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ART DIRECTION - EXERCISES & PROJECTS

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ART DIRECTION - EXERCISES & PROJECTS 29.08.19 - 28.11.19 (Week 1 - Week 14) Maydeline (0335392) Art Direction Exercises & Projects LECTURES Lecture 1 : 29.08.19 (Week 1) This week were divided into groups and we had to present about Art Direction in Game, Advertising, New Media and Film. Lecture 2 : Leadership in Art Direction 05.09.19 (Week 2) This week we learned about Leadership in Art Direction, we had to present in groups. Lecture 6 : Project Management 03.10.19 (Week 6) Mr Kannan gave us some valuable lectures about project management in the working field/industry.  High Level Timeframe : Pre-production (Sketching) : Art Director, Technical Director, Game Designers = Set (mock-up) Production (Build & Creating assets) : Create & Testing Post-production (Polishing & Publishing) : Polish and publish & promotional sites/posters Journey Map/ Task Planning : timeline for project. P1 : Must have (Needs to be completed). P2 :

DESIGN RESEARCH DISSERTATION - FINAL PROJECT

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DESIGN RESEARCH DISSERTATION - FINAL PROJECT 05.11.19 - 26.11.19 (Week 11 - Week 14) Maydeline (0335392) Design Research Dissertation Final Project Journal Adaptation & Publication LECTURES Lecture 11 : How to Turn Your Thesis into an Article 06.11.19 (Week 11) This week, we had a lecture on how to create a journal publication using our written dissertation. The lecture notes were provided as guidelines to help us change our thesis into an article. Lecture 12: - 13.11.19 (Week 12) There is no lecture this week. Lecture 13: - 20.11.19 (Week 13) There is no lecture this week as we continue with our progress on journal publication. Lecture 14: - 27.11.19 (Week 14) There is no lecture this week but we had to submit our complete dissertation that we printed as a book and also journal publication. INSTRUCTIONS JOURNAL ADAPTATION & PUBLICATION 05.11.19 (Week 11) - 12.11.19 (Week 12) This week, we had to choose three journals that

DESIGN RESEARCH DISSERTATION - PROJECT 2

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DESIGN RESEARCH DISSERTATION - PROJECT 2 08.10.19 - 29.10.19 (Week 7 - Week 10) Maydeline (0335392) Design Research Dissertation Project 2 Visual Design Publication & Final Dissertation LECTURES Lecture 7: - 08.10.19 (Week 7) We did not have a lecture this week as we had to come up with ideas/mood boards for the publication design of our dissertation. Lecture 8: - 15.10.19 (Week 8) We had some lecture notes on samples and guide of the reference list. We continue to consult our ideas/mood boards and start with the draft layout in InDesign. Lecture 9: - 23.10.19 (Week 9) We had no lecture this week. Lecture 10: - 30.10.19 (Week 10) We had no lecture this week. INSTRUCTIONS PROJECT 2 - FINAL DISSERTATION 08.10.19 (Week 7) - 15.10.19 (Week 8) This week, we had to think about our publication design. Firstly, we were tasked to create a moodboard first. We had to think about the cover, page layout, color and typography. Here is my moodboa

GAME STUDIES - PROJECT 2 & FINAL PROJECT

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GAME STUDIES - PROJECT 2 & FINAL PROJECT 16.09.19 - 27.11.19 (Week 4 - Week 14) Maydeline (0335392) Game Studies Project 2 & Final Project LECTURES Lecture 7 : - 08.10.19 (Week 7) We had no class this week as it was cancelled. Lecture 8: - 16.10.19 (Week 8) We had a short lecture on the framework of doing research on the study of our tabletop game. 1. Exploration  Identify Problems 2. Analysis : Research (which should be written in blogs) : Direction, what others have done?, theory(hypothesis) and types of references (journal, web, youtube, books, magazines, interviews with the game creators). 3. Ideation 4. Design : Prototype and playtest. Playtest is observational notes/video/feedback survey. Things that we need to know during the user testing : - Who are the players -Emotions/Reactions - Question : Do the players would like to play again. Questions to ask yourself: What are the contributions to future studies?