Assignment front sheet - QCF Subject: Games Development

Qualification Unit number and title

BTEC Level 3 90 Credit/Extended Diploma in Creative Media

Unit 78 – Digital Graphics for Computer Games
Production (Games Development)

Learner name Assessor name

Daniel Evans

Date issued Hand in deadline Submitted on

14/11/16 04/01/17

Assignment title Digital Graphics Characters and Logo

In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria.
Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found.

Criteria To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the
Task no. Evidence
reference learner is able to:

Generate a proposal, mood board and design sheets for three game graphics
P2 and game packaging. 1-2-3

Generate a proposal, mood board and design sheets for three game graphics
and game packaging. The graphics will show some imagination and will have
M2 1-2-3
been given only occasional assistance.

Generate a proposal, mood board and design sheets for three game graphics
and game packaging. The graphics will not just show imagination but show
D2 1-2-3
creativity and flair. You will work independently.

Create digital graphics for three game graphics and game packaging working
with basic digital graphics software techniques. You will review your finished
P3 4
digital graphics making evaluative comments upon what you have done.

Create digital graphics for three game graphics and game packaging showing
some confidence in the application of skills. You will review your finished
M3 4
digital graphics making evaluative comments upon what you have done.

Create digital graphics for three game graphics and game packaging showing
technical excellence in relation to skills. The graphics produced will be of near
professional standards. You will review your finished digital graphics making
D3 an accurate and critically objective assessment of your own achievement with 4
detailed reference to examples taken from your own work.
Learner feedback (comment on what you have learnt, what did you enjoy in the
assignment and what skills did you develop)

Learner declaration

I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly referenced any sources used in the
work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.

Learner signature: Date:

IV signature (if
required)
Date
Assignment brief – QCF
BTEC Level 3 90 Credit/Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production (Games
Qualification Development)

Unit number and title Unit 78 – Digital graphics for computer games

Assessor name Daniel Evans

Date issued 14/11/16

Hand in deadline 04/01/17

Assignment title Digital Graphics Characters and Logo

Scenario

Elite Design is currently in the process of designing digital graphics for four new computer
games. The Video games will feature two new characters and a logo. There have been
four successful computer games already which feature various digital graphics and it is
your job to design two new original digital characters and a logo which will feature in the
new release. You are also required to create the game packaging for the new release,
this will be in a DVD box format.

All digital graphics will be created from sketches that you have created. For the digital
graphics to be successful you will need to have a clear understanding of how to generate
ideas for digital graphics. In this assignment you will create a proposal, develop ideas
using mood boards and create original digital images. In order for your characters to fit
the theme of the other games you need to research past games in the series.

Your task is to develop two digital characters a logo and game packaging for ONE game of
your choice from the list below. All digital graphics will be created from sketches that you
have created. For the digital graphics and logo to be successful you will need to have a
clear understanding of how to generate ideas for digital graphics.

In this assignment you will create a proposal, develop ideas using mood boards, create
original source images this means you create them and plan your game graphics and logo
using design sheets.

“No images from the internet”.

The release date for the game advertisement and graphics will be 16th December 2016
ready for the Christmas market.
Each task is explained below.

You have a choice of seven games but you only have to develop two characters a logo and
packaging for one.

• Dark Souls 1-2-3/Bloodbourne

• Overwatch

• Fallout 4

• Dishonored 2

• League of Legends

• Mafia 3

• Skyrym

• Assassins Creed Syndicate

• Deus Ex – Mankind Divided

• Bioshock

You have been asked to generate the following development materials for the digital
graphics for computer games.

• Proposal

• Ideas, concepts and source image creation

• Plan for the advertisement

Task 1
P2 – M2 – D2

Proposal

Your task is to develop a proposal for your computer game digital graphics.

You will need to include the following headings:

Target audience
Identify the intended audience of the games graphics, eg children, teenagers, parents.
Decide the overall impact on the audience, eg to inform, to shock, to amuse?

Range of graphics materials to be used

Identify what materials the graphics and logo will contain eg photography, text, drawings
and scans.

What house style is to be used

Identify how you are going to style your digital graphics and logo eg what colours, text and
logos you will use.

Description of the methods of the development of graphics to be used.

Identify what digital graphic techniques you will use to develop your digital graphics. e.g
Live trace and brush techniques.

This provides evidence for [P2, M2, D2]

Task 2
P2 – M2 – D2

Ideas

Your task is to create ideas for the development of digital graphics for your advertising
campaign. The ideas will be developed on a digital A3 mood board in Adobe Photoshop
CS6. The mood board will contain images, text, photographs that relate to your chosen
game. You can develop more than one mood board.
(Consider Logos, Characters, Textures and Text.)

Use the document setting below for your Mood Board.

• Size - A3 - 42cm x 29.7cm

• Resolution – 150 dpi
• Colour mode – RGB
• Bit Depth – 8 bit

This provides evidence for [P2, M2, D2]

Task 3
P2 – M2 – D2

Design Sheets
For this task you will create three design sheets, one for each character and one for your
game logo.
You need to sketch out each character and logo, these sketches will be scanned into the
computer and developed into professional graphics using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe
Photoshop.

This provides evidence for [P2, M2, D2]

Task 4
P3 – M3 – D3

Create Digital Graphics

Your task is to create digital graphics using your sketches from your design sheets. Your
final digital graphics will have been live traced using Adobe Illustrator and professionally
coloured and shaded using Adobe Photoshop.
You need to create an historical document that will include screen shots of the
development of your graphics and logo this will be fully annotated showing what methods
and techniques you have used to create your digital graphics and will be completed in
Microsoft word.

Be as creative as possible and use the below document sizes to complete this task to a
high standard.

Your images need to be created at the following document settings:

Game character graphics

• Width - 21cm Height - 29.7cm

• Resolution – 150 dpi
• Colour mode – RGB
• Bit Depth – 8 bit

Logo

• Width 20cm x Height 20cm

• Resolution – 150 dpi
• Colour mode – RGB
• Bit Depth – 8 bit

Final DVD Box set

Research sizes and develop a DVD box set using all of your developed graphics from this
assignment.

This provides evidence for [P3, M3, D3]

Task 5
Historical Document

This will be completed in Microsoft Word and will show clearly how you have developed
your digital graphics through annotated screen shots and descriptions.
Include a contents page, headers, footers and page numbers

Always proof read and spell check your work before printing and submitting.

This provides evidence for [P3, M3, D3]

Evidence checklist

Mood boards 1

 Characters 2
 Logos
 Swatches and fonts
3

Proposal

Design sheets 1

 Character 1 2
 Character 2
 Logo
 Box set 3

Final Graphics

 Character 1
 Character 2
 Logo
 Box set

Historical Document

Sources of information

[insert useful publications, websites, how to do a bibliography etc.]