This document discusses pickups in computer games. It defines pickups as items that players can collect in a game level. Pickups can have positive or negative impacts on gameplay by increasing or decreasing things like health, points, or time. The document provides examples of pickup properties that can be configured and instructs students to include relevant pickups in their own game, demonstrating both positive and negative pickup impacts.

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.
#pickup
#impact

4. Understand the gameplay impact
Be able to use suitable pickups
Player Pickups
How can pickups be used in a computer game?
#pickup
#impact

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.
#pickup
#impact

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
#pickup
#impact

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.
#pickup
#impact

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.
#pickup
#impact