Progress Report

Due to the progress of our class, the other students and I have all had a discussion concerning whether Wednesday 8th December is the best choice of date to host our show at the college. Instead of this time, we all agreed that the show be on the later date of Tuesday 14th so that we have enough time to get our products completed.

Show Learning Outcome 4 Task 2

For task 2 of learning outcome 4, I have to help set up the show and ensure it runs smoothly, manage the project effectively and carry out my assigned role with commitment and a high level of efficiency. The other students and I have started organizing the dates that we will use to set up the show. Namely the Monday, Tuesday and the morning and early afternoon on Wednesday before the show starts will be used as the days we will be setting up our installations. Although because of the various constraints that people have seemingly had for this unit, we are managing to hold together to ensure that everything is running as smoothly as it possibly could be.

Show Learning Outcome 4 Task 1

For part of our fourth learning outcome of show, the other students and I had to investigate possible locations and venues for the show. Before we came to this outcome however, we had already discussed this matter and of all the options we discussed, we decided that the college itself would be the most ideal choice for the location which we would use to show our products. This is because unlike most other venues, the college will be free to exhibit our work, we are familiar with the space around us, and we can also use the college resources to help us put on more of a successful show than what most of the other locations can offer us.

Progress Report

Today, I have managed to finish the press release which was my main contribution to the publicising of the show. I have drafted out about 3 copies and used my lecturer's guidance to produce a press release of a good quality. My first couple of drafts were either too long or expansive to be considered a good press release. I was told to try and keep it short and to the point. I will now use the time I have left on this specific outcome to send this to the Cornishman newspaper so that people of the local area have the opportunity to read about the show.

Progress Report

One of the worries I had about the show was how I could possibly get my product there. My game was on my home PC and my only hope was to copy it to a PC at college as the MAC computers don't run PC files. However, over the last weekend, I managed to get the MAC edition of game maker, and so I now have it running on my laptop. I have spent the last four days since I downloaded this software, to produce the game on the MAC; and fortunately, it's going at quite a swift process. I estimate that I will finish my game within the next week.

Show Learning Outcome 3 Task 4

For task 4 of learning outcome 3, we have to describe the target audience of our product and justify the age range through the marketing materials we have produced. Because I have made a game where a student must escape college, I would imagine my product will be best suited for 16 - 19 year old's. However, I have also broadened the age rage of my product, in order to get a wider source of feedback, by exhibiting my game through an old arcade cabinet. As I brought this element from a couple of generations ago, I hope that my target audience will grow so that more people will enjoy my product. I believe I have fully justified my target audience through my promotional materials, which in my case is the poster and the logo, and possibly even the arcade cabinet itself. My main trademark for my product was the pixelated picture of the character for my game. I made it so that it was pixelated because 8-bit animation was how all the classic arcade games looked. This element of my promotional materials would clearly appeal to the older generation of my target audience. The other promotional material of mine, the logo, would definitely appeal to the younger generation of my target audience. I entitled my game, 'I'm A Student Get Me Out Of Here'! I thought this was a very good idea for a name because the title hints at what the game is about, and also references the TV show 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here'! which is so popular among my age group.

Show Learning Outcome 3 Task 3

Task 3 of the third learning outcome is to carry out the publicity campaign that we all planned out. The performing arts took ownership for this part of the learning outcome and decided to tie loads of balloons to a tree to attract attention. They also attached the group poster the tree.