Games Creation II
games production courses
Prerequisites
- ECDL Beginners or O-Level Computing
- Games Creation I
Certifications
Students will benefit from the following:
- Holistic Certificate of Attendance: This is a certificate issued by Holistic Technologies Ltd that confirms that the student attended the course. The Holistic Institute of Technologies is recognized and licensed by the Maltese Ministry of Education (license number 219).
Course Outline
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1. Getting Started with Game Lab – Skills and game design
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The concept of an informal design process
Explore the Game Lab, and what it can be used for
Overview of basic programming structures and navigation
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2. The informal process of game design
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Developing a game idea
Replicate an existing game
Replicating an environment
Testing
Refinement
Create a simple game
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3. Rapid Prototyping
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Modify or build upon existing games.
You can look at the code of any game and see how it was done.
Copy and paste code from one project to another.
Use programming recipes to implement specific elements.
Build a complex game
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4. Game Mechanics – designing challenge and engagement
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Developing game objectives
MDA (Mechanics, Dynamics and Aesthetics) Framework as a formal approach to understanding games;
Objects of your game.
Various attributes of the objects.
Various states of each object
Actions
Building game rules, objectives and goals
Project : Analyzing an existing Game Objectives
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5. The Game Experience – Theme and Story
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The game space
Examining characters and worlds
Building atmosphere
Playtesting games and reward systems
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6. Pushing the Boundaries – puzzles and probability
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We’ll explore Skills vs. Chance
Head vs. Hands
Cooperation between bots
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Duration of Course
- Games Production - Games Creation II : 18 hours
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Our Commitment
- Students will be given hands-on training at our computer labs.
- All courses held by Holistic Courses are provided by fully qualified tutors.
- We keep small practical classes.
- Air-conditioned classroom.
- Courses held at our new training centre in Fgura Malta Europe.
- Computer training provider since 1994.