1.  To be able to identify the main features of a
website
 To be able to explain what a game website is likely
to include
 To be able to design one in exam conditions
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2. Which of the following is the odd one out?
Why?
(There is more than one possible answer... how
many can you think of?)
Magazine
Website
Smartphone application
Odd One Out
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3. Conventions of websites ?
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4. Can label the websites you are given
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10. Features of Websites
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Menu bar Search box
Links to social
media (Facebook,
Twitter, Spotify)
Video bar
Photographs Graphics Music / mp3 player Stationary adverts
Moving / pop up
adverts
Fonts Headlines Masthead / Logo
Blog Forum Tabs Drop down menu
Company details Contact us Web links
Sign in / register
option
Scrolling images Main Articles Mode of address Main images

11. 1. Sound on/off 11. Gallery
2. Flash animation 12. Forum
3. Main focal image 13. Gameplay
4. Name of game 14. Characters
5. Publisher logo 15. Advertisement for special edition
6. Developer logo 16. PEGI age rating
7. Game platform logo 17. Copyright info
8. Navigation bar 18. Terms and conditions
9. Social networking links 19. Privacy policy
10. Videos 20. About Us
What features can you identify?
Game web page terminology
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Useful websites:
http://watchdogs.ubi.com/watchdogs/en-gb/home/index.aspx
http://littlebigplanet.playstation.com/
https://www.planetside2.com/home

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Extension Questions
1. Give as many advantages as possible of a
website (for the games industry). This can
be done as a mind map activity.
2. Give a definition for each of the features
within a website.
3. Identify the effect of ‘value-added content’
such as photos, videos, forum, etc. on the
target audience (users of the website).

14. How are you going to draw one.. If
they ask that is!
• Lets look at last year’s students.
• What did they do well ?
And not so well ?
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15. Design a Homepage for the ‘New’
Video Game Idea
Don’t forget to include the must-have features:
 Navigation bar
 Search bar
 Name of game
 Developer and publisher logo
 Age rating
 Game platform
Anything else is up to you!
You should colour it in
and annotate it to
show the features.
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16. Your designs
• The game..
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17.  To be able to identify the main
features of a website
 To be able to explain what a game
website is likely to include
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18. Exam time:
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19. revision
• http://www.classtools.net/mob/quiz_53/Web
page_layout_terminology_video_games_6q26
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