Recommended Timeline (50 minute class periods)
Day 1 Survey of Genres Completed and added to Game Design Project Form Development Platform Review #1 | Day 2 Development Platform Review #1 Completed and added to Game Design Project Form | Day 3 Development Platform Review #2 | Day 4 Development Platform Review #2 Completed and added to Game Design Project Form | Day 5 Development Platform Review #3 |
Day 6 Development Platform Review #3 Completed and added to Game Design Project Form | Day 7 Class discussion on video game design platforms. Students given time to share and reflect. | Day 8 Game design idea creation. Completed and added to Game Design Project Form | Day 9 Game Development Flowchart Created and added to Game Design Project Form | Day 10 Game Development in development platform. |
Day 11 Game Development in development platform. | Day 12 Game Development in development platform. | Day 13 Game Development in development platform. | Day 14 Game Development in development platform. | Day 15 Game Development in development platform. Send your teacher an update on progress. |
Day 16 Game Development in development platform. | Day 17 Game Development in development platform. | Day 18 Game Development in development platform. | Day 19 Game Development in development platform. | Day 20 Game Development in development platform. Send your teacher an update on progress. |
Day 21 Game Development in development platform. | Day 22 Game Development in development platform. | Day 23 Game Development in development platform. | Day 24 Game Development in development platform. | Day 25 Game Development in development platform. |
Day 26 Peer Review #1 Allow a peer to play your game and collect feedback. | Day 27 Peer Review #2 Allow a peer to play your game and collect feedback. | Day 28 Peer Review #3 Allow a peer to play your game and collect feedback. | Day 29 Review and analyze feedback. Completed and added to Game Design Project Form | Day 30 Use feedback to complete game development and do final edits to your game. |
Day 31 Use feedback to complete game development and do final edits to your game. | Day 32 Deployment Share your game with the world! Completed and added to Game Design Project Form | Day 33 Game play. Students share and play the games they created. | Day 34 Game play. Students share and play the games they created. | Day 35 Game play. Students share and play the games they created. |