Week 6

Hey guys, once you've made your posts for the week 6 task, add a comment to this post with links to those blog posts. Just make one comment each that has several links, one link per post you've made for this week. This coming week is the week your video trailers should be ready. So email me with any design-related concerns you have - the aim is to make a beautiful, intriguing cinematic trailer that grabs the user's attention. Use music, sound effects, and so forth to make the video more than just a simple Fraps recording. Move the camera smoothly, think about how your view is framed at all times, and make it interesting - this usually means building suspense or anticipation, then reaching a crescendo near the end of the video.

In case anyone's unsure, this week's task requirements can be found here.

For a checklist of what to have up on your blogs:

1) Images of 2 marking schedules filled out for your work so far by 2 other students, and uploaded to your blog. (The marking schedule can be found here in PDF format.)

2) Flowgraphs incorporated into your island as an integral and important part of the experience. You should use flowgraphs to mould how the user experiences your island, changing things as they move through it so the experience is more interactive than just moving through a landscape of objects that never move, light that never changes, weather that never varies, etc. Use the flowgraphs to reveal your letter and number combination in interesting, interactive ways! Triggers are your friend.

3) User interface cleaned as per course blog post, found here.

4) Refine your island, making it a realistic, fleshed-out environment with little details that make it look and feel professional.

5) Upload your trailer to Youtube. Important: the length of the trailer is limited to 120 seconds!

6) Upload your zipped FreeSDK folder (the whole installation + your level) and provide a link from your blog.