Click below to see the latest image of who is missing what. We NEED you to get as much up to date as possible over the break. We need to be able to see commitment to the course and half empty blogs with numerous holes is not the way forward.
You should try to keep up to date with latest developments in the gaming industry - try to read a few articles from the gaming website feeds on the right hand column. You need to be doing your own reading into topics to further your own knowledge.
REMEMBER:
"Research and post" DOES NOT equal "copy and paste from Wikipedia" - do not be lazy: You will be found out in the exam.
UPDATE: I have added more greens following relooking at Blogs. Well done to Michael and Laura who both added quite a few missing pieces yesterday!
I have also added a list of those missing 4 pieces of work or more - After Half Term I will revisit the Blogs and see how many pieces are still outstanding. The names of those who still have 4 or more pieces of work missing will be passed on to Mr Delaney, as we need to see commitment to the course at this stage. But well done to everybody for trying to fill in gaps and catch up on work missed through absence etc.
Have a good half term,
Mr H
Friday, 19 October 2012
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Tomorrow - Test of what you know so far!
Tomorrow's lesson will be taking place in L22 - This is my classroom and where we will be every Thursday period 5.
You will have a sheet of questions to work through. Some will require longer answers than others - some will require examples from the games we have looked at so far.
To revise, it would be wise to revisit the lesson powerpoints label cloud on the right hand side of this page as well as the History of Rockstar Games video.
If you finish, I have an article from Edge Magazine that I will be asking you to read and make notes on. The article charts the current trend of games aimed at the pre-teen market - obviously a very different audience from the GTA IV and V games we have been looking at. One of the most successful of these games aimed at pre-teens is the Skylanders series, loosely based on the Spyro universe.
The first Skylanders game was the big hit of Christmas 2011 and Friday sees the release of sequel Skylanders: Giants - which many predict to be a similar success (sales if not critical!). If you have time with your revision, have a glance at a couple of the trailers to see what makes this IP so unique
Click below for the official trailer for the sequel.
Consider the difference in marketing between Skylanders and GTA IV. Where do you think Activision (Publishers of Skylanders) choose to spend marketing £££ advertising the game?
You will have a sheet of questions to work through. Some will require longer answers than others - some will require examples from the games we have looked at so far.
To revise, it would be wise to revisit the lesson powerpoints label cloud on the right hand side of this page as well as the History of Rockstar Games video.
If you finish, I have an article from Edge Magazine that I will be asking you to read and make notes on. The article charts the current trend of games aimed at the pre-teen market - obviously a very different audience from the GTA IV and V games we have been looking at. One of the most successful of these games aimed at pre-teens is the Skylanders series, loosely based on the Spyro universe.
The first Skylanders game was the big hit of Christmas 2011 and Friday sees the release of sequel Skylanders: Giants - which many predict to be a similar success (sales if not critical!). If you have time with your revision, have a glance at a couple of the trailers to see what makes this IP so unique
Click below for the official trailer for the sequel.
Consider the difference in marketing between Skylanders and GTA IV. Where do you think Activision (Publishers of Skylanders) choose to spend marketing £££ advertising the game?
Monday, 15 October 2012
Lesson 11 - Synergy & Symbiosis
11 synergy symbiosis from mrhoward12
TASK:
1. Define these two terms without copying and pasting.
2. The examples earlier in the PPT used the film industry - Explain them using your own examples from the Games Industry - you will have to think about what to research: Googling "symbiosis in games" will not give you what you need!
PPT behind the cut
TASK:
1. Define these two terms without copying and pasting.
2. The examples earlier in the PPT used the film industry - Explain them using your own examples from the Games Industry - you will have to think about what to research: Googling "symbiosis in games" will not give you what you need!
PPT behind the cut
The Rockstars are taking over!
Rockstar Games have come a long way since Brits Sam and Dan Houser were slogging it out in the music industry (BMG) - now the sprawling Rockstar empire covers many countries. They are vertically integrated - they own companies involved in every stage in the videogame making process from start to finish.
Each of these has since been renamed with the word Rockstar in their name - remember that R* has been iconic: it stands for many of the firm's key fundamentals, as well as acknowledging their lofty ambitions from day one.
TASK: find out information on all members of the Rockstar family. Give the name, what they do, what company they used to be and when they became part of Rockstar. What game has each of these satellite firms been involved with?
These studios all have the standard R* logo, but usually a different colour - try to include an image of the logo to help us get to know them a big better!
BONUS LEVEL: What is the link between the ultra violent Grand Theft Auto games and the classic puzzle game Lemmings?
Each of these has since been renamed with the word Rockstar in their name - remember that R* has been iconic: it stands for many of the firm's key fundamentals, as well as acknowledging their lofty ambitions from day one.
TASK: find out information on all members of the Rockstar family. Give the name, what they do, what company they used to be and when they became part of Rockstar. What game has each of these satellite firms been involved with?
These studios all have the standard R* logo, but usually a different colour - try to include an image of the logo to help us get to know them a big better!
BONUS LEVEL: What is the link between the ultra violent Grand Theft Auto games and the classic puzzle game Lemmings?
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