IASC 4F00
Team-based Practicum in Interactive Media Design and Production

Instructors: Jean Bridge, Office GLN 109, Phone extension: 4656, Office Hours: Wed. 1 - 2 p.m. & Thurs. 2 - 3 p.m., email: jbridge@brocku.ca
Michael Winter, Office MCK J323, Phone extension: 3355, Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 10 a.m. - noon, email: mwinter@brocku.ca



Course Overview & Material
Lectures
Course Outline Treatment Outline
Schedule of Weekly Supervisors Treatment Example 1
Weekly Goals and Assessment Form Treatment Example 2
Trecking Template
Production Roles Schedule of Weekly Supervisor (1st term)
GDD Outline Weekly Production Meetings/Goal and Assessment Procedure

Project Advisor - Production Planning and Management - Zain Dinath, email: zd98aa@brocku.ca
  • Production check-in and Creation: Wednesdays 2 - 3 p.m.
  • Meeting for review, planning, presenationof work in prgress: Wednesdays 3 - 5 p.m.
  • Creation: Thursdays noon - 2 p.m.
  • Rooms: TH269C and TH260B, Fall/Winter 2011/12
Agendas & Lecture Notes
September 08 September 14 September 15
September 21 September 22 September 28
Schedule of Deliverables
Evaluation

Sept. 14: Presentations on Concept options

Sept. 15: Treatment Proposal (collaborative document)

Sept. 28: Game Design Document including art direction plan, Technical Design Document

Oct. 5: Production plan in place

Oct. 19: Package to Reviewers including GDD, TDD, art direction plan, sample gameplay and any promotional materials and Website

Nov. 30: Proof of Concept package to Reviewers

Dec. 1: Set up testing, conduct tests

Jan. 18: Proposed changes to goals and approach for each student’s area of responsibility following Dec review and testing

Mar. 22: Package for Reviewers, Set up for tests and conduct testing

mid April: Public Presentation of Project/Game.

The following sheme is applied (see Course Outline for more details):
  1. Individual Marks /35
  2. Supervision Marks /10
  3. Mark for contribution to GDD, Art Direction or TDD and First Review (due Oct 19) /15
  4. Mark from Second Review/Testing, Proof of Concept (due Nov. 30) /15
  5. Proposal changes based on Second Review (due Jan 18) /10
  6. Mark from Third Review/Testing, Completed project/game (due Mar. 22) /15



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