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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to

analyse documentation and images to inform game specification creation

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 clearly using speech and text

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

contribute to and work in a collaborative team

give and receive constructive feedback

provide practical advice support and feedback to colleagues and management

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 game development outcomes

meet project deadlines

organise equipment and resources to achieve required outcomes

organise own time to meet milestones

prioritise work and meet critical milestones and deadlines

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

research skills to undertake practical technical or desktop research into design requirements and software tools

technical skills to

realise a unified gameplay vision

resolve basic hardware software and other technical issues associated with game production

translate design requirements into specifications

use correct file formats and archiving procedures

visualise and develop concepts

Required knowledge

budgeting and scheduling considerations for game design

capabilities and constraints of game engines

computer game development including specific terminology

current gameplay hardware and software products

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

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

implement design requirements into a working D environment

create interactions between the user and the environment

manage design requirements with technical requirements

deliver a D environment with working interactions

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

computer hardware software games engines and file storage

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

production of a D environment with interactions

response to faultfinding exercises

simulated workplace activities

written or verbal questioning to assess knowledge of interactive environments

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.

Project brief and other relevant documents may include:	concept drawings designer’s notes development environment description level design document storyboard style and design principles style and medium target market information technical design document technical design review process.
3-D environment may include:	characters and environments, such as: backgrounds environments lighting scenery terrain textures environment profiles, such as: alien fantasy foreign historical naturalistic: arctic desert jungle mountainous post-apocalyptic urban game design, such as: concept illustrations or graphics that enhance the comprehension of the document design for all level missions game mechanics that affect level design decisions illustrations of level with all significant points of interest introduction and overview (one page synopsis) key selling points, including intended audience, genre and platforms production details scripts required for level synopsis and scripts for each level title and cover art (art must be colour and of a reasonable resolution for high quality printing) walk through for at least one mission or level game genre, such as: adventure alternative reality ancient casino cyberpunk educational edutainment fantasy first person shooter flight shooter flight simulation futuristic god simulation massively multi-player online game massively multi-player online role-playing game medieval modern multi-player post-apocalyptic puzzle racing shooter racing simulation real-time strategy role-playing game science fiction side-scrolling shooter single player sports strategy, including action strategy and turn-based strategy tactical combat game mechanics, such as: lists and illustrations of: actions of a particular object (object dynamics) environment actions (environment dynamics) game objects organised into classes of object possible environment and object interactions possible object-to-object interactions specific game-play elements that provide uniqueness and key point of difference overview of the key factors influencing core game-play experience game physics, such as: collision combat: blood spots debris explosions footprints salvo smoke and fire sparks water wreckage movement: creaking floors footfalls puddle stepping wading wind game-play elements, such as: buildings game flow switches terrain objects transformations transportation traps level specifications, such as: level-specific components: allies base building and location cinematic, such as cut scenes colours enemies graphics health lighting non-player characters resources and their harvesting sounds and music weapons location stages transportation devices: buttons doors keys teleporters tunnels and passageways.
Design considerations may include:	aesthetics cultural context genre resource limitations and constraints target market.
Concept art may include:	illustrations models settings sketches storyboards.
Painting, shading and texturing software may include:	3-D paint Illustrator Mudbox Photoshop ZBrush.
3-D modelling and animation software may include:	3ds Max Blender Cinema 4D Houdini Lightwave Maya Modo XSI Z Brush.
Personnel may include:	animators concept artists game-play designers graphic designers instructional designers modellers motion capture technicians other specialist staff other technical staff producers programmers project manager sound engineers team members technical director writers.
Feedback may involve:	accepting and responding to comment, critique and suggestions from: clients colleagues target audience representatives.