EMS Creative iMedia Cambridge Nationals

1. Pickups
Lesson 4

2. Lesson Goals
 Understand the use of pickups within computer games
 Know how to adjust various pickup properties
 Be able to use suitable pickups within the game
#pickup
#impact

3. Marking
Marks Learning Objective
1 – 6
Pass
Limited range of basic interactions to aid game-play
experience. The interactions have limited appropriateness
to the client brief.
7 – 11
Merit
Range of appropriate interactions with some advanced, to
enhance game-play experience. The interactions are mostly
appropriate to the client brief.
12 – 15
Distinction
Wide range of appropriate interactions which effectively
enhance game-play experience. The interactions are
consistently appropriate to the client brief.
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4. Understand the gameplay impact
Be able to use suitable pickups
Player Pickups
How can pickups be used in a computer game?
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5. Pickups
Understand the gameplay impact
Be able to use suitable pickups
 Pickups are generally used as part of the overall objectives for a
game with players required to collect items around a map.
 Some pickups, however, may be
used to produce a negative
impact on the player such as:
 Reduce Health
 Increase Hunger
 Decrease Time
 Pickups must not prevent a
player from winning but could
make a game more challenging.
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6. Understand the gameplay impact
Be able to use suitable pickups
#pickup
#impact
Collecting a power-up in Mario Kart can help you
win the game whilst colliding with one released
by another player may have a negative impact.

7. Understand the gameplay impact
Be able to use suitable pickups
#pickup
#impact
Positive Negative

8. Properties
Understand the gameplay impact
Be able to use suitable pickups
 The following are typical pickup properties that can be edited:
Points Health/Nutrition
Increase or decrease points Increase or decrease health or hunger
Time Bonus
Add or remove seconds remaining
Value
Useful for ammo to set amount
Pickup Compass/Map
Add to inventory or use Display compass or map on screen
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9. Your Task
Understand the gameplay impact
Be able to use suitable pickups
 Add relevant pickups in your game to meet the client
requirements and create screenshot evidence of:
 Collectable Objects
 Weapons
 Provide evidence of any pickups
included in your game which will
have a negative impact.
 Show how you have placed pickups
linked back to spatial awareness in
the map and level of challenge.
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10. Keywords
 Pickup
 Impact
Understand the gameplay impact
Be able to use suitable pickups
 An asset that a player can collect or use in
a computer game level.
 The positive or negative effect collecting
a pickup can have on gameplay.
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#impact