PickupsLesson 4

Understand the use of pickups within computer games

Know how to adjust various pickup properties

Be able to use suitable pickups within the game

Lesson Goals

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MarkingMarks Learning Objective

1 – 6Pass

Limited range of basic interactions to aid game-play experience. The interactions have limited appropriateness to the client brief.

7 – 11Merit

Range of appropriate interactions with some advanced, to enhance game-play experience. The interactions are mostly appropriate to the client brief.

12 – 15Distinction

Wide range of appropriate interactions which effectively enhance game-play experience. The interactions are consistently appropriate to the client brief.

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Player PickupsHow can pickups be used in a computer game?

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Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups

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.

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Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups

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Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups

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.

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Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups

Positive Negative

Time BonusAdd or remove seconds remaining

Properties The following are typical pickup properties that can be edited:

Points Health/Nutrition

Value

Pickup Compass/Map

Increase or decrease points Increase or decrease health or hunger

Useful for ammo to set amount

Add to inventory or use Display compass or map on screen

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Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups

Add relevant pickups in your game to meet the client requirements and create screenshot evidence of: Collectable Objects Weapons

Your Task

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.

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Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups

Keywords

Pickup

Impact

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.

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Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups