COMP1251 Introduction to Game Design & Development Estimated Timeline Semester 2, 2011-12
Module Leader:	Oran Devilly
Verified by:	Dr. Hubert Shum
Electronic copy available:	Blackboard Learning System

1          Project Production Milestones

Stage 1: pitch milestone

·        Milestone date: 02^nd Mar

·        Milestone deliverables: project pitch presentation; electronic copy of project presentation.

·        Indicative milestone weight: 10%

Stage 2: pre-production milestone

·        Milestone date: 30^th Mar

·        Milestone deliverables: 1) project presentation; 2) project documentation.

·        Indicative milestone weight: 10%.

Stage 3: production milestone

·        Milestone date: 27^th Apr

·        Milestone deliverables: 1) project presentation; 2) updated project documentation; 3) project prototype, “beta” version.

·        Indicative assessment weight: 30%.

Stage 4: post-production milestone

·        Milestone date: 04^th May

·        Milestone deliverables: 1) final project documentation; 3) project prototype, “gold” version.

·        Indicative milestone weight: 10%.

Students failing to attend a milestone presentation session without the module leader’s permission will receive 0% of the respective milestone mark.

Detailed requirements regarding the contents and organisation of each milestone deliverable will be provided through a brief published on the university VLE (Blackboard) in due time. You will be notified of the publication during the module sessions and via the University VLE messaging systems.

1.1         Individual learning journal

The learning journal entries will be worth 40% of the final mark.

The entries shall be delivered according to the following plan:

Journal Entry #01 – Case Study

·        Submission date: 09^th Mar

Journal Entry #02 – Pre-production Journal

·        Submission date: 13^th Apr

Journal Entry #03 – Production Journal

·        Submission date: 27^th Apr

Journal Entry #04 – Post-production Journal

·        Submission date: 04^th May

2          Submission Plan

	Date	Project	Journal	Blackboard dropbox
2011	03 Feb
	10 Feb
	17 Feb
	24 Feb
	02 Mar	Pitch Milestone Deliverables		Project pitch.
	09 Mar		Journal Entry #01: Case Study	Journal #01 - Case Study
	16 Mar
	23 Mar
	30 Mar	Pre-production Milestone Deliverables		Project pre-production
	6 Apr
	16 Apr		Journal Entry #02: Pre-production Journal	Journal #02 - Pre-production
	20 Apr
	27 Apr	Production Milestone Deliverables	Journal Entry #03: Production Journal	Project Production / Journal #03 - Production
	04 May	Post-production Milestone Deliverables	Journal Entry  #04: Post-production Journal	Project Post-Production / Journal #03 - Production
	11 May
	18 May