PROJECT ONE MAKING & UNMAKING

Important Dates & Resources

WEEK 7- WC/12^th Oct

This week, in your groups, generate a simple game concept based on make and unmake

Research Opportunities

Photosynthesis- A Eco-conscious game where players grow trees, manage light and eventually remove mature trees to score points.

Labyrinth- A maze with movable sections, allowing players to change routes and access new areas.

Blokus- Players place geometric pieces on a shared board, competing for space and restricting opponents’ future moves.

Terror in Meeple City– A model city containing structures that players can knock down or dismantle.

The Player’s POV

Extend the above sheet with thumbnail sketches if necessary

Suggested visual style for your game…

Deserted Landscape; Cyberpunk; Post-apocalytical; Fantasy; Ancient; Graphic Novel; Surreal; Geometric

Decide on materials to sketch model your environment.  Sketch models are quick physical models used to illustrate an idea or concept. 

Manufactured Wood; Balsawood; Styrofoam; Wire; Clear Plastic; Corrugated Card; Modelling Clay; Aluminium Foil; (b/w) Foamboard; Mesh

Consider the flexibility of your game- the board itself doesn’t have to be fixed

Further considerations for your game…

• The use of cards and/or token (player(s) symbol) 
• Extra and additional physical resources (tools, weapons, building material)
• Modular sections of Architecture (parts you take down and reconstruct into something else)
• Movable or changeable landscape

WEEK 6 – WC/5^TH OCT

This week you will get into groups to start the process of developing, designing and making a board game!

Please note your workshop in 3D is supporting but separate to the work you are doing with Charlie/ Arsalan

3D workshop → physical game prototype → playtesting → game development proposal

3D assets → Environment → Rules → Mechanics → Player actions → Consequences → Game development

You should work in groups of 4, with each student taking on 2 roles through the workshop. 

Student 1	Student 2	Student 3	Student 4
Researcher & Branding	Game Designer (initial ideas)	3D Modeller (physical)	Asset Designer
Gameplay Designer (rules)	Tester	Game Designer (mechanics)	Modifier/developer

Artist Research

Each student should start the process by investigating 2 of the following Artists

• What are they making?
• What are they unmaking?
• What materials do they use?
• What changes when something is removed?
• How does the audience interact with the work?
• Could their ideas become a game mechanic?

Investigate the range of work artists have made-not just one thing!

Research Presentation

Create a Digital Visual Research Page profiling each Artist, their making and unmaking, and the possible game mechanic that could be created inspired from the artist’s works.

or

Present as a 4-5 Slide Powerpoint answering the above questions.

Following your Visual Research Page/ PowerPoint, you should start discussing in your groups. Maturely Identify the roles that best suit your current personal skills.I have hinted at who might lead each group in bold

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
Max	Finn	Yuri	Yely	David
Aiden	Tristan	Adrian	Chirac	Oliwier
Ibrahim	Sammy	Jonathan	Harman	Ariyan
Rida	Kathryn	Jack	Denys	Kai
			Callum