Task 7 – Review

Write an evaluation of your project. Use your blog posts to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your design process. This is best carried out by producing a conclusion to your production log and schedule. Try to establish whether or not your finished product has achieved the aim of the project. Take into consideration anything said by interested parties.

Yes I read the assignment carefully,Yes I understood the way it was structured and he language uses was simple and understandable,Yes I used them as well as I could have,

I didn't manage the my time well and fell behind on some parts of the project which then resulted in me delaying moving onto the second task.Yes I did as I am already knowledgeable in the concept which I chose to work on,I felt OK with the Adobe software as I had used it prior to using for this project and the difference between them are easy to separate,I didn't feel to well about the initial sketches as my art skills and drawing skills are not to strong but the research I carried out helped.Yes they had simple controls,No I didn’t need to experiment as I knew what I wanted to do,Yes my tracing skills improved a lot over the course of this project thanks to Adobe IllustratorI happy with what I have but would have been happy if it had greater detail and I had better skills to add that detail.

Task 6 – Presentation

Present your completed artwork on the supplied templates and publish them to your blog.

Task 5 – Production

·         Produce draft sketches based on your profile. You may want to carry out further research into characters to help you at this stage. Just be careful that you are inspired by existing characters and don’t simply copy them.

·         With an assistant, carry out a photoshoot of possible poses for your character. You may want to include simple props to assist in the design process. Having reviewed the results, you may find that you need to shoot additional shots. It is important that you are playful and experiment, as the more imagery you create, the more options you give yourself.

·         Using your photographs and suitable found imagery (remember to cite sources) use Adobe Photoshop to produce an amalgam of your character and setting. Having a range of resolutions and inconsistent colour values within the artwork is not critical, as you will be tracing from this amalgam, but try to keep the quality high wherever possible.

·         Place your raster artwork into an Adobe Illustrator document, locking it into a template layer and then build your vector design in the layers above. Make sure that you have included the setting for your character in the foreground, mid-ground and background.

Ensure that you have included all aspects of your working processes within your production log.

Task 4 – Planning

Base on your setting, game concept and character profile; complete the legal and ethical checklist.

Complete a schedule for the project using the supplied template. This will help you allocate enough time for each task and hit the deadline. Your schedule will need to be reviewed and updated at least once per week.

Set up a production log for the assignment using the supplied template. This will be used to chart the design process you follow as you work through the assignment. You will need to update this at least once per week and include explanatory notes, imagery and screen-shots from the software you are using.

Task 3 – Character Profile

Produce a clear and detailed profile of the game’s main character. You will need to devise a name and produce a biography that describes their appearance and explains their personality, powers, skills etc.

Task 2 – Game Genre Synopsis

Produce a clear and detailed profile of the game’s main character. You will need to devise a name and produce a biography that describes their appearance and explains their personality, powers, skills etc.

Task 1 – Game Setting Research

Choose a setting for your game from the following options:

Medieval Steampunk Survival Horror Fantasy
Sci-fi Apocalyptic Warfare Everyday

Produce a research document containing visual research into your chosen setting with supporting notes. You should look for inspiration from existing games, but also TV, film, literature, graphic novels, current affairs etc. This document will give you guidance as to the style of your character. Use whichever software packages suit you best, BUT cite any sources you have used in your research, both written and visual.