Game Interface: Lesson 2

L/O To appreciate what makes an effective game interface

Starter - 10 minutes

You are going to continue improving your Adobe Photoshop skills ... What have you learnt so far?? Write it on the whiteboard ready to share with the class!

Main - 45 minutes

RED TASK

If you have not done so already, email your Trends in Computing presentation to me at:

p.rymill@wildern.hants.sch.uk
Read through your feedback from me and book in a clinic!!

AMBER TASK

Open your proposal and remind yourself of your game idea. Your screens should link to your back story.

GREEN TASK

Using Adobe Fireworks / Photoshop / Illustrator create an empty canvas for each of the screens that you will need:

• Main Menu
• Instructions
• Back Story
• Win Screen
• Lose Screen

MAKE SURE that each canvas is 640 x 480 pixels in size
MAKE SURE that you save each one as a PNG in your PRODUCTS folder AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL FILE in case you need to edit it

Plenary - 5 minutes

Showcase!