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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.
#pickup#impact
Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups
#pickup#impact
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.
#pickup#impact
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.
#pickup#impact
Understand the gameplay impactBe able to use suitable pickups