Assessment Latest Release Dates

• Game Production Greenlight Proposal – Wednesday July 29th
• Alpha Build – Wednesday August 5th
• Industry Release Portfolio – Wednesday September 9th

Individual/Group Submissions and Peer Assessment

All assessments include both group and individual submission requirements. Individual marks for group-submitted components of assessment will be moderated based on individual contributions, as reported in the group submission and observed/communicated in the in-person production meetings in workshops, as well as individual peer assessment submissions. Failure to submit individual peer assessments in a timely manner impedes this process and will result in penalties to a student's individual mark for the related assessment.

Requirements to pass this unit:

To pass this unit you must:

• Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%.

Late Assessment Submission Policy

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern. For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration. For example, if the assignment is worth 50 marks (of the entire unit) and your submission is late by 19 hours (or up to 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds), 2.5 marks (5% of 50 marks) will be deducted. If your submission is late by 24 hours (or up to 47 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds), 5 marks (10% of 50 marks) will be deducted, and so on.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

In this unit, late submissions will be accepted as follows:

• Game Production Greenlight Proposal – NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted
• Alpha Build – NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted
• Industry Release Portfolio – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through http://connect.mq.edu.au/.

Classes

• Lectures run in weeks 1-3, 7 and 12-13.
• Workshops run in weeks 4-6 and 8-11.

Methods of Communication

Communication is largely through lectures and workshops, but please keep an eye on your university email and announcements on iLearn. Queries to convenors can either be saved for class, placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent to the unit convenor via the contact email on iLearn.

Recommended Texts

There is no prescribed text for this unit. However we recommend:

• Agile Game Development with Scrum, by Clinton Keith. Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (June 2, 2010) ISBN-13: 978-0321618528
• The Game Production Toolbox, by H. M. Chandler, CRC Press, ISBN-13: 978-1-138-34170-8

Unit Website

Please login to iLearn at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Technologies Used and Required

The technologies used will depend on the needs of your project. You will have access to the games lab computers, the software on them, and the peripherals available in the lab during class time (including controllers and VR equipment where relevant). Lab computers will feature the Unity and Unreal game development engine and other creative tools. Extra required software may be added to these computers if a good case can be made for it.

The use of personal computing devices and software to support game production and complete assessments (for example, when the lab is not open/available) will depend on project scope and assigned roles/tasks. Sourcing and compatibility with lab resources are students' responsibility, though teaching staff will aim to support access to hardware and tools where practicable.

Use of Generative AI

The use of Generative AI including LLMs and image generators is permitted in this unit where this use does not undermine the Learning Outcomes of the unit and specific assessment tasks. All use of Generative AI must be appropriately acknowledged, evidenced and referenced.

The particularities and affordances of Generative AI usage will vary between assessments. Please consult the assessment specifications of each task for details. Use of Generative AI that does not adhere to assessment-specific details may result in a breach of Academic Integrity.

For more information on the use of Generative AI in your studies, please see the FSE Gen AI module: https://ishare.mq.edu.au/prod/file/c6b0caa4-23dd-4372-b07d-5a03379fc3e8/1/FSE_GenAI-module.zip/content/index.html#/

We value student feedback to be able to continually improve the way we offer our units. As such we encourage students to provide constructive feedback via student surveys, to the teaching staff directly, or via the FSE Student Experience & Feedback link in the iLearn page.

Student feedback from the previous offering of this unit was very positive overall, with students pleased with the opportunities for collaboration and the development of industry-relevant skills. As such, no major changes to the delivery of the unit is planned, however we are updating assessment descriptions to improve clarity and will continue to strive to improve the level of support and the level of student engagement.