Final folio submission

The final deadline is:::

Monday 2nd November
between 4-5pm
in G2.29

You will need to submit the final version of your project with:
- Final cut of animation/film OR published copy of concept art/game design book
- On a separate disc your storyboard, character sheets, animatic and rough cut
- Support material: sketches, notes, test animations and so on

Burn onto a DVD-R and present in a case with your name, student number and name of your project. Do not use any sticky labels on the DVD-R. Presentation counts!


Your blog will also be assessed at this time - make sure it is up to date!

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Mark and I are planning to have celebratory drinks after submission and you are more than welcome to join us.

Week 13 ::: Screening of rough cuts

So... next Monday. You will need to:

1. Edit a rough cut of your animation. If you don't have all the scenes done yet then use your animatic to fill in the missing shots.

2. Preload and test your animation onto the tutor's machine.

3. We will then play them all on the projector and invite feedback from everyone...

This will allow for you to check on how clearly your story is coming across and allow time for final tweaks on your animation.

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May subject everyone to stories from recent travels as well...

MMD3306/MMD3308 ::: Crossmedia fictional worlds - final DEADLINE

hi all,
Thanks again for your presentations last night. We had a lively discussion with our two guest examiners immediately following your wrap-up.

Now the final deadline approaches. There are two tasks:
[1] AS A GROUP: Please submit ALL documentation and materials to my office. Details as follows:

Location: G2.13
Time: between 2-3pm
Date: Friday September 11th

[2] AS AN INDIVIDUAL: Each of you must complete a peer assessment exercise - outlined below.

Your team members and lecturers will grade your individual performance for the ARG project. You are required to give each member of your team (concept, video, web or print) a grading (between 1-5) and detailed comment which reflects their contribution in and to the project:

5: inclusive, proactive, worked very hard and participated in the group as much as possible
4: inclusive, proactive, worked hard, did not participate in the group as much as possible
3: did what was required on time
2: did what was required on time but missed meetings
1: missed deadlines, no/low attendance at meetings

NOTE: Failure to email the grades AND detailed comments by the required deadline means you have not met submission requirements and as such will incur a penalty for late submission. Non-submission of the grades and comments may result in a fail for the project.

Send this information to me by return email with 'peer assessment' in the subject line also by Friday September 11th.

thanks,
Troy & Mark

Crossmedia fictional worlds: final presentations

Time: Tuesday, September 8 between 5:00 - 8:00pm
Location: G1.04 lecture theatre

Both groups will have access between 5-6pm to setup / install software and so on. It is highly recommended that you access the space before this time to test and rehearse your presentation.

Presentations will commence at 6pm sharp when the second year students arrive.
Each group has a total time of one hour.
We will decide who goes first in studio on Monday...

Good luck!

Honours information session

hi all,
Following the presentation by current Honours students (Thuan, Jenny, Angela & Sherry) last week, there is a more formal information session on Thursday of next week. You will have already received the msg below but here is a reminder!

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Dear Student,

There will be Faculty of Art & Design information sessions for prospective Honours Degree students as follows:

Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)
Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Multimedia & Digital Arts

9am Thursday 10th September 2009
Art & Design Lecture Theatre (G1.04),
Art & Design Building
Caulfield Campus

Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Fine Art
Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Visual Arts (Theory)

Noon Thursday 10th September 2009
Art & Design Lecture Theatre (G1.04),
Art & Design Building
Caulfield Campus

Course Coordinators will be speaking and will be available to answer any questions you may have. The Honours Application Form for 2010 will also be available.
The closing date for Round One Honours Applications is 31st October 2009. The sessions are a great opportunity to find out more about the Honours year.

Best Wishes,

Karla

Week 5 ::: closure

In contrast to last weeks talk on game spaces we looked at the construction of narrative spaces in cinema and how these are resolved to bring closure in a story.






All of these films/anime have an aspect of alternate reality construction to them as well... once again, highly recommend that you view these as part of your life as a digital artist and/or multimedia designer.

Week 4 ::: game spaces

Digital games I have played; their space entirely different to that of an ARG.

[1] Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega MD) : gameplay [a] [b] *
[2] Super Mario World (SNES) : ref *
[3] World of Warcraft (MacOS) : world map : WoW<->reality collision
[4] Little Big Planet (PS3) : gameplay
[5] Spore (MacOS) : gameplay
[6] Rez (PS2) : info *
[7] Tomb Raider (PSone) : gameplay *
[8] Half-Life 2 (PC) : Portal *
[9] Ultima IV (Apple //c) : gameplay (c64) *
[10] Quake II (PC) : speed run *