Play And Learn - Game Interface 1

Lesson Objectives 

LO1 - To appreciate what makes an effective game interface

Outcomes

Red - You will have begun to develop your own game interface using your designs
Amber- You will completed 5 screens for your interface
Green - You will have begun creating backgrounds for levels

Starter

What is the game interface?
What makes an effective game interface? 

Main

RED TASK
Using Adobe Fireworks / Photoshop / Illustrator create an empty canvas for each of the screens that you will need

• Main Menu
• Instructions
• Back Story
• Win Screen
• Lose Screen
• MAKE SURE that each canvas is 640 x 480 pixels in size
• MAKE SURE that you save each one as a PNG in your PRODUCTS folder

AMBER TASK
Create the screens that you designed on your storyboards on the computer

• Main Menu
• Instructions
• Back Story
• Win Screen
• Lose Screen
• MAKE SURE that you make any improvements needed from your storyboard feedback

GREEN TASK

• Create the backgrounds that you will need for your 5 levels
• MAKE SURE that you save each one as a PNG in your GAME folder

Plenary

• DOWNLOAD THE ASSETS TABLE FROM HERE - make sure that record your interface screens as primary assets and any image from the internet as secondary assets
• Make sure all of your game screens have been saved as PNG files
• Post your work from today's lesson on your blog