The Game 1 Prototype Pitch (G1PP) project results in the creation of a 2 to 3 minute video that presents your Game 1 Prototype to prospective players. The G1PP is challenging because it requires you to distill the idea and the experience of your G1P into a compact but convincing pitch.
This project requires only a final submission. Submit the following file to an G1P Pitch folder in your shared course space on Dropbox.com.
Document type: memo, video
Document length: 150 words (memo), 2 to 3 minutes (video)
Project value: 200 points
Evaluation rubric: _RPW350_Eval_G1PPitch.pdf
The G1PP requires you to present your prototype game to prospective players. To do so effectively, your vid must engage the audience with meaningful content and a sense of what makes the game appealing. Consider as well what qualities and strategies make a pitch video successful at connecting with viewers. By extension, consider how the core strategies of information architecture might inform your design decisions.
Pitch videos rely on a range of strategies and design components. Your pitch should incorporate the following content and design elements.
Test the resulting video file prior to submitting your project. Make sure that the audio is strong and clear and that the video is free of glitches or unintended background sounds.
Set up your pitch for streaming by posting the video file to Screencast.com (or another streaming service). One advantage of Screencast.com over some other services is that you control whether or not your files are publicly accessible. Copy the SHARE link and add it to your final Memo of Transmittal (see below) prior to submission of the project.
A memo of transmittal introduces the accompanying document to its audience(s). Your memo should be addressed from you to me, and should introduce the accompanying project. Your memo should incorporate the following content elements.
Read and attend carefully to these submission guidelines. Failure to do so may result in points lost on the final evaluation of your project.
Create a project folder inside your shared class folder on Dropbox.com. Remember, I can only view files that you place inside the shared folder. Until you place files in that space, you have not in practice submitted them.
Name the folder Game1PPitch.
Your pitch submission on Dropbox requires only a single document. Model your filename on the example listed here.
Note. Do not share the file with me. By placing it in your project folder, you have already shared it by default.
Locate the forum designated for sharing Game 1 Prototype Pitch (G1PP) videos on SVSU Canvas. Post the SHARE link for your pitch along with a brief introduction to the game.
There are 200 possible points for this project. You will earn points according to the standard described on the policies page (40% content development, 40% design execution, and 20% professionalism & attention to detail; see Policies). The specific areas of emphasis for this project are drawn from the description and discussion of the project, and are detailed in the evaluation rubric (_RPW350_Eval_G1PPitch.pdf).
Remember that I will only post the point values for projects on the Grades page in SVSU Canvas. I will post the details relevant to that evaluation in your class folder in a project-specific file.
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