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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Research and plan the design process
   • Select a project planning methodology
   • Identify the design practices and design considerations in collaboration with other team members
   • Record the stages of the design process, using the project brief and documents
   • Identify the team roles that relate to level creation and design
   • Plan and implement a design process using timemanagement principles
2. Conceptualise a 3-D environment design in collaboration with team
   • Identify the key level specifications, and purpose, for the 3-D environment
   • Gather and analyse reference materials in collaboration, to help with visualisation of 3-D environment, including environment profiles, game genre, game design and game-play elements
   • Catalogue the required objects of the level environment
   • Identify the appropriate 3-D modelling and animation software, and painting, shading and texturing software that can be used to create the 3-D environment
   • Document the design decisions that are made before, and during, the design conceptualisation
   • Produce the concept art of the designed environment
3. Present the conceptualised environment to peers
   • Present the conceptualised environment to peers and receive feedback
   • Report on how the design decisions have met the requirements for game-play elements
   • Justify why certain design decisions were made
   • Receive and consider peer feedback
4. Refine the design
   • Implement quality assurance principles
   • Incorporate user feedback to modify the design
   • Finalise the design decision documents in readiness for creating the 3-D environment

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

collaborate with others to plan and implement the design process for creating an interactive 3-D environment

produce and present draft design documents for the production of an interactive 3-D environment, and gather feedback

review and modify the designs to create a finalised design for a 3-D environment.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

summarise the budgeting and scheduling considerations for game design

discuss the capabilities and constraints of game engines

discuss the process used for computer game development

outline current game-play hardware and software products, together with any technical constraints that products impose on graphics and code development, and creative visual design

explain the technology and human resources required in the process of creating a game, including the team’s respective skills.

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