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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to

analyse documentation and images to inform implementation of editing techniques

interpret briefs work instructions and technical and conceptual information

communication skills to

check and confirm design requirements

collect interpret and communicate in visual and written forms effectively for various audiences including engineers and artists

communicate complex designs in a structured format drawn from industry standards styles and techniques

communicate technical requirements related to software development graphics requirements and code development to supervisors and other team members

provide practical advice support and feedback to colleagues and management

translate design requirements into specifications

initiative and enterprise skills to exercise a high level of creative ingenuity in games design and innovation

literacy and numeracy skills to

develop games design and technical design documents

write instructions for the normal and competent operation and testing of all games features and permutations

management skills to manage teams in order to effectively extract useful feedback

planning and organisational skills to

appropriately refer decisions to a higher project authority for review and endorsement

delegate tasks and responsibility appropriately

establish clear roles and goals to achieve required games development outcomes

meet project deadlines

organise equipment and resources to achieve required outcomes

organise own time to meet milestones

problemsolving skills to recognise and address potential quality issues and problems at design development stage

research skills to undertake practical technical and desktop research into editing for the D environment

selfmanagement skills to

deliver required tasks without specific guidance

prioritise and manage own work against project plan or schedule

teamwork skills to contribute to and work in a collaborative team

learning skills to accept peer and client feedback and make improvements

technical skills to

use correct file formats and archiving procedures

resolve basic hardware software and other technical issues associated with video editing and production

visualise and develop concepts

Required knowledge

digital editing and rendering processes and techniques

capabilities and constraints of digital editing and rendering software

human resources required in the process of creating games and their respective skills and technology requirements

OHS requirements for

ergonomics such as lifting

electrical safety

materials handling

physical hazards

risk and critical path management

technical constraints that hardware imposes on software development graphics requirements code development and creative visual design

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

apply a variety of strategies in creating an animation sequence using a D environment

develop a finalised frame of the animation in an appropriate resolution

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

computer hardware software games engines and file storage

internet access for research purposes

copyright and intellectual property legislation

OHS legislation and enterprise policy

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

evaluation of a completed animation in frames

evaluation of work samples or simulated workplace activities

observation of games document development activities

evaluation of storyboard of sequence frames and design concepts

evaluation of a verbal or written report on industry standard animation techniques using D software

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended where appropriate

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and suitable to the communication skill level language literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Indigenous people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Storyboard may include:	animatics (technical pre-visualisation) computer-generated illustrations existing comic strips, comic books and graphic novels hand-drawn illustrations illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualising a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence, including website interactivity photomatic (photographic storyboard) thumbnails.
Appropriate frames per second may include:	23.976 (NTSC or dslr - Digital Video or Digital TV) 24p 25p (PAL) 29.97 (NTSC) 30p 50i 50p or 60p (HDTV) 60i 72p.
Assets may include:	3-D models characters environments lighting shading textures UV maps.
3-D modelling and animation software may include:	3ds Max Blender Cinema 4D Houdini Lightwave Maya Modo XSI Z Brush.
High-end lighting techniques may include:	ambient illumination global illumination indirect illumination refraction specular illumination sub-surface scattering.
Resolution and aspect ratios may include:	16:9: 854x480 1280x720 (HD 720) 1366x768 1920x1080 (HD 1080) 16:10: 320x200 1280x800 1440x900 1680x1050 1920x1200 4:3: 320x240 (QVGA) 640x480 (VGA) 768x576 (PAL) 800x600 (SVGA) 1024x768 1280x960 1400x1050 1600x1200.