This document provides guidance on creating game content, including lessons on understanding client needs, planning a suitable game, and key aspects to consider like objectives and storyline. It discusses scoring systems, objectives, and storylines and how to contextualize these elements for the target audience and client brief. The document emphasizes understanding objectives and creating a storyline as important lessons and provides examples to illustrate these concepts.

1. Game Content
Lesson 4

2.  Know assets that can be used in chosen software
 Understand needs of client and your target audience
 Be able to plan a game suitable for client and audience
Lesson Goals
#objectives
#storyline

3. Marking
Marks Learning Objective
1 – 6
Pass
Demonstrates a basic understanding of the key aspects of
game creation. The contextualisation of these aspects to the
brief is limited.
7 – 11
Merit
Demonstrates a sound understanding of the key aspects of
game creation. The contextualisation of these aspects to the
brief is sound.
12 – 15
Distinction
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the key aspects
of game creation. The contextualisation of these aspects to
the brief is comprehensive.

4. Initial Ideas
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline
 The style of a game, assets used to build the map and the
characters included contribute to the overall game experience.
 These are the visible aspects of
your game and the thing that your
player will notice immediately.
 The following items are less visible
but must also be considered:
 Scoring System
 Objectives
 Storyline

5. Initial Ideas
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline
 The final stages of planning your game will take into account:
Scoring
Objectives
Storyline
Points, Pickups, Health & Negatives
Primary & Secondary, Player Rules
Overall theme or mission of game

6. Scoring
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline
 Describe how a player will be able to
earn points in your game:
 What will they have to collect?
 How much will they be worth?
 How will pickups be hidden?
 What other pickups may be used to help
a player win your game?
 Explain what may cause a player to lose
points or health in your game:
 Will enemies harm a player?
 Will some pickups be negative?

7. Objectives
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline
 Explain the main objective of the game:
 How will someone win the game?
 What will they have to collect?
 Hidden or obvious?
 Describe the secondary objective:
 What else must the player do?
 What time limit will be used?
 Describe how you will inform the player
of their objectives:
 How will they see the game rules?
 How will they know they’ve won?

8. Storyline
Why is a good storyline vital to any video game?
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline

9. Example
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline

10. Example
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline

11. Storyline
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline
 Describe the plot using a summary of
the main parts of your story:
 Where will the player start?
 Where will the game lead them?
 What’s their overall mission?
 Explain the genre your game will fit
into by explaining the overall style of
game you are creating.
 Write this section as if it were written
on the back of the box and would be
used to attract new players.

12. Your Task
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline
 Describe the final requirements of the game that you are going to
create by explaining the following aspects:
 Scoring
 Objectives
 Storyline
 You should make sure that your
plan follows all of the client
requirements you were asked
to meet.
 It should also appeal to the
target audience you are aiming
the game towards.

13. Keywords
 Objectives
 Storyline
 An aim or a goal that your player will have
to achieve in the game.
 The plot of your game giving details about
the theme and game genre.
Know how to set game objectives
Be able to create your storyline
#objectives
#storyline