Week 11 - Game Idea & Intro to Web Design

Discussion:

• Summary of Term 4 lessons:
• only 8 weeks
• exhibition 2nd last week
• status of units to be studied this semester:
• Create storyboards 
  (complete)
• Create 2D Digital animations 
  (continued)
• Flash Game using AS2
• Create visual design components
   (continued)
• Create game graphics
• Make a presentation (continued)
• Present a report to the class
• Design user interfaces
• Create a website interface

Monday - Intro to Web Design

Discussion: Introduction to web design and web-related technology.

Resources:

• Operating system interface design
• Evolution of web design
• First ever www website

Cloud Technology and impact on Digital Designers

• Apple iCloud
• Dropbox online file storage

Web site design principles and examples

• Gestalt Principles in Web Design
• Grunge web design
• Minimalist web design
• Google (original site design)

Tuesday - Plan your Game Idea

Exercise #1:

• Visit orisinal.org and test at least 6 games
• Post a review of at least two of the games that you played on your blog.  Your review must discuss the following topics:
• Level of Gameplay/Fun.  Why?
• Quality of Graphics.  Why?
• Possible AS2 code that is driving the main elements of the game (how could you achieve it?)

Exercise #2:

• Write down your ideas for a game and post them on your blog.  You are to finalise and discuss your idea with me before the end of the lesson.
• Finish the tutorial from last term and start coding your game