1. Japanese Word of the Week (7) Irashimasu いらっしゃいます [Ura-shi-masu] You can also say YoKoso (which is where ‘yo’ comes from)

2. Aims & Objectives Aims: Introduction to the units, presentation on the types of initial research and pre-production used in games development Objectives: All students will be able to ask 1 question about gameplay Most students will be able to establish evidence of preference through gameplay Some students will be able to explain why initial pre-production and research is carried out

3. Research and Pre-Production 19 October 2009 Unit 1 Research Techniques for Media Industries Unit 2 Pre-Production for Media Industries

4. Research Techniques 1 Understand the purposes of research in the media industries 2 Be able to apply a range of research methods and techniques 3 Be able to present results of research.

5. Pre-Production Techniques 1 Understand requirements for production 2 Be able to obtain resources for production 3 Be able to apply production logistics.

6. I Play What I Like! 2007 Enchanted Arms Oblivion GRAW GRAW 2 Rainbow 6: Las Vegas 2009 Lost Odyssey Fable 2 COD 4: Modern Warfare Modern Warfare 2 Last Remnant 2011 ??? ??? ??? ??? Take some time to think about the games you have played over the last 3 years

7. Why is Documenting Gameplay Important?

8. Why is Documenting Gameplay Important? Focus testing Development techniques Localisation Review

10. See the impact of focus testing on newly released games

12. Read about and understand development blogs

14. Explore the world of gaming through someone else‘s eyes

16. Explore how journalists influence the making of world-beating games

18. 4 Ws and H

19. W W W W H hat hen here hy ow

20. Why here now?

21. Task 1 Using a game of your choice, go home, play it and blog the pros and cons of playing your chosen game. Psst! Use the simple research techniques listed Timescale: 1 week please

23. GamecastO RLY?

24. Intro to Glogs

25. Task 2 Go to the Gamelogs site and read about gamelogs (there are literally thousands). Then see how your task 1 results compare? Timescale: 2 weeks please

26. Next Week! More research techniques – the DL of answers Gamecasting and why we do it…

27. Gamecast

29. Trying things out for yourself

30. Types of research

31. Pre-production starting point Have we met our outcomes?