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BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Creative Media Production (Games
Development)
Assignment Title: Research and compare Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation
3 and the production of anInteractive Advert for 2012 Video
Games(Investigate, Research and Record)
Student name: .
Units to be addressed:
The work you produce will be assessed againstUnit 1: Research
for Creative Media ProductionGrading Criteria: P1, P2, P3, P4, M1,
M2, M3, M4, D1, D2, D3, D4Unit 12: Digital Graphics for Interactive
and Print-based MediaGrading Criteria: P1, P2, P3, P4, M1, M2, M3,
M4, D1, D2, D3, D4
Start date week beginning: 13th September 2011Interim Assessment
of Outcomes Unit 1: P1, P2, P3 and P4. Unit 12: P1, P2, P3 and
P4.To be completed: 19th October 2011
Things to consider should be:
Research methods
Questions for surveys
Usefulness of information
Accuracy of information
Time management
Presentation of conclusions
Biased opinions
How the information can be visualised in an interactive
advert
Interaction
Navigation How you can develop your ideas and layouts using
text, font or visual elements.
Colours, materials or photography
Typography
Legibility
Objectives of the assignment:For this assignment you will be
concentrating on developing your research and recordingskills.
Research will provide unelaborated outline but correct summaries of
the four researchmethods and techniques used in undertaking them.
You will work from primary and secondarysources and include the
history of both Sony and Microsofts adventure into the
gamingconsole market. Lists of top game sales for each year and
console development, for both Sony
and Microsoft. Surveys undertaken in shops for the sales of
consoles and games andprofessional opinion. Market research
documents on personal preference of consoles andgames using age,
genre, time spent playing and how often, what is their favourite
game andconsole and why and do they use online gaming.Thought pool
both digital graphics for Interactive media and print-based media
and researchand list the file formats with a description of what
software creates them and why they areused.Produce animation ideas
for movement and layouts these, need to be designed on
paper.Produce digital raster and vector designs for interactive
product in appropriate software.Produce digital graphics for a CD
jacket for an Interactive media product.
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Assessment
This will be a formative assessment. You will have other
opportunities later in the year toaddress all the criteria for
units 1 and 12.
Your work will be assessed by: Anthony Bowman and Stephanie
Doyle
You will be informed of the criteria you have achieved within
one week of you handing in workfor assessment.
Please put this in your course file with other handouts etc. for
this assignment
You will need to produce for assessment:
Research and collate the history of both Sony and Microsofts
adventures into the gamingconsole market (Unit 1: P1).
List the top game sales for each year and console development
for both Sony and Microsoft(Unit 1: P1).
List the top game sales for each year and console development
for both Sony and Microsoft.Survey shops for selling information of
both consoles and games and gather their opinions(Unit 1: P2.
Produce market research on preferences of console and game using
gender, age, genre,period of time they have been playing, how often
the use it, what is their favourite game and dothey use online
facilities (Unit 1: P3).
Design a word document and a mood board for each company that
sums up all informationcollated, including: images and information
to present findings (Unit 1: P4).
Thought pool both digital graphics for Interactive media and
print-based media and researchand list the file formats with a
description of what software creates them and why they are
used. (Unit 12: P1).
Produce animation ideas for movement and layouts these need to
be designed on paper(Unit 12: P2).
Produce digital raster and vector designs for interactive
product in appropriate software (Unit12: P3).
Produce digital graphics for a CD jacket for an Interactive
media product (Unit 12: P4).
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