Year 6 - Art and design
Creative careers: games designer
Creative careers: critical and contextual
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Unit Summary
Pupils will learn about different jobs within the creative industries. They will investigate and find out what a range of individuals all do in their day to day lives. They will carry out research and record their findings in creative visual formats working to the theme of 'festival'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to design a game with a festival theme.
Key Notes
- A games designer is a person who creates ideas for video games.
- A video game genre is a way to group games based on how they are played or what they are about.
- Game designers use an aesthetic to make the game look and sound consistent.
Vocabulary To Learn
- games designer: someone who creates ideas for video games
- genre: a category that groups things based on their style, content or how they are played
- aesthetic: the style that gives something its mood or atmosphere
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A game's aesthetic does not need to be consistent throughout the game.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A games designer is a person who creates ideas for video games. A video game genre is a way to group games based on how they are played or what they are about.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'games designer'
someone who creates ideas for video games.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A game's aesthetic does not need to be consistent throughout the game. Correction: Remind pupils that keeping the graphics, sounds, colours and feelings the same throughout the game helps players stay focused and understand the game better.
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