Wednesday, February 21st

Class Hours: 9:40 – 2:05
Mr. Cronin

Notes

Wednesday!
Game Day update with Aiden and Dylan?
Early release Wednesday, Callbacks:
- Otto to Public Issues @ 12:25
- Dylan to English @ 12:25
- Elizabeth to US History @ 12:25
- Connie to US History @ 12:25
Remember that Skills work this week is Wednesday / Thursday with a 12:25 Thursday Deadline! We are doing this so Friday we can relax our way into vacation with a Game Day. Remember you need to be fully caught up for a Game Day, so get that missing work in today!

10:05 Attendance and Article

10:10 Week 24 Skills Production

Bad Piggies!

This week you are going to complete the 2013 National Animation Competition as practice. In 2012 they attacked the animators at Nationals with a 23 page document to read … for a 1 day competition! There was a lot of blow back and stress (it turned into a reading competition). So you know what they did in 2023? Just gave us the Storyboard above the next year. That’s it.

So – create the animation above 1:1 to what you see on the Storyboard! Remember no sound as sound isn’t part of the national or state competition.

Save your file as lastNamelastNameBadPiggies.mp4.

You have until Thursday at 12:25.

Our schedule:

Jan 25, 26 – GDD / STOT / Mood Board
Feb 1,2 – Work and document with Alpha testing as our next deliverable.
Feb 8,9 – Work and document with Alpha testing as our next deliverable.
Feb 15,16 – Alpha Testing and Feedback. This is an early test, conducted after the development phase but before Beta testing. It’s considered a form of internal acceptance testing. Mr. Cronin will play each of your games on Thursday the 15th and Friday the 16th. I must have a playable character to “be”, a world to interact in, and a reason to do what we are doing. This is more than just a level demo – we should start seeing basic gameplay mechanics (collection, opening, exploring, etc.)

(CURRENT) Feb 21, 22 – Work and document with Beta Testing as our next deliverable.

Some teams were right where they need to be – other teams are a little behind. Use your time in class wisely, and consider using vacation to make progress. Our Video Game Competition judge works at Insomniac Games, so he is looking to be impressed.

March 7,8 – Work and document with Beta Testing as our next deliverable.
March 14,15 – Beta Testing and Feedback. The Public will play each of your games on the 14th and 15th. You must have all that you had in Alpha testing, now with sound, a complete 1st level, UI elements, and an achievable goal. This is your MVP – or Minimum Viable Product to pitch to the judges. If the judges walked in the door we should be able to sell our game to them this week.
March 21, 22 – Create Game Trailer for judging (OBS + Premiere + Sound Design)
March 28, 29 – Create and practice 10 minute presentation for juding.
Thursday April 4th – Vermont State Design Competitions!

You are going to create your team folder and document what you have done. Make it as easy as possible for me to learn what you have done through file names, through notes put on images, etc. It is up to your team to impress me with progress and documentation of this weeks work by 12:25 Friday.

You may find that you have to work outside of dedicated Skills time in class, that is expected.

You have until Thursday at 12:25.