Course: BA/FdA Games Art and Design
Year: Two
Unit: BA6: Contexts: Collaboration, audience and employability
Project Title Progression Portfolio
Project 2 of 3 within this unit
Start Date: 04/04/11
Study Hours: 165
Submission Date: 16/05/11
Tutor(s): TBC
Description
In this project you will collate and present the finest examples of your work via a considered and well presented website. You will motivate the theme of your website in one of two directions; progression to Year 3, or progression to employment.
A statement of intent is required for both outlets, informing course staff of aspirations and initial ideas within a higher level of academic study or your comprehension of contemporary industry practice and its multifaceted job roles.
You should have by now chosen an area of specialism in the field and be intent on highlighting your importance as a game artist.
You need to address issues surrounding the best presentation of your work, making use of formats suited to the Internet.
This project addresses the key areas of study as follows:
Studio Practice: You will have a series of workshops, seminars and lectures to influence and guide the presentation of your work. The focus here is on clear, strong design.
The statement of intent will encompass all aspects of your current work, and highlight areas of strength and weakness. There are many ways modern websites can be produced, simply and cheaply. These will also be discussed in taught sessions.
Progression portfolio must include a 30 sec showreel. These will be composed as a motion graphic, and must not be just a sequence of still images.
Business and Professional Skills: Business and Professional Skills are integrated with Project 3 (Advanced Games Studies & Research). All topics covered are relevant to studio practice and inform your creative and practical decision-making.
Contextual Studies: Contextual studies runs as a separate project (Advanced Games Studies & Research). throughout this unit. All topics covered are relevant to studio practice and inform your creative and practical decision-making.
Personal Development and Planning: You will keep an independent reflective journal or blog recording your own personal learning experience throughout this brief.
The table below lists the work you will need to submit and which areas of study each item relates to:
Work required for this project:
Area of study
Which Unit Assessment Requirement this work contributes to:
Progression portfolio website [URL] and digital offline version [PDF]
Studio Practice
BA 6 - A body of studio work
Reflective Journal (Digitized Notebook/Sketchbook/Blog) [PDF]
Studio Practice / PDP
BA 6 - Research files, including a Reflective Journal
30 Second showreel [.mov]
Studio Practice
BA 6 - A body of studio work
All work MUST be correctly formatted and submitted to the Digital 3D server. Folder structures and naming conventions must be adhered to precisely.
Studio Practice / PDP
BA 6 - A body of studio work; Research files, including a Reflective Journal
Not assessed in this project:
Business and Professional Skills / Contextual Studies
n/a
The table below shows which of the Unit Learning Outcomes are addressed by this project and what you will need to do to show that you have met them:
Learning Outcome
How you will be assessed:
LO9: Demonstrate an understanding of a wide range of applications for your work; this includes the workplace context for your subject practice.
We will be looking for a clear statement of intent, justifying your position in either a working environment or Level 3.
LO11: Communicate your work and ideas effectively and clearly to a range of audiences using image, text and the spoken word.
We will be looking for a strong progression portfolio, presenting nothing but your best works.
Reference material
As currency of information is crucial to this project, reference material will be given at the beginning of each brief and be available on the VLE pages for Games Art and Design.
