This is a group assignment that can be undertaken by 3 students. You are required to submit a design and interface prototype for a simple 3D Unity game for Android mobile devices. This should include documentation of the game concept and design details, as well as the beginning of a Unity project that implements some sample interface and game mechanics for your game to give an idea of how the game will run. Your submission should demonstrate the application of the knowledge from the first four chapters of the textbook.

• Game has clear play instructions and an end goal.
• Game interface is well designed and suitable for the game.
• Game design shows creativity and original thinking.

This assignment is a continuation of Practical Assignment 1. This is a group assignment that can be undertaken by 3 students. You are required to design, implement and playtest a simple 3D Unity game for Android mobile devices.

Design and implementation

The game is based on the game concept that you have provided in Practical Assignment 1.

As the game is for mobile devices, your implementation should demonstrate a competent knowledge of the following:

• Mobile game interfacing i.e., the use of mobile touch screen, device orientation, sensors and GUI
• Exploring and using legal sources of graphics, sounds and 2D/3D models
• Applying the overall concepts from the first four chapters of the textbook, as well as implementing features from the "Learning from the Masters" chapters

You are also required to write a report explaining your demonstration and the game elements that you have successfully implemented according to the design in Assignment 1.

Playtesting

Your game should be playtested by two of your friends. You should write a report that includes your observations during the playtesting, your playtesters’ comments and your ideas for improving the game.

• Game clearly and successfully demonstrates desired game features.
• Game uses visual and auditory resources appropriately.
• Game code is well written and shows competency in Unity.
• Report is well written and provides a clear rationale for the implemented game features and relationship to the original game.

Critical evaluation of games is an important skill for game designers. You will be provided with a game to critically evaluate with the intention of identifying those aspects that work well, and provide recommendations for improvements.

Your task is to research game design literature to locate current, relevant game theories and evaluate your game within the context of those theories. Game theories related to game mechanics, game usability, game design patterns, playability heuristics, and context of the game are examples of those which may be considered for your critical evaluation.

You should write an essay briefly explaining the game theories you have researched, how they apply to your game, the implications thereof, and your recommendations. The list of references should form the last page of the essay, which is expected to include at least two peer reviewed (scientific) journal articles or conference papers.

As a guideline, the main body of your essay should be approximately 1500 words.

• Each game theory relevant and clearly explained
• Insightful discussion on the application of each game theory and the resulting implications
• Recommendations for improvements provided
  
• Quality references chosen

Your portfolio is for your future reference. The portfolio will contain two sections: demonstrations and bibliography. The demonstrations section will showcase the mobile game concepts that you have mastered. The bibliography section will contain a list of references of the learning resources that you have found useful.

CQU Portfolio
Your portfolio should be constructed in CQU Portfolio which is available on the Moodle unit site.

Demonstrations
From Week 4 to Week 11, each week you are expected to add one new mobile game concept to your portfolio with your most impressive demonstration of the concept. For each concept, you should write a short discussion to show how the concept is used in a gaming context. Where possible, your demonstration should be built to run on the web player. Alternatively, you must provide screenshots and/or video clips of your demonstrations embedded in the portfolio. You may be asked to demonstrate your work to your local lecturer and/or tutor.

The textbook hands-on exercises and online Unity tutorials are good resources for this task. As you complete the textbook exercises and tutorials, record and document your work for demonstration. Bonus marks will be given for innovative demonstrations of newly learned concepts.

Bibliography
As you learn mobile game development, you will access extracurricular materials such as the Unity website, YouTube videos, help documentation and books. When you find a useful resource, you should add a reference to it to the bibliography section along with a short discussion of the resource which also justifies the inclusion of the resource. Your bibliography is expected to contain at least 24 useful references - you should try to add roughly three per week.

• Demonstrations are of high quality with well written code. Work of a high distinction standard would be expected to demonstrate newly learned concepts in new and innovative gaming contexts.
• Bibliography references point to quality or rare resources, the reference discussions should provide some insights into the resources. Categorise and and rate the resources by their content, quality, usefulness and ease of use.