This document discusses using media assets in video games. It covers importing media, using media to provide instructions to players, and different types of media that can be used including text, video, audio and speech. Learners are tasked with adding suitable media to their game, such as rules and win screens, and providing evidence of external media assets imported.

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Lesson 5

2. Lesson Goals
 Understand the use of media within video games
 Know how to import digital media assets into a game
 Be able to use appropriate media to enhance gameplay
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3. Marking
Marks Learning Objective
1 – 5
Pass
Import assets into the digital video game, some of which are
not appropriate.
6 – 9
Merit
Import assets and combine components into the game that
are mostly appropriate throughout game.
10 – 12
Distinction
Import assets and combine components which are
consistently appropriate and used effectively throughout
the game.
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4. Understand use of rules popups
Be able to use appropriate media
Instructing Your Player
Why is it important to provide clear instructions for a player?
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5. Instructions
Understand use of rules popups
Be able to use appropriate media
 It’s very important that a player is
given clear instructions at the start
of a game.
 This will help make the gameplay
experience more enjoyable as the
player will know what is expected of
them in the game.
 It may also be suitable to prompt the
user at other stages during the game
to remind them of their mission.
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6. Instructions
 When providing instructions you must comply with the following:
 DO explain the key points
 DO write clear instructions
 DO check your spellings
 DO display instructions clearly
 DO NOT give too much instruction
 DO NOT write too few instructions
 DO NOT make your font too small
 DO NOT make your font too big
 DO NOT use shortened words
 DO NOT write nonsense
Understand use of rules popups
Be able to use appropriate media
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7. Media Assets
Understand use of rules popups
Be able to use appropriate media
 Various types of media can be used throughout your game:
Text
Standard text based popup screens
Video
Video instruction displayed on a device
Audio
Recording played back during game
Speech
Text to speech stored in game library
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8. Your Task
Understand use of rules popups
Be able to use appropriate media
 Add some suitable media into your game to meet the client
requirements and create screenshot evidence of:
 Game Rules Media
 Win Screen Media
 Show evidence of any additional
prompt screens included in your
game to help your player.
 Provide evidence of any external
media assets imported into your
game such as images or video.
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9. Keywords
 Popup
 Media
Understand use of rules popups
Be able to use appropriate media
 Information that may appear on a device
or full screen when playing a game.
 An asset that can be imported into the
game such as images, video, audio etc.
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