam Kreps

Sunday, January 16, 2011

ATTN MDIA 203 STUDENTS!

Your First Blog assignment is due Tuesday, January 18 at 1PM.

This assignment is worth 50 Points of your final grade.

Please refer to Blackboard under Readings and Assignments > Blog Assignments > Group #1 Blogs (Weeks 1 - 2) for the details of this assignment.

Please make sure your blog includes the following:

1A.

This Blog is a WRITTEN assignment with IMBEDDED MEDIA and should contain

-- Three examples (audio or video) of work from an artist(s) you admire. [6 points]

-- 500-750 words explaining why/how the work influences you [9 points]

-- A demonstrated understanding of three key concepts from class [5 points]

1B.

This Blog is a WRITTEN assignment and should contain

-- A critique of three of Ditkoff’s 14 suggestions [9 points]

-- An activity prompted by one of these 14 suggestions [6 points]

-- Word total for this assignment should be no less than 750 words. [5 points]

This Blog is an AUDIO assignment and should contain

-- A summary of one aspect of J. Flaum’s article [7 points]

-- A presentation and explanation of a meaningful “Howl” [8 points]