Orangutan Game Jam

Learn to Make Games and Help Endangered Species

Prerequisites

• Age Range: 14 -16 years

• One does not have to know anything about game design before attending the workshop, but having some experience in playing games is always an advantage.

Why?

• To learn essential aspects of game design and understand the challenges of game designers. By the end of the weekend, you will have your First Game Ready.

• To learn valuable ICT skills and have fun designing games.

• To help enrich the lives of captive orangutans

• To learn more about endangered species and sustainability, especially in Indonesia

Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Centre in Indonesia

• You will be offered an opportunity to design a game that will be tested with real orangutan.

• The two apes living in this centre are already experienced users of touch screens and ready to get some new games to play. http://ludusanimalsis.blogspot.com/

For Who?

Design a Game

• Weekend Workshop June or July 2013

• Time: 10am - 4pm, Saturday and Sunday

• Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design, Hung Hom

Workshop ScheduleSaturday

• Game Design: Basic game design principles and game mechanics

• Game Programming: Introduction to game development software

• Game Audio: How to Use Audio to Enhance your Game

Workshop ScheduleSunday

• Finalizing Game Design

• Paper Prototyping

• Actual Game Production

• Review and Discussion

Contact

• Mrs Burrough paula.burrough@online.island.edu.hk

• For more information hanna.wirman@ployu.edu.hk