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Orangutan Game Jam
Learn to Make Games and Help Endangered Species
Prerequisites
• Age Range: 14 -16 years
• One does not have to know anything about game design before attending the workshop, but having some experience in playing games is always an advantage.
Why?
• To learn essential aspects of game design and understand the challenges of game designers. By the end of the weekend, you will have your First Game Ready.
• To learn valuable ICT skills and have fun designing games.
• To help enrich the lives of captive orangutans
• To learn more about endangered species and sustainability, especially in Indonesia
Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Centre in Indonesia
• You will be offered an opportunity to design a game that will be tested with real orangutan.
• The two apes living in this centre are already experienced users of touch screens and ready to get some new games to play. http://ludusanimalsis.blogspot.com/
For Who?
Design a Game
• Weekend Workshop June or July 2013
• Time: 10am - 4pm, Saturday and Sunday
• Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design, Hung Hom
Workshop ScheduleSaturday
• Game Design: Basic game design principles and game mechanics
• Game Programming: Introduction to game development software
• Game Audio: How to Use Audio to Enhance your Game
Workshop ScheduleSunday
• Finalizing Game Design
• Paper Prototyping
• Actual Game Production
• Review and Discussion